- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22236 WP NO.18275 OF 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.18275 OF 2025 (EDN-REG) BETWEEN: ST. ANNE'S EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY (R) (REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960) REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, SISTER VANITHA JOHN, D/O JOANNS, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, AT WARD NO.02, JYOTHI NAGAR, SIRA, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 137. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DHIRAJ S.J., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PAWAN SHYAM A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION), VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION) GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22236 WP NO.18275 OF 2025 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (DDPI) TUMAKURU NORTH, MADHUGIRI, TUMAKURU - 572 132. 4. BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER SIRA TALUK, MADHUGIRI, TUMAKURU - 572 132. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO QUASH THE WITHDRAWAL NOTICE DATED 20TH MAY, 2025 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 VIDE ANNEXURE- L; DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO QUASH THE WITHDRAWAL NOTICE DATED 20TH MAY, 2025 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.4 VIDE ANNEXURE-M; AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Smt. B.P. Radha, learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioner is assailing the communication/order dated 20th May, 2025 (Annexure-L) made by the respondent No.3 and communication/order dated 20th May, 2025 (Annexure-M) made by the respondent No.4. 3. Smt. B.P. Radha, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents submitted that the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22236 WP NO.18275 OF 2025 petitioner is having an alternative and efficacious remedy under Section 130 of the Karnataka Education Act, 1983 to challenge the impugned order/communications. 4. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties and on perusal of the writ petition, the petitioner is relegated to approach the competent authority under the provisions of Karnataka Education Act, 1983. However, at this juncture, as the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner school is running for more than four decades and closure order has been passed in the midst of the Academic year 2025-26, in order to give an interim protection to the petitioner, I am of the opinion that the respondent-Authorities shall not precipitate the matter for a period of four weeks from today to enable the petitioner to approach the competent authority as stated above. With this observation, writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1