- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14926 WP No. 100525 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 100525 OF 2025 (S-DIS) BETWEEN: SRI. NANU S/O. SAHADEV PATIL, AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. MUSIC TEACHER, (PRESENTLY DISMISSED FROM THE SERVICE), R/O.H.NO.21, NEAR SWAMY VIVEKANAND SCHOOL, CRPF POLICE STATION AREA, KOPPAL- 583 231. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHETAN T. LIMBIKAI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 01. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION), DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, KOPPAL – 583 231. 3. THE BEO (BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER), BEO OFFICE, KOPPAL – 583 231. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED DISMISSAL ORDER DATED. 25.11.2024 BEARING ITS NO. AAVI1.PRA.SHA.SHI.AMANATTU.VIVARANE.2024-25/472 VIDE ANNEXURE-A PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND REINSTATE Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14926 WP No. 100525 of 2025 THE PRESENT PETITIONER IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY 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 M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer: A. A writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned dismissal order dated. 25.11.2024 bearing its no. Aavi1. Pra. Sha. Shi. Amanattu.Vivarane.2024-25/472 vide Annexure-A passed by the 2nd Respondent and reinstate the present petitioner in the interest of justice and equity. B. Issue a writ or any order in favour of the petitioner which deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity. 2. Heard the Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned HCGP appearing for the respondents– State. 3. Facts adumbrated are as follows: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14926 WP No. 100525 of 2025 4. The petitioner is said to be 100% blind and is a music teacher in Government Model High School at Yalaburga. On 12.09.2017, an allegation comes to be made against him that he has sexually exploited a 6th standard student and therefore, a crime comes to be registered in Crime No.128/2017 for offences punishable under Section 354 of the IPC and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act read with Section 3(1)(w) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. After the registration of the crime, the petitioner is said to have been taken into custody where he is in custody for 6 days and by the operation of fiction under Rule 10(2)(a) of the KCS(CCA) Rules, the petitioner is placed under suspension. Later the petitioner is convicted for the offence. Owing to the said conviction, an order of his dismissal comes to be passed on 25.11.2024. The order of dismissal reads as follows: G¥À¤zÉð±ÀPÀgÀ PÁAiÀiÁð®AiÀÄ ±Á¯Á ²PÀët E¯ÁSÉ PÉÆ¥Àà¼À. «µÀAiÀÄ: ²æà £Á£ÀÄ J¸ï.¥Ánî ¸ÀAVÃvÀ ²PÀëPÀgÀÄ ¸ÀgÀPÁj »jAiÀÄ ¥ÁæxÀ«ÄPÀ ±Á¯É EAzÀgÀV vÁ.PÉÆ¥Àà¼À EªÀgÀ£ÀÄß ¸ÉêɬÄAzÀ ªÀeÁ ªÀiÁrzÀ PÀÄjvÀÄ. G¯ÉèÃR:-1) PÀÄPÀ£ÀÆgÀÄ ¥ÉÆð¸À oÁuÉ UÀÄ£Éß £À:0128/2017 PÀ®A 354 .. L.¦.¹ & 8 ¥ÉÆøÉÆÌ AiÀiÁPÀÖ -2012 & 3(1) (Dgï).(J¸ï) & 3(2)(«)(J) J¸ï.¹/J¸ï/n. 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The perusal at the order of dismissal, what is ostensible is that the petitioner was not proceeded departmentally but the dismissal order comes about only on the conviction of the petitioner. While a government servant gets convicted, he need not be proceeded departmentally. The conviction itself would be a circumstance enough for dismissal from service. 6. The petitioner called the said order of conviction in question before Co0ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Appeal No.100570/2023. It transpires that the Co-ordinate Bench in terms of its order dated 30.10.2025 has set aside the order of conviction and passed an order of acquittal. Since the order impugned quoted supra was passed only on the conviction of the petitioner and the sword of conviction now being taken away by the order of the Co-ordinate Bench, the respondent- State will have to consider the case of the petitioner for reinstatement into his services as there was no other reason for dismissing the petitioner from service. 7. In that light, the petition deserves to succeed for a direction to the State to consider the case of the petitioner for - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14926 WP No. 100525 of 2025 reinstatement into services owing to the observations made in the course of the order. 8. In the light of the said circumstances, as a matter of form, the order impugned at 25.11.2024 which stood passed only on the conviction of the petitioner stands obliterated. 9. For the aforesaid reasons, the following ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed in part. The impugned order dated 25.11.*2024 bearing No.Aavi1:Pra.Sha.Shi:Amanattu:Vivarane:2024- 25/*17 stands quashed. ii. The respondent-State shall consider the petitioner for his reinstatement bearing in mind the observations made in the course of the order within an outer limit of eight weeks from the date of the receipt of the copy of the order. The *petitioner would become entitled to all consequential benefits except salary for the period that he was out of service as a consequence of the postment of the orders. * Corrected vide Chamber order Dated 21.11.2025. Sd/- MNPJ - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14926 WP No. 100525 of 2025 iii. In the event, the order of acquittal is challenged by the State and is stayed or reversed by the Apex Court, it is needless to observe that the order of dismissal would revive. I.A.1/2025 stands disposed, as it would not survive for consideration. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE Kmv CT-ASC