Rajani M vs. The State Of Karnataka

ITEM NO.59

COURT NO.8

SECTION IV-A

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 27984-27988/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 12-10-2023) in WA No. 305/2023 12-10-2023 in WA No. 300/2023 12-10-2023 in WA No. 337/2023 12-10-2023 in WA No. 591/2023 12-10-2023 in WA No. 886/2023 passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru)

LEELAVATHI N. & ORS.

Petitioner(s)

VFRSIIS

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS.

Respondent $(s)$

(IA No. 84213/2024 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS and IA No. 63235/2024 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION and IA No. 63246/2024 CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION and IA 63244/2024 No. INTERVENTION APPLICATION and IA No. 63233/2024 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION and IA No. 82785/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT and IA No. 266375/2023 -PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

WITH

$SLP(C)$ No. 16867/2024 (IV-A) (IA No. 194379/2024 - DISPENSING WITH SERVICE OF NOTICE)

SLP(C) No. 16575/2024 (IV-A)

SLP(C) No. 496/2024 (IV-A) PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL $(IA)$ No. 64984/2024 $\mathbf{L}$ DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) No. 497/2024 (IV-A)

SLP(C) No. 28331-28335/2023 (IV-A)

SLP(C) No. 16562/2024 (IV-A) (IA No. 194805/2024 - DISPENSING WITH SERVICE OF NOTICE)

SLP(C) No. $7298-7303/2024$ (IV-A)

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192322/2024 PERMISSION $\mathsf{TO}$ FILE ADDITIONAL $\mathcal{L}^{\mathcal{L}}$

SLP (C) Nos. 27984-27988/2023 etc.

DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) No. 11728/2024 (IV-A)

Date : 04-10-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL For Petitioner(s) Mr. Gopal Sankaranarayanan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Mandeep Kalra, Adv. Ms. Radhika Jalan, Adv. Mr. Madhav Gupta, Adv. Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Mahesh Thakur, AOR Mr. Vaibhav Sabharwal, Adv. Mr. Ranvijay Singh Chandel, Adv. Mr. Vinay Navare, Sr. Adv. Mr. Chinmay Deshpande, Adv. Mr. Anirudh Sanganeria, AOR Mr. Abhishek Kumar Singh, AOR Mr. Venugopala Gowda, Sr. Adv. Mr. Vishwaditya Sharma, Adv. Mr. Rohan Dewan, Adv. Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AOR Mr. Nikhil Goel, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ashwin V. Kotemath, Adv. Mr. Harisha S.R., AOR Mr. Yogesh V. Kotemath, Adv. Ms. Priyanka Deo, Adv. Mr. Manish Kumar, AOR Ms. Priyanka S Aneja, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nishant Patil, A.A.G. Mr. D. L. Chidananda, AOR Mr. Pai Amit, AOR Mr. Kushal Dube, Adv.

Dr. Aditya Sondhi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Anubhav Kumar, Adv. Mr. Rijuk Sarkar, Adv. Mr. Parashuram Ajjampur Lakshman, Adv. Mr. Avneesh Arputham, AOR Mr. Saurabh Agrawal, AOR Ms. Yashi Singh, Adv. Ms. Komal Mundhra, AOR Mr. Aniket Bhattacharya, Adv. Mr. Ashwin Kumar Nair, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

• 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that unserved respondents are represented in other cases through Advocates or their service is complete, therefore, they may be deemed to be served for which Interlocutory Applications have been filed. Considering the statement made at Bar, we accept the statement. Interlocutory Applications for dispensing with the service of notice are allowed.
• 2. During hearing it is informed that 1,377 candidates remained to be appointed though they are not affected by the issue involved in the present cases regarding claim of married women under creamy layer in Other Backward Classes category.
• 3. Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General, appearing for the State submitted that to safeguard rights of the candidates

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involved in the litigation the State Government shall keep 500 posts reserved.

• 4. In view of the aforesaid stand of the State, it is at liberty to fill up the vacant advertised posts by reserving 500 posts.
• 5. At present, we are not passing any order regarding seniority of the persons appointed or who may be appointed on the posts reserved.
• 6. List the matters on 12th November, 2024 (Non Miscellaneous Day).
• 7. Parties shall complete and exchange the pleadings within four weeks from today.

(NIDHI AHUJA) (NAND KISHOR) AR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH)