- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 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.104663 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. GANAPATI NAGAPPA PATGAR, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE KARWAR, GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE NARGERI ROAD, SHIRWADA, KARWAR, UTTAR KANNADA. 581306. 2 AMREEN KHAN AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE KARWAR, NARGERI ROAD, SHIRWADA, KARWAR, UTTAR KANNADA. 581306. 3. GEETA SHIRODKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE KARWAR, NARGERI ROAD, SHIRWADA, KARWAR, UTTAR KANNADA. 581306. 4. RAJESH ACHARYA S/O HARIDAS R ACHARYA AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE KARWAR, MURLIDHAR MATH, H. NO 1617 A, KARWAR -581301 5. SHILPA GUNAGA AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE KARWAR, GUNAGI WADA , Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 NEAR GINDI DEVI TEMPLE HABBUWADA, KARWAR, UTTARKANNADA. 6. UMESH S/O GANAPATI KAMATE AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE AINAPUR R/O BADIGER GALLI AINAPUR TQ KAGWAD 7. SIKANDAR RITTI S/O ALLAUDDEEN AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER CJ BELLAD GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE AKKI ALUR POST HOSARITTI TALUK DIST HAVERI PIN CODE 581213 8. FAKKIRAPPA HOLAL AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER CJ BELLAD GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE AKKIALUR 9. KUDALMATH SB AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER CJ BELLAD GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE AKKIALUR 10. VEERAPPA Y. BYALI AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BADAMI BASAVA NILAYA 3RD WARD SAINAGAR RON DIST GADAG 11. JAGADISH MUGANUR AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BAGALKOT R/O POST.. MUGANUR TQ..HUNAGUNDA DIST.. BAGALKOT 587120 12. LALU PAWAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BAGALKOT NAVANAGAR SECTOR NO 43 BAGALKOTE 586103. 13. IRAVVA DHARWAD AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BAILHONGAL R/O. 3RD CROSS, MALAMADDI DHARWAD. 14. BHARATI HAJERI AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE DHARWAD R/O. 3RD CROSS, MALAMADDI DHARWAD. 15. GIRIJA KULKARNI AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE DHARWAD R/O. 3RD CROSS, MALAMADDI DHARWAD. 16. PRATIBHA GURUBASAPPANAMATH AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE DHARWAD R/O. 3RD CROSS, MALAMADDI DHARWAD. 17. SHANTHAGOUDA HULLUR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GADAG OPPOSITE GOVT HIGH SCHOOL AT- HIREHANDIGOL VILLAGE POST-HULKOTI , TQ /DIST : GADAG PIN-582205 18. CHANDRAPPA SIDDAPPA BERENNAVAR AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, GOKAK AT PO MUNAVALLI TQ SOUNDATTI DI BELAGAVI 591117 19. GANIGER S.S AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GOKAK GANIGER ONI NEAR HANAMAN TEMPLE SUNADHOLI, BELAGAVI 20. HANAMANTHAPPA HUCCHANNAVAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GOKAK - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 AT POST KULAGOD TQ MUDALAGI DIST BELAGAVI KARNATAAKA 591310 21 SANJAY ONKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GOKAK AT POST : AVARAGOL TQ: HUKKERI. 22. ERAMMA HALAKATTI D/O SHIVAYOGEPPA AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GOKAK VIJAY NAGAR 1ST CROSS , HIREKERUR. TQ: HIREKERUR, DIST: HAVERI PIN: 581111 23. TIPPANNA B TALAWAR AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GOKAK NIMBALGUNDI POST AIHOLE, TQ: HUNAGUND 24. BASANAGOUDA S/O SIDDANAGOUDA PATIL AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE R/O POST. HOSANEERALAGI T.SAVANUR D.HAVERI 581205 25. GIRISH MUDAKANNAVAR S/O SHIVAPPA AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HANGAL R/O VIJAYANAGAR HANAGAL 26 RAVASAB KALLAPPA KHATANVE AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HAROGERE R/O AP HARUGERI TQ RAIBAG DIST BELGAUM 27. BAPUGOUDA PATIL AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HAVERI AT.PO.KONANATAMBIGI DIST HAVERI 28. FAKKIRAYYA MURIGEYYA SALIMATH - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HAVERI KORIPETH SAVANUR T/ SAVANUR D/HAVERI 581118 29. PARASHURAM .KORVAR. AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HIREKERUR YALIVI POST RATTIHALLI DIST HAVERI 30. PRABHAKAR INGALGUNDI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HIREKERUR CHAPPARADALLI HIREMORAB TQ RATTIHALLI DIST HAVERI 31. SANGAPPA SAIDAPUR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE JAMKHANDI POST: HARUGERI TAL:RAIBAG DIST:BELAGAVI PIN:591220 32. SHREEDEVI KHAVATAGOPPA AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE JAMKHANDI R/O KUMBAR GALLI RABAKAVI 33. NAMITHA VASTRADMATH W/O V. S. HIREMATH AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE JAMKHANDI CTS NO: 5208 B/32/B, PRABHAT NAGAR, OPP. APMC(NORTH GATE), JAIN BASADI ROAD, JAMKHANDI-587 301 34. KAVITA M D/O MAHADEVAPPA AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KALAGHATGI R/O. B.R. AMBEDKAR NAGAR, KUNDGOL. 35. RAJAPPA MELINAMANI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KALAGHATGI - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 R/O. B.R. AMBEDKAR NAGAR, KUNDGOL. 36. VEERESHI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KANAKAGIRI R/O. B.R. AMBEDKAR NAGAR, KUNDGOL. 37. PARAMANAND S PATGAONKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KHANAPUR PLOT NO 58,MAIN ROAD. SADAGEET BUILDING, HINDWADI,BELGAVI -590011 38. TANAJI PARLEKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KHANAPUR LAXMI GALLI HANGARAGE POST MANDOLI TALUK DIST BELAGAVI 39. SIDRAM GADADE AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KOKATANUR GAVISHIDDAN MADDI NEAR DSMS COLNEY H.NO.611/39 ATHANI 40. APPASAHEB KANABUR AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KOKATNUR R/O HIPPARAGI TQ JAMAKHANDI DIST BAGALAKOT 41. BHIMU MACHAGAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KOKATNUR AGE 41YEARS YEARS, OCCUPATION :GUEST LECTURER, R/O HIPPARAGI TQ JAMAKHANDI DIST BAGALAKOT 42. AMBLI. EKANTHAPPA AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KUDLIGI - 583135 HOUSE NO. 1104, BASAVESHWARA NAGAR, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 7TH WARD, UJJINI ROAD, KOTTUR – 583134 43. MANJUNATH S/O MAHADEVAPPA SHIRAGUPPI . AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KUNDAGOL AT/POST. SHIRAKOL .TQ.NAVALGUND .DIST. DHARWAD. 44. MAMATAJ. A. YAKKUNDI C/O. SHARIFSAB. A. AMEENASABANAVAR. AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT. FRIST GRADE COLLAGE. KUNDAGOL KOTAGUNDHUNSI HUBBALLI, DIST DHARWAD 45. TIMMANAGOUDRA PRAVEEN AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KUNDAGOL R/O AT POST SHIRAKOL, TQ NAVALGUND, DIST. DHARWAD. 46. DAKSHAYANI TOTAD AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE MUDHOL MANGALWAR PETH BANAHATTI, TQ RABAKAVI BANAHATTI, DIST. BAGALKOTE 47. ARCHANA H AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE NARAGUND R/O JAMALAPURA ONI, COLLEGE ROAD. NARAGUND 48. CHAITRA V MATH AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE NARAGUND R/O. JAMALAPURA ONI, COLLEGE ROAD, NARAGUND. 49. CHANDBIBI MULLA AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE NARAGUND R/O. JAMALAPURA ONI, COLLEGE ROAD, NARAGUND. 50. MAITRAVATHI NAGANUR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE NARAGUND AT/PO KAGADHAL TQ SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 51. RENUKA BAJIRAHUT AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE NAVALGUND HADA[ADAVAR ONI KIRESUR HEBSUR 52. YAMUNA CHOPADE AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE NIPPANI 53. JOGOJI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE TQ SAVADATTI DIST BELAGAVI 54. S C CHULAKI AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE RAMDURG POST MUNAVALLI, TQ SAVADATTI 55. BASAVARAJ PANCHANNAVAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SAVADATTI POST MUNAVALLI, TQ SAVADATTI 56. HANAMANTHAPPA KADASGATTI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SAVADATTI POST DODAWAD TQ BAILHONGAL DIST. BELAGAVI. 57. MUKTIYARAHAMED R RAICHUR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER SLGS GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SAVANUR RAICHUR GALLI, BANKAPUR, TQ SHIGGAON, DIST. HAVERI. 58. BASAPPA PARAVVANAVAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER SJF GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SHIRAHATTI - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 AT BENAKOPPA, POST NEERALAGI, TQ. GADAG DIST GADAG-582102. 59. M.S MADIVALAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KOKATANUR TQ ATHANI DIST BELAGAVI 60. PRAKASH HARLAPUR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GUDAGERI 61. SHIVAPRASAD KINNAL AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SHIRAHATTI 62. VINAYAK N SATENAHALLI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SHIRAHATTI 63. NAYARYAN NAYAK AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SIDDAPUR 64 GURUDATT RAYASAD AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SORAB GURUKRUPA RATHABEEDI, POST BANAVASI TQ SIRSI, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT (KARWAR) DISTRICT. 65. HABIBULLA B H AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SORAB GURUKRUPA RATHABEEDI, POST BANAVASI TQ SIRSI, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT (KARWAR) DISTRICT. 66. KOTRANNA ERANNAVAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SORAB - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 GURUKRUPA RATHABEEDI, POST BANAVASI TQ SIRSI, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT (KARWAR) DISTRICT. 67. POORNIMA N AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SORAB GURUKRUPA RATHABEEDI, POST BANAVASI TQ SIRSI, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT (KARWAR) DISTRICT. 68. RAJASHEKHARGOUDA AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SORAB GURUKRUPA RATHABEEDI, POST BANAVASI TQ SIRSI, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT (KARWAR) DISTRICT. 69. BASANAGOUDA MALLUR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SUNAKAL BIDARI AT: KADURTQ:RATTIHALLI DI:HAVERI PIN:581116 70. UMESH WADDAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SUNAKAL BIDARI R/O CHIKBASUR TQ BYADGI 71. ANAND BURLI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE TERDAL VIDYANAGAR RABAKAVI 72. PRABHU K MASTI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE TERDAL VIDYANAGAR RABAKAVI 73. MAHESHWARAPPA M S/O SHANMUKHAPPA N AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE TILAVALLI R/O SALUR@POST SHIKARIPURA (TQ) SHIMOGA(DIST) PIN:577214 GFGC. HANGAL (TQ) 74. NEELAVVA GUDDAPPA PUJAR AGE:40 YEARS OCCUPATION : GUEST FACULTY GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE TILAVALLI. AT CHOGACHIKOPPA TANDA POST KACHAVI TALUK HIREKERU DIST HAVERI PIN:581120 75. SHANTAPPA LAMANI AGE:40 YEARS GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE TILAVALLI. AT CHOGACHIKOPPA TANDA POST KACHAVI TALUK HIREKERU DIST HAVERI PIN:581120 76. SUMANGALA SHETTAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE YALLAPUR SHETTAR ONI, GANESH PETH HUBBALLI. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B N MULIMANI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE-01. 2. COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION BUILDING SHESHADRI ROAD BANGALORE-560001 3. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC KARWAR - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 4. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC AKKIALUR 5. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC BADAMI 6. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC BAGALKOTI 7. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC AINAPUR 8. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC GADAG 9. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC JAMKHANDI 10. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC KOKATANUR 11. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC HAVERI 12. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC HANGAL 13. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC SHIRAHATTI 14. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC 15. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC SIDDAPUR 16. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC SORAB 17. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC SUNAKAL BIDARI - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 18. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC TILAVALLI. 19. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC TERDAL 20. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC YALLAPUR 21. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC KUNDAGOL 22. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC NARAGUND 23. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC NAVALGUND 24. THE PRINCIPAL GFGC GUDAGERI …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1. TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION ISSUED BY R2 INVITING THE APPLICATION FOR GUEST LECTURERS NO KA SHI E/NEVI-AUA/28/2025-26 DATED 25/06/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-B 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 END OF THE A,Y 2025-26.3.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. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 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 issued by R2 inviting the application for guest lecturers no KA Shi E/NEVI-AUA/28/2025-26 dated 25/06/2025 vide Annexure-B 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 end of the A.Y 2025-26. 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. The petitioners claim to be the guest lecturers and claim to be aggrieved by a circular which has been issued for appointment of guest lecturers for the ensuing year. 3. The process for recruitment has been taken up by the respondents. It would always be permissible for the petitioners to also participate in the said process - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10151 WP No. 104663 of 2025 and if they are successful, to be appointed to such post of guest lecturers. The appointment process cannot be stopped at the instance of the petitioners. As such, I pass the following: ORDER i. Writ petition is partly allowed. ii. The petitioners are permitted to participate in the recruitment process in terms of the notification dated 25.06.2025 issued by respondent No.2 at Annexure-B. iii. Needless to say that until the said recruitment process is completed the petitioners are not to be disturbed from their current post. iv. Further needless to say in the event of the petitioners being successful and being appointed as guest lecturers, they cannot be disturbed. v. Pending I.A. stand disposed. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE AM CT:PA LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 59