- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9878 WP No. 102325 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO.102325 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. DHAREPPA S. SAVANT AGE: 36 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER GOVT. FIRST GRADE COLLEGE ATHANI TQ. :ATHANI DIST. :BELAGAVI R/O. BALLIGERI TQ.: DIST. BELAGAVI, PIN:591304. 2. SUVARNA Y HIREGOUDRA W/O SADASHIV HUGAR AGE: 36 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER COLLEGE- C.G. BELLAD GFGC AKKIALUR KUMBAR ONI AKKIALUR T-HANAGAL D-HAVERI. 3. UMAMAHESHWARI BALLARI MAHESH BABAJI AGE: 49 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER GFGC: BANKAPURA TQ. SHIGGAON R/O AKKI ALUR TQ. HANGAL DIST. HAVERI. 4. AMITH KUMAR N S S/O SHIVAMURTHY N AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, WORKING AS GUEST LECTURER AT POST AKKI ALUR TQ. HANGAL DIST. HAVERI. 5. LEELAVATHI K E W/O YOGESHWAR WADENAPUR AGE: 44 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER BASAVESHWAR NAGAR 1ST MAIN 4TH CROSS HIREKERUR-581111. 6. SHANTESH TALAWAR AGE: 39 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER DASANAKOPPA POST HIREKONATI Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9878 WP No. 102325 of 2025 TQ. HIREKERUR DIST. HAVERI 581109. 7. RANGANATHA S K S/O KRISHNAPPA S AGE:44 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER HAMPANUR, CHITRADURGA DIST. AND TALUK PIN 577519. 8. RUPA P W/O CHANDRA SHEKAR C M AGE: 36 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER DASANAKOPPA POST HIREKONATI TQ. HIREKERUR DIST. HAVERI 581109. 9. IMAMBU GANGOOR AGE -37 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER GFGC GOLASANGI COLLEGE TQ. NIDAGUNDI DIST. VIJAYAPUR DASANAKOPPA POST HIREKONATI TQ. HIREKERUR DIST. HAVERI 581109. 10. NAGANAGOUDA PATIL S/O MELEGERIGOUDA AGE: 37 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER R/O :N M PATIL AT POST : KUNDUR TQ.: SHIGGOAN DIST.: HAVERI. 11. NAGARAJ HAVANUR S/O CHANNAVEERAPPA AGE -37 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER GFG COLLEGE HANGAL AT/GOTAGODIKOPPA PO/MALAGI 581346 TQ./MUNDGOD. DT/UTTAR KANNADA. 12. ANJINAPPA K R AGE -42 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HAVERI GANDHIPURA, HAROGAPPA POST RANIBENNUR TQ. HAVERI DIST. PIN 581208. 13. JAGADEESH A JYOTI AGE -37 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER GFGC HAVERI (GANDHIPURA) R/O: AT ; YALIWAL. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9878 WP No. 102325 of 2025 POST : BOMMANAHALI TQ.: HANAGAL. DI : HAVERI. 581203. 14. SOMESHA G YATTINKORA CHAR AGE -50 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HIREKERUR TALUK. HEREKERUR DIST.RICT. HAVERI. 15. GOPAL CHAKRASHALE, AGE -37 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, DEVARAHIPPARAGI. DIST. VIJAYAPURA DASANAKOPPA POST HIREKONATI TQ. HIREKERUR DIST. HAVERI 581109. 16. SYED HIDAYATULLA HUSAINI S/O SYED BASHEEEULLA AGE -37 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER DASANAKOPPA POST HIREKONATI TQ. HIREKERUR DIST. HAVERI 581109 17. MANJUNATHA S AGE -37 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER GOVT LAW COLLEGE HOLENARASIPUR 573211 DASANAKOPPA POST HIREKONATI TQ. HIREKERUR DIST. HAVERI 581109. 18. AMRITHA MOGER AGE -37 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER GFGC HONNAVARA AT: HONNAVARA, TQ.: HONNAVARA, DIST.: UTTARA KANNADA. 19. YASHODA NAIK, P. MURUDESHWARA, AGE -37 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER TQ.. BHATKAL, DIST.. UTTRAKANNDA. 20. SAROJA NAIK AGE -37 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER DASANAKOPPA POST HIREKONATI TQ. HIREKERUR DIST. HAVERI 581109. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9878 WP No. 102325 of 2025 21. MARUTI NAIK S/O JATTA NAIK AGE :41 YEARS, OCCUPATION :GEUST LECTURER R/O :HEBLE PO:HEBLE TQ.:BHATKAL DIST.:UTTARA KANNADA. 22. VENKATESHA.H SUBJECT-HISTORY, GFGC HOSADURGA, AGE -37 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER DASANAKOPPA POST HIREKONATI TQ. HIREKERUR DIST. HAVERI 581109. 23. AMULYA MR D/O RANGANATH MR AGE -27 YEARS, OCCUPATION : GUEST LECTURER GFGC HOSDURGA TQ.. CHITRADURGA DASANAKOPPA POST HIREKONATI TQ. HIREKERUR DIST. HAVERI 581109. 24. SHIVARAJA G O S/O GOLLARAHALLI OBAIAH AGE:37 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER DASANAKOPPA POST HIREKONATI TQ. HIREKERUR DIST. HAVERI 581109. 25. RAMAPPA ,M, HARIJAN AGE-37 YEARS, OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER AT, LAKAMANAGULE POST CHIKKAMYAGERI TQ., YELABURAG DIST. KOPPAL PIN 583236. …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 PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9878 WP No. 102325 of 2025 ATHANI-561304. 4. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE AKKIALURU-581102. 5. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BANKAPUR-581202. 6. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BYADAGI-581106. 7. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BYADAGI-581106. 8. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE CHIKKABASAPUR-581120. 9. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE CHITRADURGA-577501. 10. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE CHITRADURGA-577501. 11. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GOLASANGI, DIST. VIJAYAPUR-586216. 12. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HANAGAL, DIST. HAVERI-581104. 13 THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HAVERI-581128. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9878 WP No. 102325 of 2025 14. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HIREKERUR-581111. 15. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE DEVARA HIPPARAGI-586115. 16. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HIREVANKALKUNTA-589237. 17. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE NARASEEPURA-573211. 18. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE MANKI HONNAVAR-581334. 19. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HONNAVAR-581334. 20. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HONNAVAR- 581334. 21. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HONNAVAR, DIST. UK -581334. 22. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HOSADURGA-577527. 23. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HOSADURGA-577527. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9878 WP No. 102325 of 2025 24. THE PRINCIPAL SHRI SHANKAR ANAND SINGH GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HOSAPETE-583201. 25. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HULAKOTI, DIST. GADAG-582205. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GANGADHAR J.M, AAG AND SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION VIDE ANNEXURE-D MADE TO R2 DATED. 30/01/2025 TO CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE BY DEPUTING TO COLLEGES WHERE THERE IS A WORKLOAD BY ALLOWING TO SERVE IN SUCH COLLEGES BY EMPOWERING PRINCIPALS OF COLLEGES AS PROVIDED IN ANNEXURE-D OR MAKE PAYMENT OF SALARY FOR THE BROKEN PERIOD FROM TERMINATION DATE TO END OF THE A/Y 2024-25, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. Learned High Court Government Pleader accepts notice for respondents. 2. The petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9878 WP No. 102325 of 2025 1. To issue a writ in the nature of mandamus to consider the representation vide Annexure-D made to R2 dated 30/01/2025 to continue their service by deputing to colleges where there is a workload by allowing to serve in such colleges by empowering principals of colleges as provided in Annexure-D or make payment of salary for the broken period from termination date to end of the A/y 2024-25. 2. 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. 3. In the above matter, the petitioners are seeking for a mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioners to continue service in the respondents- college for the academic year 2024–2025. As the said academic year has already lapsed, the petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE AM/- List No.: 3 Sl No.: 12