- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6859-DB WA No. 100444 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO.100444 OF 2023 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. LEELAVATHI W/O. LATE HEMANGOUDA PATIL, AGE. 34 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/O. YALAGACHCHA VILLAGE-581213, TQ. AND DIST. HAVERI. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. LAXMAN T.MANTAGANI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, WOMEN AND CHILD WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI-581110. 2. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER AND MEMBER SECRETARY, COMMITTEE FOR APPOINTMENT OF ANGANAWADI/ASSISTANTS, HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI-581110. 3. SMT. NEELAWWA W/O. BASAVANEPPA SHELAVANTAR, AGE. MAJOR, OCC. NIL, R/O. YALAGACHCHA VILLAGE-581213, TQ. AND DIST. HAVERI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.S. KALASURMATH, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2; NOTICE TO R3 IS SERVED) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 13.06.2023 IN W.P.NO.100791/2017 (S-RES) IN DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION BY UPHOLDING THE ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 18.01.2017 IN No.She Aa YooHaa/Am.Kaa.Ka/AaHim/2016-17/828 VIDE ANNEXURE-C, TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC.,. Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6859-DB WA No. 100444 of 2023 THIS WRIT APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Heard learned counsel Sri. Laxman T. Mantagani for the appellant as well as learned AGA for respondents No.1 and 2. Perused the entire writ appeal papers. 2. The only question in the above writ appeal is as to ‘whether bridge course conducted by the Karnataka State Open University1 is equivalent to 10th standard examination conducted by Karnataka Secondary School Examination Board?’2 3. Learned Single Judge placing reliance on the decision of a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.50268/2014 and connected writ petitions, wherein, it is held that it is not for this Court to consider whether the bridge course is equivalent to SSLC or not, 1 Hereinafter referred to as the ‘KSOU’ 2 Hereinafter referred to as ‘SSLC’ - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6859-DB WA No. 100444 of 2023 dismissed the writ petition. This Court has held that the bridge course conducted by the KSOU is not equivalent to 10th standard examination conducted by SSLC Board. 4. In that view of the matter, we do not find any error in the order passed by the learned Single Judge and also we do not find any merit in the present appeal. Accordingly, the writ appeal stands disposed off. 5. In view of disposal of writ appeal, pending applications, if any, stand disposed of as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE PMP CT: UMD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2