- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51474-DB WP No. 2366 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 2366 OF 2021 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. RADHA M AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS W/O V KUMAR R/O BANNIKUPPE (B) BIDADI HOBLI RAMANAGARA TALUK AND DISTRICT GANAKAL POST KARNATAKA 562109 2. CHIKKANNA N AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O T NAGAPPA R/O THONDEBHAVI RAILWAY STATION THONDEBHAVI POST GOURIBIDHANUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT KARNATAKA 561213 3. GANGARAJU T L AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/O LAKSHMI NARASAPPA R/O THONDEBHAVI VILLAGE AND POST GOURIBIDHANUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT KARNATAKA 561213 …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. NEHA VINOD, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. ROHAN KOTHARI, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51474-DB WP No. 2366 of 2021 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 6TH FLOOR M S BUILDING DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN M S BUILDING DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 3. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION NEW PUBLIC OFFICE NEAR-RBI NRUPATHUNGA RD, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI SAMPANGI RAMA NAGAR BENGALURU-560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER WRIT DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO IMMEDIATELY PASS NECESSARY ORDERS TO FULLY AND COMPLETELY OPEN ALL THE GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHILE DEPLOYING ALL THE SAFETY MEASURES AND SOCIAL, DISTANCING, HYGIENE, WEARING MASKS, PHYSICAL DISTANCING, QUARANTINING, TESTING AND OTHER MEASURES AS MAY BE NECESSARY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51474-DB WP No. 2366 of 2021 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present petition is required to be closed as the necessary reliefs were granted at the material time. 2. The present petition is accordingly, disposed of. 3. Pending IAs., if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48