- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 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.104220 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. AKKI MALLIKARJUN AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 2. AMJAD PASHA AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 3. ANIL KUMAR H N AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 4. ARUNDHATHI S S D/O SHARABHACHAR AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 5. BASAWANTAPPA S/O MAREPPA AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 6. BISMILLABEGUM M NADAF AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 7. CHANDRA SHEKAR E AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 8. CHANDRA SHEKAR GUND AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 9. CHANNAPPA SHARANAPPA AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 10. ERAMMA SHIVAYOGEPPA HALAKATTI GOVT. FIRST GRADE COLLEGE,GOKAK AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 11. GEETA ARUTAGIMATH AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 12. GEETA V ANGADI AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 13. GOVINDARAJU D GFGC NAVANAGARA BAGALKOT 14. GUNDAPPA AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 15. GURUBASAVARAJ AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 16. HANAMANTHAPA KADASAGATTI AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 17. HANAUNATHAPPA AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 18. JAFARSADIQ S/O ALLABHAKSHI MIRJA AGE: 32 YEARS, GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE FOR WOMENS KOPPAL. 19. K.M SURESH AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 20. KAVITHA AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 21. KAVYASHREE AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 22. KINNAL AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 23. JAXMAPPA AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 24. LAXMAРРА С AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 25. MADHU S/O PRABHAKAR.B.S. AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 26. MADHUMATHI RAYANAGOUDAR AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 27. MAHAMMAD SALIM ABDULMAJJID NAKARCHI AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 28. MAHANTESH SIDDAPPA METIKAL AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 29. MANJAMMA POOJARA AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 30. MANJULA KANDAGAL HIREMATH AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 31. MANJAMMA P AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 32. MANJUNATHA G.R S/O RANGASWAMY AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 33. MANOHAR AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 34. MANU DN AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 35. MUBARAK PASHA GFGC SHIKARIPURA AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 36. MUKTIYARAHAMED R RAICHUR AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 37. PRAAKSH M DIWANAD AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 38. PALLAVI D AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKAIKOTE 39. PREMA C D/O AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 40. RAJU CHAVAN AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 41. RAVINDRA SHIVAPPA TELAGADI D/O SHIVAPPA TELAGADI AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 42. RAJESH N HADLI AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 43. REETESH AGE: 44 YEARS - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 44. ROPASHREE AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 45. SABAYYA S/O AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 46. SATISHKUMAR AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFCC-TEKKALKOTE 47. SANDEEP C.R AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 48. SHAHENAZ BEGUM AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 49. SHIREEN BEGUM HULGUR AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 50. SHIVAPPA BADIGER KOPPAL AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 51. SOMASHEKHAR MADIVALAR AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 52. SUNKANNA T AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 53. SUSHMA KURAHATTI KOPPAL AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 54. USHA B B AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 55. VISHWANATH V POLICEPATIL AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 56. VISHWARADHYA M AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 57. VISLAVATH MURTHY AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 58. YAMANAPPAGOUDA F GOUDAR AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE 59. ZAMEERUN BEGUM AGE: 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: GUEST LECTURER CLG: GFGC TEKKALKOTE …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B.N. MULIMANI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE-01 2. COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION BUILDING SHESHADRI ROAD BANGALORE-560001 3. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE AINAPUR DIST BELAGAVI 591303 4. THE PRINCIPAL CJ BELLAD GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE AKKIALUR DIST HAVERI 581102 5. THE PRINCIPAL SASIKH GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE ALAVANDI DIST KOPPAL 583226. 6. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BADAMI DIST BAGALKOT 587201 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 7. THE PRINCIPAL SSAGOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE DIST BALLARI 583101 8. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BAGALKOT 587102 9. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BARAMASAGAR DIST CHITRADURGA 577519 10. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BEERURU DIST CHIKMAGALURU 577116 11. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BENGALURU 560001 12. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE BHADRAVATHI DIST SHIMOGA 577301 13. THE PRINCIPAL HPPC GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE CHALLAKERE DIST CHITRADURGA 577522 14. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE CHIKKABASUR TQ: BYADGI DIST HAVERI 581120 15. THE PRINCIPAL IDSG GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE DIST CHIKKAMAGALURU 577102 16. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 CHIKKANAYAKANAHALLI DIST TUMKUR 572214 17.THE PRINCIPAL GOVT SCIENCE COLLEGE CHITRADURGA 577501 18. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE WOMEN'S COLLEGE CHITRADURGA 577501 19. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GAJENDRAGAD DIST GADAG 582114 20. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GALASANGI DIST VIJAYAPUR 586216 21. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GANGAVATHI DIST: KOPPAL 583227 22. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GOURIBIDANUR DIST CHIKBALLAPUR 561205 23.THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE GULEDGUDD DIST BAGALKOT 587203 24. THE PRINCIPAL GVPP GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI DIST VIJAYANAGAR 583212 25. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HANAGAL DIST HAVERI 581104 - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 26. THE PRINCIPAL MODEL RESIDENTIAL GOVT FIRST GRADE WOMEN COLLEGE HARADANAHALLI DIST HASSAN 573211 27. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HARIHAR DIST DAVANAGERE 577601 28. THE PRINCIPAL GANDAD KOTE COMPOUND GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HASAN 573201 29. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE AND PG CENTRE HAVERI 581128 30. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HIREKERUR DIST HAVERI 581111 31. THE PRINCIPAL VANI SAKKARE GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HIRIYUR DIST CHITRADURG 572103 32. THE PRINCIPAL VEDAVATHI GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HIRIYUR DIST CHITRADURG 572103 33. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HORÍNALI DIST DAVANAGERE 577217 34. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HOSABANDI HARLAPUR DIST KOPPAL 583234 - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 35. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HOSADURGA DIST CHITRADURGA 577527 36. THE PRINCIPAL SHANKAR ANAND SINGH GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HOSAPETE 583201 37. THE PRINCIPAL RUDRAMBA M.P.PRAKASH GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HUVINAHADAGALI DIST VIJAYAPUR 583219 38. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE INDI DIST VIJAYPUR 586209 39. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE WOMEN'S COLLEGE JAMKHANDI BAGALKOT 587301 40. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE JAVAGAL DIST HASAN 573125 41. THE PRINCIPAL SC ST RESIDENTIAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KALLIHAL DIST HAVERI 581110 42. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KAAPU DIST UDUPI 574214 43. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE JEEVARGI COLONY KALABURGI 585102 44. THE PRINCIPAL - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KALADAGI DIST BAGALKOT-587204 45. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KHANAPUR DIST BELAGAVI 591302 46. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KOKATANUR DIST BELAGAVI 591230 47. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KOPPAL 583231 48. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE WOMEN'S COLLEGE KOPPAL 583231 49. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KOTESHWAR DIST UDUPI 576222 50. THE PRINCIPAL SAIT GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KUDLIGI DIST VIJAYANAGAR 583135 51. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KURUGODU DIST BALLARI 583116 52. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE KUSHTAGI DIST KOPPAL 583277 53. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE LINGASAGURU DIST RAICHUR 584112 - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 54. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE LOKAPUR DIST BAGALKOT 587112 55. THE PRINCIPAL BASHUMIYA SAHUKAR MODEL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, MANVI DIST RAICHUR 584122 56. THE PRINCIPAL GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE MARIYAMMANAHALLI DIST VIJAYANAGAR 586222 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GANGADHAR J.M, AAG AND SRI. P.N. HATTI, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO 1. TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION PASSED BY R-2, INVITING THE APPLICATIONS FOR GUEST LECTURERS BEARING NO.KA SHI E/NEVI- AUA/99/2024-25 DATED 02/01/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-D IN RESPECT OF PETITIONERS. 2. ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR IN NATURE OF ANY OTHER WRIT DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO ALLOW THE PETITIONER TO CONTINUE HIS SERVICE IN THE RESPONDENT COLLEGES TILL END OF THE A.Y.2024-25. 3. 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. - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 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: 1. To issue writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned notification passed by r-2, inviting the applications for guest lecturers bearing no. ka Shi E/NEVI-AUA/99/2024-25 dated 02/01/2025 vide Annexure-D in respect of petitioners. 2. Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or in nature of any other writ directing the respondents to allow the petitioner to continue his service in the respondent colleges till end of the A.Y.2024- 25. 3. 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 - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9888 WP No. 104220 of 2025 respondent-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 CT:PA List No.: 3 Sl No.: 23