- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12841 WP No. 107225 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 107225 OF 2023 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SHAKUNTALA W/O BASAVANNEPPA HOSAMANI AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD R/O A/P DESHNUR, TAL: BAILAHONGAL DIST: BELAGAVI-591 147 2. SHRI SUKHANAND S/O BASAVANEPPA HOSAMANI AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD R/O A/P DESHNUR, TAL: BAILAHONGAL DIST: BELAGAVI-591 147 … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ROHIT N. LATUR, ADVOCATE AND SRI H.R. LATUR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER FOR HIGH SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, N T ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS (DDPI AND BEO) GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA CLUB ROAD, VISHWESWARAYYA NAGAR BELAGAVI-590 019 3. THE PRINCIPAL SHRI SIDDHALINGESHWARA HIGH SCHOOL Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12841 WP No. 107225 of 2023 DESHNUR TAL: BAILAHONGAL DIST: BELAGAVI-591 147 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2; SRI A.S. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATIONS FILED BY THE PETITIONERS DATED 20- 06-2015 AND 17-03-2017 TO THE OFFICES OF RESPONDENTS VIDE ANNEXURE-C, C AND ANNEXURE-D AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. The Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the Respondents to consider the applications filed by the petitioners dated 20.06.2015 and 17.03.2017 to the offices of Respondents vide Annexure C & Annexure D. b. A writ of mandamus further directing the respondents to appoint the petitioner No.2 to civil services on compassionate basis on account of death of his father Shri Basavannappa Hosamani as per representations dated 20.06.2015 and 17.03.2017 vide Annexure C and Annexure D made by the Petitioner No.2 to the offices of Respondent No.2 & 3. c. Any other writ or direction or order the petitioner is found entitled to in the ends of justice. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12841 WP No. 107225 of 2023 2. A short grievance of the petitioner is that the application filed by petitioner No.2 for compassionate appointment on 20.06.2015 and 17.03.2017 at Annexure-C and D respectively have not been considered and no orders have been passed by respondents No.2 and 3. 3. Whenever any application for compassionate appointment is submitted, it is but required for the same to be considered and necessary orders to be passed at the earliest. Since no order has been passed, I pass the following; ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed. ii. A mandamus is issued, directing respondent No.2 to consider the application representation dated 20.06.2015 and 17.03.2017 at Annexure-C and D, respectively, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12841 WP No. 107225 of 2023 iii. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR List No.: 5 Sl No.: 1