- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3676 WP No. 31002 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.31002 OF 2024 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SOUTH CANARA HI-TECH RURAL HIGH SCHOOL, JAGALUR-RURAL, AT JAGALUR, DAVANGERE -DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY ITS HEAD MISTRESS, MOKSHA C/O KUMAR P.K., AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO.30, HORAKERE, JAGALUR-DAVANGERE-DISTRICT-577 528. 2. TALENT EDUCATION SOCIETY, NO.30, HORAKERE, JAGALUR, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577528. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KUMAR P.K. C/O. KOTRESH P.K. AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO.30, HORAKERE, JAGALUR-DAVANGERE-DISTRICT-577 528. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI ROHIT PRAKASH MUNJOJI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI M.R. HIREMATHAD, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3676 WP No. 31002 of 2024 2. KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT BOARD, MALLESHWARAMA, 6TH CROSS, BENGALURU-560 010. REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 3. COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, NEW PUBLIC OFFICE NEAR-RBI, NRUPATHUNGA RD, SAMPANGI RAMA NAGAR, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 4. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, DAVANAGERE-577 002. 5. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, JAGALURU-TALUK: DAVANGERE DISTRICT-577002. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA FOR R-1 TO R-5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT / REJECTION OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF KSEAB CODE BEARING U-DISE CODE / APPLICATION NO. 29144100133 DATED 25/09/2024 ISSUED BY THE R2 PRODUCED AT ANN-F AND DIRECT THE R2 TO ISSUE SCHOOL CODE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE SSLC STUDENTS FOR THE SSLC EXAMINATION-1 SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN MARCH 2025, AND FOR PASSING OF SUCH OTHER ORDERS. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3676 WP No. 31002 of 2024 ORAL ORDER The petitioner is seeking for the following prayer: Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari or order or direction in the similar by quashing the endorsement / rejection of application for issuance of KSEAB Code bearing U-DISE Code / Application No.29144100133 dated 25.09.2024 issued by the respondent No.2 produced at Annexure-F and direct the 2nd respondent to issue school code for the registration of the SSLC examination-1 scheduled to be held in March- 2025, and for passing such other orders in the interest of justice and equity. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate files a memo along with a document stating that the respondent – State has renewed the certificate in favour of the institution on 17.01.2025 3. The memo is taken on record. 4. In view of the renewal of the certificate in favour of the petitioner, the petition stands disposed of - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3676 WP No. 31002 of 2024 with liberty to the petitioner to approach the authorities seeking for issuance of SSLC Code by the SSLC Board in accordance with law. Sd/- ________________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA SS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 77