- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16861 WP No. 111127 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 111127 OF 2017 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. MANJULA W/O PRAKASHGOUDA GODAPPALAVAR, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: MAIN COOK, H.P.S. MEDUR, HIREKERUR TALUK, HAVERI DISTRICT. 2. SMT.SAVITA W/O IRAPPA GIRIMALLAPPANAVAR, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: ASSISTANT COOK, H.P.S. MEDUR, HIREKERUR TALUK, HAVERI DISTRICT. 3. SMT.MANJULA W/O SHIVAPPA TIPPAYIKOPPA, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: ASSISTANT COOK, H.P.S. MEDUR, HIREKERUR TALUK, HAVERI DISTRICT. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S G KADADAKATTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE CXHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYAT, HAVERI. 2. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUKA PANCHAYAT HIREKERUR, Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16861 WP No. 111127 of 2017 HAVERI DISTRICT. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MID DAY MEALS PROGRAM, HIREKERUR, HAVERI DISTRICT. 4. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER HIREKERUR, HAVERI DISTRICT. 5. PRESIDENT, GRAM PANCHAYAT MEDUR, HIREKERUR TALUK, HAVERI DISTRICT. 6. PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, GRAM PANCHAYAT MEDUR, HIREKERUR TALUK, HAVERI DISTRICT. 7. PRESIDENT, THE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT MONITORING COMMITTEE, HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL MEDUR, HIREKERUR TALUK, HAVERI DISTRICT. 8. HEAD MASTER, GOVERNMENT HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL MEDUR, HIREKERUR TALUK, HAVERI DISTRICT. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S.HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R4 & R8; SHRI V.S. BICHAGATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R5 & R7; R1 TO R3 AND R6 ARE SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NOT TERMINATE THE PETITIONERS FROM SERVICE BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRL. HEARING B GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16861 WP No. 111127 of 2017 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioners are before this Court seeking the following prayer: “WHEREFORE, the petitioners most humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to: i. Issue a writ in the nature mandamus by directing the respondents not terminate the petitioners from service allowing this writ petition in the ends of justice and equity. by ii. Issue any other appropriate writ/s, order/s or direction, as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case in the ends of justice.” 2. The petitioners are said to have been appointed as Assistant Cooks in Government Higher Primary School at Medur in HIrekerur Taluka and have been serving since 2002-03 without any break. The petition is preferred on the score that the respondents No.5 and 7 on collision with the Members of the Panchayat are harassing the petitioners that they would terminate their services and therefore, the petition had been preferred. There is no order that is detrimental to the interests of the petitioners that the petitioners have knocked at the doors of this Court. It is on a plea that the respondents No.5 to 7 are - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16861 WP No. 111127 of 2017 harassing these petitioners without permitting them to cook properly. 3. Learned HCGP submits that there is no warrant of interference, no order is passed against these petitioners, terminating them, discharging them or any order against their interests. 4. In the light of the aforesaid circumstance, if the petitioners are continuing as on today, their services shall be continued and shall not be dispensed except in accordance with law. If the services of the petitioners are already terminated, as the petition itself is nine years old, the petitioners shall avail the remedy as is available in law. 5. Reserving such liberty, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP / CT: ASC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 125