- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 102613 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. PRADEEP PALLED S/O VEERABHADRAPPA AGE:. 40 YEAS OCC. GUEST LECTURER NEAR TAYAMMA TEMPLE BEVINMARADA SUGURU BELLARI 2. GOVIND REDDY S/O HANUMA REDDY KAR AGE: 49 YEARS, R/O MADNUR ROAD NEAR DURGADEVI TEMPLE KINNAL BALLARI 3. JAYARAM K AGE: 44 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER R/O MADNUR ROAD NEAR DURGADEVI TEMPLE KINNAL BALLARI 4. NETRAVATHI C D/O CHANDRAPPA AGE: 36 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER R/O. 96/17, NIJGUNA SHIVAYOGI ROAD, NEAR IRRIGATION OFFICE, HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TQ, BALLARI DIST. PIN CODE-583212 5. PRABHAVATHI PATIL AGE: 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 R/O. #O MAIN ROAD WADDARA ONI SAVANUR, HAVERI DISTRICT. 6. YOGESH LS/O LOKESHA AGE: 39 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER VIRUPAPUR TALUK KUSHTAGI DIST KOPPAL-583283 7. CHANDRASHEKAR K.S S/O SHANKAR NAIK AGE: 43 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER R/O BT PATIL NAGAR, KOPPAL 8. DEVIKA B M AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER VIRUPAPUR TALUK KUSHTAGI DIST KOPPAL-583283 9. MALLIKARJUNA B.M AGE: 38 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER VIRUPAPUR TALUK KUSHTAGI DIST KOPPAL-583283 10. HAREESHA. C. AGE: 43 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TQ AND DIST. BALLARI-583212 11. ASMA PARVEEN D/O MD GOUSE AGE: 35 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER R/O BT PATIL NAGAR KOPPAL 12. RAJANNA M S/O MUKANNA M AGE: 39 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER VIRUPAPUR TALUK KUSHTAGI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 DIST KOPPAL 583283 13. CHANDRIKA S.Y D/O SIDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA, KOPPAL DIST 14. RAMASWAMY S/O DURUGAPPA V AGE: 52 YEARS,, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TQ AND DIST. BALLARI 583212 15. USHA K.R D/O RAJAGOPAL K S AGE: 47 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER R/O BT PATIL NAGAR, KOPPAL 16. ARUNA GUJJARI D/O VENKATESH AGE: 43 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA KOPPAL DIST 17. PRITHVI K V S/O VENKATESH K T AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER R/O BT PATIL NAGAR KOPPAL 18. SUNITA B D/O. MANJUNATHA B AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TQ AND DIST. BELLARI 583212 19. GANGAPA LINGASHETTY S/O YALLAPPA AGE: 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER R/O BT PATIL NAGAR KOPPAL 20. BIBI HALEEMA D/0 MD ALI S H AGE: 33 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER VIRUPAPUR TALUK KUSHTAGI DIST KOPPAL 583283 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 21. SHASHI KUMAR. K S/O KENCHAPPA AGE: 37 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER R/O BT PATIL NAGAR KOPPAL 22. SYED MUJAHID ANJUM R AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TQ AND DIST. BELLARI 583212 23. CHANDRASHEKAR. H AGE: 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA TAL. KOPPAL DIST 24. GAYATRI BHANYA NAIK AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA TAL. KOPPAL DIST 25. REKHA M.R AGE: 52 YEARS,, OCC. GUEST LECTURER R/O BT PATIL NAGAR KOPPAL 26. AMARESH PATIL AGE: 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA TAL. KOPPAL DIST 27. AMARESH KUMBAR AGE: 34 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA TAL. KOPPAL DIST 28. SANTHOSH AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TQ AND DIST. BALLARI 583212 29. AMBIKA M W/O AUGUSTIN RP AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 R/O BT PATIL NAGAR KOPPAL 30. SHANT KUMAR AGE: 43 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA TAL. KOPPAL DIST 31. ELLURU ANANDA KUMAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA TAL. KOPPAL DIST 32. BASAVARAJ AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA KOPPAL DIST 33. MALLIKARJUNA K AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TQ AND DIST. BALLARI 583212 34. KRISHNA AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TQ AND DIST. BALLARI 583212 35. ANDAPPA SHIVANAGOUDAR AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER R/O BT PATIL NAGAR KOPPAL 36. GUNDAPPA AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA TAL. KOPPAL DIST 37. VEENA M H AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA KOPPAL DIST - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 38. VINUTHA M.E AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA KOPPAL DIST 39. SAVITA BADIGER D/O ERANNA AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TQ AND DIST. BALLARI 583212 40. SUNIL SAJJAN S/O GIRIMALLAPPA AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA TAL. KOPPAL DIST 41. ANNARAO K AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER R/O BT PATIL NAGAR KOPPAL 42. ANITA P GUNDAGI AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA TAL. KOPPAL DIST 43. SHIVRAJ JOSHI AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER R/O BT PATIL NAGAR KOPPAL 44. PURNIMA N AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TQ AND DIST. BALLARI 583212 45. SURENDRA K. L AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA KOPPAL DIST 46. RAGHAVENDRA B H AGE: 39 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA KOPPAL DIST 47. PRATIMA K. N AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TQ AND DIST. BALLARI 583212 48. BASAVARAJ I PATIL AGE: 38 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER R/O BT PATIL NAGAR KOPPAL 49. VIJAY MOTILAL RATHOD AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HOOGAR STREET, YALAGURGA KOPPAL DIST …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B N MULIMANI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPT OF HIGHER EDUCATION M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE-560001 2. COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION BUILDING SHESHADRI ROAD BANGALORE-560001 3. THE PRINCIPAL ALAWANDI SHIVAMURTHISWAMI KATTIMANI INAMDAR HIREMATH GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE ALWANDI KOPPAL-583226 4. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BERTAN APATTAN 577301 DIST. DAVANAGERE - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 5. THE PRINCIPAL GENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE K R PURAM, BENGALURU 560001 6. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT. FIRST GRADE COLLEGE NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT 587102 7. THE PRINCIPAL MV GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BHADRAVATHI, DIST SHIMOGA 577301 8. THE PRINCIPAL HPPC GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE CHALLAKERE, DIST CHITRADURGA 577522 9. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE CHIKBASUR TQ. BYADGI DIST HAVERI 583321 10. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT SCIENCE COLLEGE CHITRADURGA 577501 11. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT ARTS COLLEGE CHITRADURGA 577501 12. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT ARTS COLLEGE HOLEHONNUR 585202 13. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE WOMEN'S COLLEGE DAVANAGERE 577004 14. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE DAVANAGERE 577004 15. THE PRINCIPAL MODEL SC/ST RESIDENTIAL GOVT SCIENCE - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 COLLEGE HADALGERE, DIST HASSAN 577501 16. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HARIHAR, DIST DAVANAGERE 577601 17. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE AND PG CENTRE HAVERI 581128 18. THE PRINCIPAL VEDAVATHI GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HIRIYUR, DIST CHITRADURG 572103 19. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT SCIENCE COLLEGE HITNAL, DIST KOPPAL 577501 20. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN DAVANAGERE 21. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE ILKAL, TQ HUNAGUND, DIST BAGALKOT-587128 22. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT SCIENCE COLLEGE JALAHALLI, DIST RAICHUR 584116 23. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT SCIENCE COLLEGE KADUR, 577501, DIST CHIKMAGALURU 24. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT SCIENCE COLLEGE KALAGI 577501, DIST KALABURGI 25. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT SCIENCE COLLEGE KAMPLI 577501, DIST BALLARI - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 26. THE PRINCIPAL KOPPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE WOMEN'S COLLEGE KOPPAL 27. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE YALABURGA, DIST KOPPAL 583236 28. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE MANVI, DIST RAICHUR 29. THE PRINCIPAL SRND GOVT SCIENCE COLLEGE MULAGUND, DIST GADAG 587117 30. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE RAICHUR 584101 31. PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, SAKARAYAPATNA, DIST CHIKMAGALURU-577135. 32. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT. FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SANTEBENNUR, DEVANAGERE 577552 33. THE PRINCIPAL SCNN GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SAVALAGI, DIST. BAGALKOT-587330 34. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT MODEL FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SHAHAPUR, DIST YADAGIRI 585223 35. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SHIVAMOGGA 577201 - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 36. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SINDAGI, DIST VIJAYPUR 586128 37. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SORAB, DIST SHIVAMOGGA 577429 38. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE TARIKERE, DIST CHIKMAGALURU 577228 39. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE TAVARGERE DIST KOPPAL 583271 40. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE TEERTHAHALLI, DIST SHIVAMOGGA 577432 41. THE PRINCIPAL SMYK GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE TELASANGA DIST BELAGAVI 591265 42. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FINT GRADE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN DIST. TUMKUR 587102 43. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE YADAGIRI …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO 1. TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION PASSED BY R-2, INVITING THE APPLICATIONS FOR GUEST LECTURERS BEARING NO. KA SHI E/NEVI- AUA/99/2024-25 DATED. 02/01/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-D IN - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 RESPECT OF PETITIONERS. 2. ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR IN NATURE OF ANY OTHER WRIT DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO ALLOW THE PETITIONER TO CONTINUE HIS SERVICE IN THE RESPONDENT COLLEGES TILL ENDS OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-25 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS 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: 1. To issue writ in the nature of certiorari to Quash the impugned notification passed by r-2, inviting the applications for guest lecturers bearing no. KaShiE/NEVI-/AUA//99/2024-25 dated. 02/01/2025 vide Annexure-D in respect of petitioners. 2. Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or in nature of any other writ directing the respondents to allow the petitioner to continue his service in the respondent colleges till ends of the Academic year 2024-25. 3. Pass such orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case as in duty bound the Petitioners shall ever pray an act of kindness in the interest of justice and equity. 2. In the above matter, the petitioners are seeking for a mandamus directing the respondents to permit the - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10145 WP No. 102613 of 2025 petitioners to continue service in the respondents- colleges for the academic year 2024–2025. As the said academic year has already lapsed, the petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE AM CT:PA List No.: 2 Sl No.: 52