Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977

The petitioners, accused of possessing assets disproportionate to their known income under the Prevention of Corruption Act, had their trial transferred to Karnataka where the Supreme Court directed the appointment of a Special Public Prosecutor (SPP). After a seven‑month tenure, the Karnataka Government withdrew the a…

The appellants challenged amendments to Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977 concerning reservation in promotion and the concept of backlog vacancies. The Supreme Court examined whether the first proviso added to Rule 8 could be applied retrospectively and whether the second proviso, which introdu…

The Karnataka High Court advertised 40 vacancies for Second Division Clerks in 1978, but the Chief Justice appointed about 398 candidates, many of whom were later transferred to subordinate courts, bypassing the State Public Service Commission and the statutory recruitment rules. Seven of the original applicants filed …

R.S. Raghunath, an officer in the Karnataka Motor Vehicles Department, challenged the promotion of another officer to Deputy Commissioner of Transport, arguing that the Special Rules of 1976 required promotion by selection, not seniority‑cum‑merit. The Karnataka Administrative Tribunal dismissed his claim, holding that…