RAGHAVENDRA RAO vs STATE OF KARNATAKA .

The Supreme Court upheld the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal's order directing the regularization of Patwaris under the Karnataka Civil Services (Special Recruitment of Local Candidates) Rules, 1986, emphasizing that the appellants, having been appointed by the Tahsildar, were entitled to consideration as local candidates. The Court found that the rejection of their regularization request by the State was unjustified, as the Tribunal's interpretation of the 1986 Rules was valid. Consequently, the Court dismissed the appeals against the High Court's orders that had allowed the writ petitions of the respondents.