- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35348 WP No. 27006 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 27006 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI MANJUNATH M S/O. H. MUNAIAH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 2. SMT. USHARANI W/O. CHOWDAIAH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 3. SRI. ANJANEYA S/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 4. SRI. SIJAN PILPH S/O. ABBAYYA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 5. C.RAJANNA S/O LATE CHINNASWAMY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 6. SRI. B.M. RANGASWAMY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, S/O K.MUDDURANGAPPA JALIGE, 7. SRI. BASAVARAJ S/O ISHWARAPPA Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35348 WP No. 27006 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 8. SMT.REKHA W/O. GANGARAJU AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 9. SMT. VENKATALAKSHMAMMA W/O. NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 10. SRI RAJANNA S/O. LATE. VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, NOMINATED MEMBER 11. SRI.VASANTHKUMAR S/O LATE RAMACHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, NOMINATED MEMBER 1ST PPETITIONER IS PRESIDENT 2ND PETITIONER IS VICE PRESIDENT PETITIONERS NOS. 3 TO 9 ARE MEMBERS PETITIONER NOS. 10 AND 11 ARE NOMINATED MEMBERS OF SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING COMMITTEE, GOVT HIGH SCHOOL JALIGE, JALIGE, DEVANAHALLI BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 562 110. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SARAVANA S, ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35348 WP No. 27006 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001, REPT. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE UNDER SECRETARY (HIGHER), DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY, M.S.BUILDING, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 4. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 560 012. 5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BHAVAN, BEERSANDRA, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 562 110. 6. JALIGE GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 562 110. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35348 WP No. 27006 of 2025 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL. 7. ARADESHANAHALLI GOVT. HIGHER AND PRIMARY SCHOOL JALIGE DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 562 110, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SESHU, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-A) QUASHING GOVERNMENT ORDER PASSED VIDE NO.EP/61/SOH/2025 (SI.NO.87), DATED.07/08/2025, ANNEXURE-A, PROCEEDINGS/ORDERS OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT SO FAR IT PERTAINS TO UPGRADE THE RESPONDENT NO.6 GOVERNMENT PRIMARY AND HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL AT ARADESHAHALLI VILLAGE, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT INTO A HIGH SCHOOL, AS BEING CONTRARY TO LAW AND GOVERNMENT ORDER NO.(01) AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for all the respondents. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35348 WP No. 27006 of 2025 2. The High Court Government Pleader has raised a preliminary objection that the prayer made in the petition shows that the petitioners are seeking to espouse public cause by contending that they are the members of the monitoring committee of respondent No.6-School. It is their contention that in terms of the government order at Annexure-A, respondent No.7-School which is also a government school like respondent No.6 is sought to be upgraded as a higher primary school. 3. When the Court posed a question to the learned counsel for the petitioners as to what private interest the petitioners have in respect of the government order that seeks to upgrade the respondent No.6-School to a higher primary school, learned counsel would submit that the petitioners would give up prayer "A" regarding the impugned government order. However, learned counsel submits that respondent No.6 has also given a - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35348 WP No. 27006 of 2025 representation seeking permission to start a pre-university course in respondent No.6-School. 4. The writ petition stands disposed of, reserving liberty to the principal of the respondent No.6 to give such a representation to the competent authority. If such representation is given by the principal of the school, the competent authority shall consider the same and pass necessary orders in accordance with law. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE GJM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15 CT: BHK