Karnataka High Court Orders Fresh Consideration of Promotion Plea Over Seniority

The Karnataka High Court sent Dr Pramod S/o Prahladrao Mirji's promotion claim back for fresh decision after finding the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal had dismissed it without addressing seniority. Writ Petition No. 109205 of 2026 was filed by Dr Mirji against Mr Jagadish Bhajantri and others. The Court said the respondents must reconsider the application with reference to the seniority list.

Tribunal order sent back

Court records identify the matter as WP/109205/2026 of Dr Pramod S/o Prahladrao Mirji versus Mr Jagadish Bhajantri. CNR No. KAHC020207252026 is shown for the case in the High Court of Karnataka judgments and orders for 2026. The compilation for the year shows 8,008 court records in total. The display places this entry among numbers 1 to 200 on page 1 of 41 pages. Listed on 6 November 2026, the writ proceeding named Dr Pramod S/o Prahladrao Mirji as petitioner. Mr Jagadish Bhajantri figured as the first respondent, with others joined as further respondents. The writ number, party names and CNR together mark this promotion dispute within that compilation. Before the Tribunal, the petitioner had sought promotion. Dismissal followed at the Tribunal stage. A writ petition then brought that dismissal order before the High Court for examination. The case detail accompanying the listing describes the challenge to the Tribunal dismissal. That detail also records the finding on non-consideration of seniority. Seniority formed the central plank of the challenge before the High Court. The bench found no consideration of seniority in the Tribunal's order. That gap in the Tribunal's order shaped the High Court's direction. The promotion and seniority rules governing the claim called for decision with reference to the seniority list. Reconsideration, the Court said, must proceed on that basis. Responsibility for the fresh exercise was placed on the respondents. They must look again at the promotion application. The seniority list will guide that reconsideration.