- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10094 WP No. 102394 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. 102394 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. BASANAGOUDA S/O MAHANTHAGOUDA GOUDAR AGE: 50 YEARS, OCCUPATION GUEST LECTURER R/O JAYANAGAR DHARWAD. 2. BASAVARAJ S/O NAGAPPA MULIMANI AGE 53 YEARS OCCUPATION GUEST LECTURER R/O JAYANAGAR DHARWAD. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. HERUNDI AMARAPPA ADAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE REGISTRAR KARNATAK UNIVERSITY DHARWAD 580003. 2. THE PRINCIPAL KARNATAKA SCIENCE COLLEGE DHARWAD 580001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10094 WP No. 102394 of 2025 THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION NO.KSCD/2024-25 DT 25/03/2025 GIVEN BY R.2 INVITING THE APPLICATION FOR GUEST LECTURER/TEACHING ASSISTANT IN RESPECT OF PETITIONERS VIDE ANNEXURE-C.; ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR IN THE NATURE OF ANY OTHER WRIT DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO PASS AN ORDER TO ALLOW THE PETITIONERS TO CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE IN THE RESPONDENT COLLEGE TILL END OF THE A.Y. 2024-25.; 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. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: 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 a writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned notification no. KSCD/2024-25 dt 25/03/2025 given by r.2 inviting the application for Guest Lecturer/Teaching Assistant in respect of petitioners vide Annexure-C. 2. Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or in the nature of any other writ directing the respondents to pass an order to allow the petitioners to continue their service in the respondent college till end of the A.Y. 2024-25. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10094 WP No. 102394 of 2025 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 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.: 3