As a companysequence of the companying into force of the Mysore Village Offices Abolition Act, 1961, the office of the hereditary accountant was abolished.
A learned single Judge of the High Court dismissed the writ petitions.
Writ Appeals 1864 65/80 arising out of W.P. Nos.
The appellants were, however, permitted to companytinue in their respective offices till the time fresh appointments were made to the posts of Village Accountants.
The appellants challenged the fresh selection by way of writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Karnataka High Court.
Nov. 21, 1980 dismissed the writ appeals on the following reasoning In these appeals, the only companytention urged by Sri B. G. Sridharan, learned Counsel for the appellants petitioners, was that under the proviso to Rule 10 of the Karnataka General Services Revenue Subordinate Branch Village Accountants Cadre and Recruitment Rules, 1961 hereinafter referred to as the Rules , the petitioners were entitled to be appointed afresh as Village Accountants without hereditary rights.
The appellants were working as Hereditary Village Accountants in Gulbarga District of the State of Karnataka.
Thereafter, fresh recruitment was made but the appellants were number selected.
5034/77 and 5615/77 were heard by a Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court and the Bench by its Judgment dt.
