- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8541-DB WP No.104012 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO.104012 OF 2025 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: SHRI RAJSHEKHAR S/O NEELKANTA PATTANASHETTY AGE. 57 YEARS, OCC. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, (PRE UNIVERSITY), BAGALKOTE, C/O ANASUYA Y. BHAJANTRI, SY NO.117R, PLOT NO.105, RUPALAND, VINAYAK TEMPLE, KALADAGI ROAD, VIDYAGIRI, BAGALKOTE 587103. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SPANDANA HINDU & SRI. M.N. PATIL, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE UNDER SECRETARY KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT, DEPT. OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY (PRE-GRADUATE EDUCATION) GOVT. OF KARNATAKA MINISTRY, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU 560001. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT, DEPT. OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY (PRE-GRADUATE EDUCATION) GOVT. OF KARNATAKA MINISTRY, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU 560001. VINAYAKA B V Digitally signed by VINAYAKA B V Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.07.11 14:11:37 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8541-DB WP No.104012 of 2025 3. THE DIRECTOR, DEPT. OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY (PRE-GRADUATE EDUCATION) GOVT. OF KARNATAKA MINISTRY, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU 560001. 4. SRI. KAMBLE PUNDALIKOPPA S., THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPT. OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY (PRE-GRADUATE EDUCATION) BAGALKOTE-587103. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, GOVT. ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 09.06.2025 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BELAGAVI IN APPLICATION NO.10585/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ALLOW THE APPLICATION AS PRAYED FOR & ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8541-DB WP No.104012 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo along with copies of the orders passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Belagavi. Learned counsel submits that the interim relief sought by the petitioner in the application has been rejected by order dated 07.07.2025. Learned counsel would therefore submit that the prayer made in the writ petition has become infructuous. 2. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of in view of the above. 3. However, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to raise a challenge to the order dated 07.07.2025 passed by the Tribunal. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE Sd/- (K V ARAVIND) JUDGE MBS, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 20