Karnataka High Court Directs State Government To Grant Excise Guard Job To Candidate

The Karnataka High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by the state government challenging a 2018 order by the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal, stating that <b>unemployed eligible candidates</b> should not suffer due to printing errors on SSLC mark sheets by officials. A division bench led by Justice S.G. Pandit directed the state government to <b>appoint candidate K. Manjunatha</b> to the post of Excise Guard within eight weeks. The court emphasized that students or parents are not responsible for mistakes made by officials in school records, and administrative negligence should not cost a candidate their livelihood.