- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10155 WP No. 105033 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. 105033 OF 2025 (S-REG) BETWEEN: 1.UMESH S S/O SOMASUNDARAPPA S AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE TILAVALLI BRANTESH KRUPA MAIN ROAD HIREKERUR DIST HAVERI 2. PADMAJA KULKARNI @ DANDI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HOSPET R/O H.NO.6/150 (18TH WARD) NEAR VASAVI TEMPLE RAMANAGARA HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI -583212 VIJAYANAGARA (DT) 3. SHREEDEVI MUNDAGANUR AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KALADAGI R/O H.NO.6/150 (18TH WARD) NEAR VASAVI TEMPLE RAMANAGARA HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI -583212 VIJAYANAGARA (DT) 4 SHANTALA D/O MARUTI AGE: 41 OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, SIRSI BRANTESH KRUPA MAIN ROAD HIREKERUR DIST HAVERI Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10155 WP No. 105033 of 2025 5 SHILPA GAJANAN SHETTY AGE: 41 OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, SIRSI BRANTESH KRUPA MAIN ROAD HIREKERUR DIST HAVERI 6 SANKETA SHANKAR NAIK AGE: 41 OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, SIRSI BRANTESH KRUPA MAIN ROAD HIREKERUR DIST HAVERI 7 SADIKH M S S/O SHETASANADI M H AGE: 41 OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, HIREKERUR BRANTESH KRUPA MAIN ROAD HIREKERUR DIST HAVERI 8 RAJU GOVINDAPPANAVAR S/O KALINGAPPA AGE: 41 OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, HIREKERUR BRANTESH KRUPA MAIN ROAD HIREKERUR DIST HAVERI 9. SHOBHA S. PITAGI, AGE: 41 OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, TERDAL C/O G.P.PATTAN LAXMI NAGAR, BEHIND KPTCL OFFICE, BANHATTI 587311 10.RAJU R. AGE: 41 OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN HAVERI BRANTESH KRUPA MAIN ROAD HIREKERUR DIST HAVERI 11 RAMESH MUNAVALLI AGE: 41 OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN HAVERI BRANTESH KRUPA MAIN ROAD HIREKERUR DIST HAVERI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10155 WP No. 105033 of 2025 12. HARISHA C AGE: 41 OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE CHIKBASUR BRANTESH KRUPA MAIN ROAD HIREKERUR DIST HAVERI 13 SHIVAPRASAD CHUNCHA AGE: 41 OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KUSHTAGI GANJI PETE GAJENDRAGAD 14. VEENA GADDEM W/O SHIVAPRASAD AGE: 41 OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KUSHTAGI GANJI PETE GAJENDRAGAD 15 SAVITHA B AGE: 41 OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI R/O H.NO.6/150 (18TH WARD) NEAR VASAVI TEMPLE RAMANAGARA HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI -583212 VIJAYANAGARA (DT) 16 MANJAPPA C S/O CHANNABASAPPA KURKI AGE 27 YEARS OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KOPPAL KOTTUR ROAD HARAPANAHALLI DIST VIJAYANAGAR 17. GIRISH S/O LINGARAJ KITTUR AGE 42 YEARS OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HUNSIKATTI ROAD,RANEBENNUR MATRU KRUPA MRUTYUNJAY NAGAR 3RD CROSS RANEBENNUR 581115 18. VIMALAKAR G SHETTY AGE 42 YEARS OCC: GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HUNSIKATTI ROAD,RANEBENNUR - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10155 WP No. 105033 of 2025 MRUTYUNJAY NAGAR 3RD CROSS RANEBENNUR 581115 19. HABEEBUNNISA L AGE 50 YEARS OCC: GUEST LECTURER SSA GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BALLARI DOBI STREET COWL BAZAR BALLARI 20 MAHESH S/O BASAVARAJ HOOLI AGE, 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GOKAK RS NO 174/2, PLOT NO 37, SHIVNAGAR LAST CROSS GOKAK- 591307PETITIONERS 21. VIJAY SHETTY S/O ASHOK AGE, 34 YEARS, OCCUPATION GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE RAMADURGA GANESH CHOUK RAIBAG 22. SANTOSH BYADAGI S/O BASAVARAJ AGE 32 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER, SISY GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, RAMDURG, SATENAHALLI, TQ HIREKERUR DIST HAVERI 23. VISLAVATH MURTHY AGE 37 YEARS, OCCUPATION GUEST LECTURER SSA GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BALLARI DOBI STREET COWL BAZAR BALLARI 24. RUDRAPPA K J S/O. KATHALGERE AGE 37 YEARS, OCCUPATION GUEST LECTURER SLGS GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SAVANUR HUNSIKATTI ROAD, RANEBENNUR, MATRU KRUPA MRUTYUNJAY NAGAR, 3RD CROSS RANEBENNUR, DIST HAVERI-581115. 25. PADMAVATHI TUMMARMATTI D/O HOLIBASAPPA AGE 37 YEARS, OCCUPATION GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE RABKAVI BANAHATTI - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10155 WP No. 105033 of 2025 BANTANUR POST, MUDHOL TALUK, BAGALKOT DIST 26. JALAGANGAMMA D/O AMARESHAPPA AGE 37 YEARS, OCCUPATION GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SHAHAPUR BANTANUR POST, MUDHOL TALUK, BAGALKOT DIST …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B N MULIMANI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU 560001 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION UNNATHA SHIKSHNA SOUDHA, SESHADRI ROAD BENGALURU – 560001. 3. THE SECRETARY UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION BSHZAFAR MARG NEW-DELHI 110002 4.THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE TILAVALLI DIST HAVERI 581120 5. THE PRINCIPAL SAS GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HOSPET DIST VIJAYANAGAR 583201 6. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KALADAGI DIST BAGALKOT 587101. 7. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10155 WP No. 105033 of 2025 SIRSI DIST KARWAR 581401 8. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, HIREKERUR DIST HAVERI 581111 9. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, TERDAL DIST BAGALKOT 587315 10.THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN HAVERI 581110 11. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE CHIKBASUR DIST HAVERI 581120 12. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KUSHTAGI DIST KOPPAL 583277 13 THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI DIST BALLARI 583212. 14. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE DIST KOPPAL 583231 15. THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HUNSIKATTI ROAD, RANEBENNUR DIST HAVERI 581115 16. THE PRINCIPAL SSA GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BALLARI 583101 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10155 WP No. 105033 of 2025 17. THE PRINCIPAL 1SY GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE RAMADURG DIST BELAGAVI 18. THE PRINCIPAL SLGS GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SAVANUR-581118 19. THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE RABKAVI-BANAHATTI, DIST BAGALKOTI 587311 20. THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE RABKAVI-BANAHATTI, DIST BAGALKOTI 587311 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA) 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 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: - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10155 WP No. 105033 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. - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10155 WP No. 105033 of 2025 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 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. - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10155 WP No. 105033 of 2025 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.: 64