- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48298 WP No. 24471 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 24471 OF 2021 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI ARUNRAJ V N S/O NAGARAJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS WORKING AS PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER MORARJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SINDHUVALLI NANJANAGUD TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT 571 118 …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SHILPA RANI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE 560 001 2. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY KARNATAKA RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY CO-OPERATIVE BOARD BUILDING 6TH AND 7TH FLOOR NEAR CHANDRIKA HOTEL Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48298 WP No. 24471 of 2021 CUNNINGHAM ROAD BANGALORE 56001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA FOR R1 SRI. SHISHIRA AMARNATH, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF PETITIONER DATED 18.09.2021 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-L AND IN TERMS OF THIS HON'BLE COURT ORDER DATED 22.10.2019 IN W.P.NO.8113-8131/2015 (ANNEXURE-H) AND THE ORDER DATED 11.10.2018 IN W.P.NO.12664/2016 (S-RES) WHICH IS PLACED AT ANNEXURE-G. DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS GRANTS WEIGHTAGE OF 5 PERCENT FOR EACH ACADEMIC YEARS SERVICE IRRESPECTIVE OF THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT AND PROPORTIONATE WEIGHTAGE TO THE SERVICE WHICH IS LESS THAN ONE HALF THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND FURTHER CONSIDER THE CASES OF THE PETITIONER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POSTS TO WHICH THEY HAVE APPLIED. DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IN THE FINAL SELECT LIST AND FURTHER CONSIDER THE CASE OF THE PETITIONER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POST OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER IN THE SERVICES OF THE SCHOOLS RUN/CONTROLLED BY THE KARNATAKA RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONAL SOCIETY FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE RESPONDENTS HAVE APPOINTED TEACHERS IN THE YEAR 2012 / WITH EFFECT FROM OCCURRENCE OF THE VACANCY OR WHICHEVER IS EARLIER AND GRANT THEM FIXATION OF PAY, ARREARS OF SALARY AND INCREMENTS AND ALL THE CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ******* - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48298 WP No. 24471 of 2021 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representation of petitioner dated 18.09.2021 vide Annexure-L and in terms of the order dated 22.10.2019 passed by this Court in WP Nos.8113-8131/2015 and the order dated 11.10.2018 passed by this Court in WP No.12664/2016, wherein the petitioner has requested to consider the service of the petitioner from September- 2010 to April-2011 as academic year and grant weightage. Respondents have not passed any order on the said representation submitted by the petitioner. Hence, this writ petition. 2. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 submits that, if reasonable time is granted, respondent No.2 would consider the representation vide Annexure-L and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48298 WP No. 24471 of 2021 3. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for respondent No.2, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed-in-part; ii. Respondent No.2 is directed to consider the representation vide Annexure-L in terms of the orders passed by this Court in WP Nos.8113- 8131/2015 and WP No.12664/2016, and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE PA CT:KHV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43