- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9661 WP No. 102644 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO.102644 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SHRI. BELAGAL JAYASIMHA, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, R/O: FLAT NO. 201, 2ND FLOOR, CHITNAYA VISHWAS APARTMENT, I CROSS, CITY HLL, BHAGYA NAGAR, ANAGOL, BELAGAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 590 006. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARSHAWARDHAN M. PATIL, Sri. M.H.PATIL, SRI. VISHWANATH HEGDE, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, REGIONAL COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, DHARWAD – 580 001. 4. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, OFFICE OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SHESHADRI ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001. Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9661 WP No. 102644 of 2025 5. THE SECRETARY, KARNATAKA LINGAYAT EDUCATION SOCIETY, BELAGAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 590 001. 6. THE PRINCIPAL, KARNATAKA LINGAYAT EDUCATION SOCIETY’S LAW SCHOOL, BELAGAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 590 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. P.N.HATTI, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. M.B.HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R5 & R6) --- THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO; A) ISSUE THE WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.5 TO IMPLEMENT THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.4 BEARING ORDER NO. PÁ²E/140/gÁCPÀÄ/2024-25/¸Éë-2 DATED 24/01/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-G, B) ISSUE THE WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.6 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-J DATED 26/03/2025 AND PERMIT HIM TO JOINT HIS SERVICE AND RELEASE HIS SALARY PENDING FROM MAY 2024 TILL DATE AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: A. Issue the Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent No.5 to implement the order passed by the respondent no.4 bearing order - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9661 WP No. 102644 of 2025 No. PÁ²E/140/gÁCPÀÄ/2024-25/¸Éë-2 dated 24/01/2025 VIDE Annexure-G. B. Issue the Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent No. 6 to consider the representation of the petitioner vide Annexure- J dated 26/03/2025 and permit him to joint his service and release his salary pending from may 2024 till date. C. And also grant such any other writ or order which deems fit to this Hon’ble court, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, during the pendency of the above matter, petitioner has been suspended from service. 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the jurisdictional Labour Court, leaving all contentions open, petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE gab CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6