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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
WRIT PETITION NO.8282/2007 & CONNECTED CASES
D.D. 31.07.2007
The Hon’ble Mr. Cyriac Joseph, Chief Justice &
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.Abdul Nazeer
Shrikanth S.Patil & Ors. ... Petitioners
Vs.
State of Karnataka & Ors. ... Respondents
This Writ Petition filed against KAT order dated 11.4.2007 in A.Nos.6432-37/2006 and connected
cases has been dismissed confirming the order of the Tribunal.
Held:
The Government is entitled to conduct selection in accordance with the changed rules and make
final recruitment. No candidate acquires any vested right against the State. The State is entitled to
withdraw the notification by which it had previously notified recruitment and to issue fresh notification
in that regard on the basis of the amended Rules.
Cases referred:
1. (1991) 3 SCC 47 - Shankarsan Dash vs. Union of India
2. 1993 Suppl (2) SCC 600 - Jai Singh Dalal & others vs. State of Haryana & Another
3. (1994) 6 SCC 151 - State of M.P. vs. Raghuveer Singh Yadav & Others
4. (2003) 5 SCC 373 - State of A.P. & Others vs. D.Dastagiri & Others
5. (2007) 1 SCC (L&S) 92 - Pitta Naveen Kumar & Others vs. Raja Narasaiah Zangiti &
Others
S.Abdul Nazeer, J., (Oral)
Karnataka PSC
ORDER
1. In all these writ petitions, petitioners have challenged the order passed by the Karnataka
Administrative Tribunal, Bangalore in application Nos.6432 to 6437/2006 and other connected matters
dated 11.4.2007 whereby the applications filed by them for a mandamus directing the respondents to
fill up 35 posts of Inspector of Motor Vehicles (‘IMV’ for short) pursuant to a notification bearing
No.PSC.1.RTB/1996 dated 3.1.1997 and to consider their candidature to the said post were dismissed.
2. Petitioners are the holders of Diploma in Automobile Engineering. The second respondent
vide notification dated 3.1.1997 invited applications for filling up 35 posts of IMVs in Motor Vehicle
Department. Pursuant to the notification, petitioners submitted applications in the prescribed form
enclosing copies of the certificates in proof of educational qualification, reservation category and
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