- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17771 WP No. 102937 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 102937 OF 2015 (S-PRO) BETWEEN: TIPPESHAPPA @ TIPPESHWARA S/O. MARIYAPPA BIRANNANAVAR (BEERANNAVAR), AGE:59 YEARS, OCC: HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, R/O: KUPPELUR, TALUK: RANEBENNUR, DIST. HAVERI. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. VAIBHAVI INMADAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. DINESH M. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO SECONDARY EDUCATION, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALURU. 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, AND EDUCATION, DHARWAD. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI. 4. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, RANEBENNUR TALUK, DIST. HAVERI. 5. SHRI. BASAVESHWARA VIDYAVARDHAK SANGH (R), KUPPELUR, TALUK: RANEBENNUR, DIST. HAVERI, BY ITS PRESIDENT. …RESPONDENTS (SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4; R5 - SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASH THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT ANNEXURE-E BEARING NO. J5 SÁ¥Ëæ±Á/ªÀÄIJ/§rÛ/C£ÀĪÉÆÃzÀ£É/2014-15/533 DATED 28.02.2015, ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT, AS NULL AND VOID AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Date: 2025.12.11 16:39:17 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17771 WP No. 102937 of 2015 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. Heard the learned counsel Ms. Vaibhavi Inamdar appearing for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner at the time of filing the petition was 59 years. The learned counsel Ms. Vaibhavi Inamdar would submit that the issue in the lis revolves around the petitioner being appointed as in-charge Headmaster and the impugned endorsement had declined to grant the petitioner the post of Headmaster. Therefore, the petitioner seeks quashment of the said endorsement and a mandamus directing to reconsider the proposal of the petitioner to the post of Headmaster. 3. Today, the petitioner is 69 years old and therefore, in the considered opinion of the Court nothing further would survive. 4. In the event of need, the petitioner is at liberty to file an application seeking revival of the subject petition, failing which, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE RSH/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7