- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17247 WP No. 107084 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107084 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SHRI. UDAY SHIVARAMKRISHNA KHILARI, AGE. 28 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O JAMAKHANDI, DIST. BAGALKOT – 587 301. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARAD M. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, 2ND GATE, 6TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 01. 2. THE CHIEF SECRETORY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, ROOM NO. 320, 3RD FLOOR, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 500 001. 3. DDPI OFFICE DISTRICT ADMINISTARTIVE BHAVAN, ROOM NO. 132, NAVA NAGAR, BAGALKOT – 587 101. 4. B. E. O.OFFICE TALUKA ADHALIT BHAVAN OPPOSITE, JAMAKHANDI, TQ. JAMAKHANDI, DIST. BAGALKOT – 587 301. Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17247 WP No. 107084 of 2024 5. THE HEAD MASTER GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, KULAHALL, TQ. RABAKAVI BANAHATTI, DIST. BAGALKOT – 587 314. 6. THE ADDL. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DHARWAD OF COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, RODDA ROAD, DHARWAD-580 008 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) 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 OR ANY OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDERS BEARING NO. ¢.².R/ ¸À.² / C. D. £Ë/ ¥Àæ¸ÁÛªÀ£É 2023-2024 DATED 23/11/2023 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.5 VIDE ANNEXURE-J AND IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO. ¹1. ¹.D : C D£ÉÃ: ¥Àæ.zÀ.¸À111: 2020-2021 1635 DATED 25/09/2023 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.6 VIDE ANNEXURE-K AND PASS APPROPRIATE ORDERS IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17247 WP No. 107084 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer: a. “Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other order or direction and quash the impugned orders bearing no. ¢.².R/ ¸À.² / C. D. £Ë/ ¥Àæ¸ÁÛªÀ£É 2023-2024 dated 23/11/2023 passed by the respondent no.5 vide Annexure-J and impugned order bearing no. ¹1. ¹.D : C D£ÉÃ: ¥Àæ.zÀ.¸À111: 2020-2021 1635 dated 25/09/2023 passed by the respondent no.6 vide Annexure-K and pass appropriate orders in the interest of justice and equity. b. Pass such other order(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit to meet the ends of justice and equity.” 2. Heard Sri.Sharad M Patil, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.Girija S. Hiremath, learned HCGP for respondents. 3. The petitioner had earlier approached this Court with an identical prayer in W.P. No.105287/2023, which was disposed of on 30th August 2023, by the following order: 1. “The petitioner is before this Court seeking a direction by issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent Nos.1 to 6 to consider the representation dated 08.02.2023. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17247 WP No. 107084 of 2024 2. Heard the learned counsel Sri. Sharad M. Patil appearing for the petitioner and the learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. The father of the petitioner, who is an Assistant Teacher in the Government High School, Kulahalli, Jamkhandi taluk, dies in harness on 20.04.2019 leaving behind two children, one of whom is the petitioner. The brother of the petitioner submits a representation to the respondent seeking appointment on compassionate grounds on the death of the sole bread winner of the family. The representation is submitted on 08.02.2023. Non-consideration of the representation is what drives the petitioner to this Court in the subject petition. 4. The learned AGA would submit that if reasonable time is granted, the representation of the petitioner would be considered on its merit and appropriate orders would be passed in accordance with law. 5. The submission is placed on record. 6. In the light of the said submission, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. It is made clear that this Court has not pronounced on the merit of the claim of the petitioner. Ordered accordingly.” - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17247 WP No. 107084 of 2024 4. Pursuant to the earlier direction to consider his representation, the impugned order has been passed. The impugned order rejects the petitioner’s claim on the ground that the application was not submitted within one year from the date of death of the employee. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has now placed on record a representation submitted by the petitioner’s brother seeking compassionate appointment for the petitioner. The said communication has been received by the respondents and reads as follows: ¹1: ¹D:C D£ÉÃ:¥Àæ.zÀ.¸À:111::2020-21/1635 ¢£ÁAPÀ 25-09-2013 Speaking Order «µÀAiÀÄ: GzÀAiÀÄ vÀAzÉ ²ªÀgÁªÀÄPÀȵÀÚ T¯Áj, vÁ: dªÀÄRAr f: ¨ÁUÀ®PÉÆÃl EªÀjUÉ C£ÀÄPÀA¥À DzsÁgÀzÀ ªÉÄÃgÉUÉ ¥Àæ. zÀ. ¸À ºÀÄzÉÝUÉ £ÉêÀÄPÁw PÀÄjvÀÄ. G¯ÉèÃR: 1. G¥À¤zÉð±ÀPÀgÀÄ(DqÀ½vÀ), ±Á¯Á ²PÀët E¯ÁSÉ, ¨ÁUÀ®PÉÆÃl EªÀgÀ PÀbÉÃj ¥ÀvÀæ ¸ÀASÉå E5: ²ªÀÄÄR: 737: DC£ÉÃ: ¥ÀæzÀ¸À: ºÀÄ£ÉÃPÀÄ.: 2022-23/3144 ¢£ÁAPÀ: 22-11-2022 2. ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ ¥ÀvÀæ ¸ÀASÉå : E¦ 2 J¸ïn© 2022 ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ, ¢£ÁAPÀ:02-01-2023 3. F PÀbÉÃjAiÀÄ ¥ÀvÀæ ¸ÀASÉå:¹1:¹D: C.D.£ÉÃ: ¥Àæ. zÀ. ¸À: 111:2020-21 ¢£ÁAPÀ: 24-02-2021 4. C£ÀÄPÀA¥À DzsÁjvÀ £ÉêÀÄPÁw ¤AiÀĪÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ 1996 5. ªÀiÁ£Àå GZÀÑ £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄ zsÁgÀªÁqÀ E°è£À jmï ¦nµÀ£ï ¸ÀASÉå:105287/2023 gÀ°è£À wæðt ¢: 30-08-2023. 6. CfðzÁgÀgÀ ªÀÄ£À« ¢£ÁAPÀ 21-09-2023 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17247 WP No. 107084 of 2024 ªÉÄïÁÌt¹zÀ «µÀAiÀÄ ºÁUÀÆ G¯ÉèÃRUÀ½UÉ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀAvÉ ¢ªÀAUÀvÀ: ²æà ²ªÀgÁªÀÄPÀȵÀÚ ªÀÄÄvÀÛ¥Àà T¯Áj, ¸ÀºÀ ²PÀëPÀgÀÄ, ¸ÀgÀPÁj ¥ËæqsÀ ±Á¯É PÀÄ®ºÀ½î vÁ: dªÀÄRAr f: ¨ÁUÀ®PÉÆÃl EªÀgÀÄ ¸ÉêÉAiÀÄ°ègÀĪÁUÀ¯Éà ¢£ÁAPÀ:19-04-2019 gÀAzÀÄ ¤zsÀ£À ºÉÆA¢gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ¸ÀzÀj ªÀÄÈvÀ £ËPÀgÀgÀ ªÀÄUÀ£ÁzÀ GzÀAiÀÄ vÀAzÉ ²ªÀgÁªÀÄPÀȵÀÚ T¯Áj. EªÀgÀÄ C£ÀÄPÀA¥À DzsÁjvÀ £ÉêÀÄPÁw PÀÄjvÀÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ 31-07-2020 gÀAzÀÄ PÉëÃvÀæ ²PÀëuÁ¢üPÁjUÀ¼ÀÄ dªÀÄRAr gÀªÀjUÉ Cfð ¸À°è¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ¸ÀzÀj CfðUÉ ¥ÀæwAiÀiÁV CfðzÁgÀgÀÄ ¤UÀ¢vÀ CªÀ¢üAiÀÄ°è C£ÀÄPÀA¥À DzsÁgÀzÀ £ÉêÀÄPÁw PÉÆÃj Cfð ¸À°è¸ÀzÉà EgÀĪÀ ¥ÀæAiÀÄÄPÀÛ C£ÀÄPÀA¥À DzsÁjvÀ £ÉêÀÄPÁw ¤AiÀĪÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ 1996gÀ ZÁ°Û ¤AiÀĪÀÄUÀ¼ÀAvÉ £ÉêÀÄPÁwUÉ ¥ÀjUÀt¸À®Ä CªÀPÁ±À«®èzÉAzÀÄ w½¹ F PÀbÉÃj¬ÄAzÀ ¢:24-02-2021 gÀAzÀÄ ¥Àæ¸ÁÛªÀ£ÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß wgÀ¸ÀÌj¹ ªÀÄÆ® zÁR¯ÉUÀ¼ÉÆA¢UÉ G¥À¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀÄ (DqÀ½vÀ) ¨ÁUÀ®PÉÆÃl »A¢gÀÄV¸À¯ÁVzÉ. CfðzÁgÀgÀÄ G¯ÉèÃR[3] ¢:24-02-2021 gÀ »A§gÀºÀ ¥Àæ²ß¹ ªÀiÁ£Àå GZÀÑ £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄ zsÁgÀªÁqÀ ¦ÃoÀ, zsÁgÀªÁqÀ E°è jmï ¦n±À£ï ¸ÀASÉå:105287/2023 gÀAvÉ zÁªÉ zÁR°¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ªÀiÁ£Àå £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀĪÀÅ ¢:30-08-2023 gÀAzÀÄ G¯ÉèÃR[5] gÀAvÉ wÃ¥ÀÅð ºÉÆgÀr¹ F PɼÀPÀAqÀAvÉ DzÉò¹zÉ. In the light of the said submission, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. It is made clear that this court has not pronounced on the merit of the claim of the petitioner. Order accordingly. ªÉÄð£À £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄzÀ DzÉñÀzÀAvÉ CfðzÁgÀgÀÄ ¸À°è¹zÀ ªÀÄ£À« ¢:08-02-2023 gÀAvÉ ¸À°è¹zÀ zÁR¯ÉUÀ¼ÀÄ ºÁUÀÆ G¥À¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀÄ(DqÀ½vÀ) ±Á¯Á ²PÀët E¯ÁSÉ zsÁgÀªÁqÀ gÀªÀgÀÄ G¯ÉèÃR[1] gÀ°è ¸À°è¹zÀ zÁR¯ÉUÀ¼À£Àß ¥Àj²Ã°¸À¯ÁV F PɼÀPÀAqÀ CA±ÀUÀ¼ÀÄ PÀAqÀÄ §gÀÄvÀÛªÉ. • CfðzÁgÀgÀ vÀAzÉ ¤zsÀ£À ºÉÆA¢zÀ ¢£ÁAPÀ 19.04.2019 • CfðzÁgÀgÀÄ £ÉêÀÄPÁw PÉÆÃj Cfð ¸À°è¹zÀ ¢£ÁAPÀ:31-07-2020 (F ¢£ÁAPÀPÉÌ, £ËPÀgÀgÀÄ ¤zsÀ£À ºÉÆA¢ MAzÀÄ ªÀµÀð DVgÀÄvÀÛzÉ.) ªÉÄîÌAqÀ CA±ÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß G¯ÉèÃR[5] gÀ ªÀiÁ£Àå GZÀÑ £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄzÀ wæð£ÀAvÉ ¥Àj²Ã°¸À¯ÁV C£ÀÄPÀA¥À DzsÁjvÀ £ÉêÀÄPÁw ¤AiÀĪÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ 1996 gÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ CfðzÁgÀgÀÄ Cfð ¸À°è¹zÀ ¢£ÁAPÀPÉÌ ZÁ°ÛAiÀÄ°èzÀÝ ¤AiÀĪÀÄUÀ¼ÀAvÉ CfðAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥Àj²Ã°¸À¨ÉÃPÁzÀ ¥ÀæAiÀÄÄPÀÛ ªÉÄîÌAqÀ CA±ÀUÀ¼À »£É߯ÉAiÀÄ°è F PɼÀV£ÀAvÉ DzÉò¹zÉ. ¹:¹D:CD£ÉÃ:¥ÀæzÀ.¸À:111:2020-21 ¢£ÁAPÀ: 25-09-2023 DzÉñÀ: ¦ÃpPÉAiÀÄ°è£À J¯Áè CA±ÀUÀ¼À »£É߯ÉAiÀÄ°è ªÀiÁ£Àå GZÀÑ £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄ zsÁgÀªÁqÀ jmï ¦n±À£ï ¸ÀASÉå:105287/2023 ¢:30-08-2023gÀ wæð£ÀAvÉ CfðzÁgÀgÀÄ C£ÀÄPÀA¥À DzsÁjvÀ £ÉêÀÄPÁw ¤AiÀĪÀÄ 1996 gÀ ¤AiÀĪÀÄ 5 gÀAvÉ ¤UÀ¢üvÀ CªÀ¢üAiÀÄ°è, ¤UÀ¢üvÀ £ÀªÀÄÆ£ÉAiÀÄ°è - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17247 WP No. 107084 of 2024 £ÉêÀÄPÁw PÉÆÃj Cfð ¸À°è¸ÀzÉà EgÀĪÀ ¥ÀæAiÀÄÄPÀÛ C£ÀÄPÀA¥À DzsÁjvÀ £ÉêÀÄPÁwUÉ ¥ÀjUÀt¸À®Ä ¤AiÀĪÀÄUÀ¼À°è CªÀPÁ±À EgÀĪÀÅ¢®è JAzÀÄ DzÉò¸À¯ÁVzÉ. ¸À»/- (dAiÀIJæà ²Awæ) C¥ÀgÀ DAiÀÄÄPÀÛgÀÄ ±Á¯Á ²PÀët E¯ÁSÉ zsÁgÀªÁqÀ, 6. The representation is dated 25.11.2019. The father of the petitioner had died on 20.04.2019. Therefore, the reason assigned in the impugned communication that no application was filed within one year from the date of death is, on the face of it, incorrect. Consequently, the petitioner is entitled to relief, and a direction is issued to the respondents to consider the petitioner’s case for compassionate appointment strictly in accordance with law, without rejecting it on frivolous grounds such as non- submission of the application within one year, particularly when the records indicate otherwise. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner’s brother has also consented to the petitioner’s appointment, and an affidavit to that effect is placed on record. 8. In light of these circumstances, and despite the vehement opposition of the learned HCGP, who contends that the - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17247 WP No. 107084 of 2024 grievance ought to be raised before the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal since the matter relates to compassionate appointment and this Court notes that the earlier petition on the same issue had been entertained. Therefore, I deem it appropriate to entertain the present petition as well, in order to issue necessary directions to consider the petitioner’s case, bearing in mind the observations made in the course of this order. 9. For the aforesaid reasons, the following order is passed: ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed ii. The impugned order bearing No. ¢.².R/¸À.²/C.D.£Ë/¥Àæ¸ÁÛªÀ£É 2023-2024 dated 23.11.2023 passed by respondent No.5 vide Annexure-J, and the impugned order bearing No. ¹1.¹.D : C D£Éà : ¥Àæ.zÀ.¸À111 : 2020-2021 : 1635 dated 25.09.2023 passed by respondent No.6 vide Annexure-K, are hereby quashed. iii. The respondents shall now consider the petitioner’s case in accordance with law, bearing in mind the observations made in the course of this order, and shall pass appropriate orders within 12 weeks from - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17247 WP No. 107084 of 2024 the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if not earlier. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE AC/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18