- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28520 WP No. 3930 of 2021 C/W WP No. 3986 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 3930 OF 2021 (EDN-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 3986 OF 2021 (EDN-RES) IN WP NO. 3930/2021 BETWEEN: 1. OAKRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL VARTHUR ROAD, CIRCLE, NEAR DOMMASANDRA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-560 125 (REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE, MR.JAYAN VIJAYAN 2. EKYA SCHOOL ITPL 2851, ITPL MAIN RD, DODDA NEKKUNDI EXTENSION, FRIENDS LAYOUT, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-560037 (REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE DR K R TRISTHA) 3. EURO SCHOOL CHIMNEY HILLS NO.15, CHIMNEY HILLS, NEAR SAPTHAGIRI MEDICAL COLLEGE, Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28520 WP No. 3930 of 2021 C/W WP No. 3986 of 2021 OFF ROAD, HESARGHATTA MAIN ROAD, CHIKKABANAVARA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-560090 (REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE DR RASHMI SINGH) 4. EURO SCHOOL NORTH CAMPUS SUVERY NO.27, SRINIVASAPURA VILLAGE, BELLA HALLI, KOGILU MAIN ROAD, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-560 064 (REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE VANDANA GUPTA) 5. KUNSKAPSSKOLAN BENGALURU 92/1, SARJAPUR-CHANDAPURA ROAD, MUTHANALLUR CROSS, BENGALURU KARNATAKA-562 125 (REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE MS JAYEETA GANGULY) 6. MALLYA ADITI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL UJWAL TRUST BEHIND NIPCCD BUILDING, RWF WEST COLONY, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-560106 REP BY ITS MANAGING TRUSTEE MR SHIVAM KRISHNA WARRIOR 7. OASIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SURVEY NO.90/2, KADUSONAPANNAHALLI, BIDARAHALLI (OFF HENNUR RD), KANNUR POST BANGALORE, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28520 WP No. 3930 of 2021 C/W WP No. 3986 of 2021 KARNATAKA-560 149. (REP BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE AYESHA MASOOD) …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. JAYNA KOTHARI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. ROHAN KOTHARI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA VIDHAN SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001 REP BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AND SAKALA 6TH FLOOR, MS BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001 REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 3. COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF CPI NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH K., HCGP FOR R1 TO R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED GOVERNMENT ORDER DTD.29.1.2021 PRODUCED HEREIN AS ANNEXUR-E ISSUED BY THE R-2 AS BEING ARBITRARY AND UNREASONABLE AND ETC., - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28520 WP No. 3930 of 2021 C/W WP No. 3986 of 2021 IN WP NO. 3986/2021 BETWEEN: 1. INVENTURE ACADEMY WHITEFIELD -SARJAPUR ROAD CHIKKAVADERAPURA NEAR DOMMASANDRA CIRCLE BENGALURU-562 125 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING TRUSTEE MS NOORAINE HASSAN FAZAL 2. MS NOORAINE HASSAN FAZAL D/O MHD HASSAN FAZAL AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS WHITEFIELD -SARJAPUR ROAD CHIKKAVADERAPURA NEAR DOMMASANDRA CIRCLE BENGALURU-562 125 3. VIDYASHILP ACADEMY 2/3, SHIVANAHALLI YELAHANKA BENGALURU-560 064 REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT SOUMYA SRINIVASAN 4. VIDYANIKETAN SCHOOL NO.30, KEMPAPURA HEBBAL, BANGALORE-560 024 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR MAMATHA SHIVKUMAR 5. MRS HANSA VITHANI WIFE OF MR RAVINDRA VITHANI AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS NO.30, KEMPAPURA HEBBAL, BANGALORE-560 024 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28520 WP No. 3930 of 2021 C/W WP No. 3986 of 2021 6. SAANDEEPANI ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE 90/75, SOMPUR GATE SARJAPURA, BENGALURU-562 12 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY SANDEEP GUPTA 7. TRIO WORLD SCHOOL 3/5, KODIGEHALLI MAIN RD. DEFENCE LAYOUT, SAHAKAR NAGAR BENGALURU-560092 REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MR BISHWAJEET BHATTACHARYA 8. TREAMIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NEAR ELECTRONIC CITY PHAE I HULIMANGALA POST, BENGALURU INDIA-560 105 REPRESENTED BY ITS HEAD OF SCHOOL MS JYOTHIS MATHEW 9. LEGACY SCHOOL 6/1 A, 6/2 BYRATHI VILLAGE BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, EAST TALUK BANGALORE-560 077 REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRINCIPAL MR SAMEER ARORA 10. BANGALORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL TRUST #.41/1, GEDDALAHALLI HENNUR BAGALUR ROAD KOTHANUR POST BANGALORE-560 077 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MR YADAV KUMAR G ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. UDAY HOLLA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI.VIVEK HOLLA, ADVOCATE) - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28520 WP No. 3930 of 2021 C/W WP No. 3986 of 2021 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 2. COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF CPI, NRUPATUNGA ROAD BENGALURU-560 001 3. DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, NR ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001. 4. MADHU K REDDY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O KRISHNA REDDY RESIDENT OF NO.15, HBR LAYOUT 3RD BLOCK, KALYAN NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 043 5. PRANAYESH SINGH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O SHIV SHANKAR VERMA R/ AT NO. C 705, ALPINE PYRAMID APARTMENTS, CANARA BANK LAYOUT, VIDYARANYAPURA POST OFFICE, BENGALURU-560 097 6. MAYUR KUMAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS S/O BHIMRAJ H JAIN R/AT NO.23, FLAT NO.302, VS RAJU ROAD, PALACE GUTTAHALLI, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28520 WP No. 3930 of 2021 C/W WP No. 3986 of 2021 BENGALURU-560 063 7. RAGHAVENDRA NM AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O MUNIRAJU R/AT M NANJAPPA NILAYA, VIDYARANYAPURA MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU-560 097 8. SIDALINGESHWAR RAJAN AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O TSB RAJAN R/AT FLAT NO. 118, SHIVAPRAKRUTI APARTMENT, TALACAUVERY LAYOUT, AMRUTHALLI, BYTARAYANAPURA POST, BENGALURU-560 092 9. BRIJESH SHAH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O ARVIND KUMAR SHASH R/AT 1031/B OM NIVAS, 4N BLOCK, DR. RAJ KUMAR ROAD BENGALURU-560 010 10. MANJUNATHA VEERANNA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/O VEERANNA C R/AT 11, 2ND MAIN, BALAJI LAYOUT KODIGEHALLI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU-560 092. 11. VIKESH DIVAKARAN AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS S/O OF LATE P DIVAKARAN R/AT 2302, ANRIYA DWELLINGTON NO.1, 1ST MAIN, 6TH CROSS, DOLLARS COLONY, RMV IIND STAGE LOTTEGOLLAHALLI BENGALURU- 560 094. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28520 WP No. 3930 of 2021 C/W WP No. 3986 of 2021 12. R SUNDARRAJ AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O RAJAGOPAL C R/AT D06, RADIANCE IRIS SRI. VENKATESHPURA LAYOUT SAMPIGEHALLI, JAKKUR BENGALURU-560 064. 13. GALI SHIVAPRASAD AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O GALI SANGAMESHWAR R/AT NO.19, ARTY ORCHARDS LPO SADASHIVANAGAR BENGALURU-560 03 14. MOHAMMED H.K.ARSHI AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O MOHAMMAD JUNAID WOODOOD R/AT NO.14/5, YANNBU COTTAGE 15TH CROSS, A.E.C.S 2ND STAGE SANJAY NAGAR BENGALURU-560 094 15. ANANDA MISRA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O RADHEYSHYAM MISHRA R/AT A2-504, PURVA ATRIA, RMV 2ND STAGE, AHWATH NAGAR BENGALURU-560 094 16. NAGESH MUNISWAMY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS S/O C.MUNISWAMY R/AT 1102, ANRIYA PALATIAL NO.8, 2ND MAIN, LOTTEGOLAHALLI, RMV RND STAGE BENGALURU-560 094. 17. MANIVEL AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28520 WP No. 3930 of 2021 C/W WP No. 3986 of 2021 S/O LULANDAIVELU R/AT PURVA PALM BEACH APARTMENT K 903, DODDAGUBBI MAIN ROAD HANUMANTHAPPA LAYOUT KYALASANAHALLI BENGALURU 560 077. 18. SWAMY NV ABED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O NANJUNDAIAH.R R/AT NO.224, 2G MAIN ROAD 1ST CROSS, NAGARBHAVI 2ND STAGE 1TH BLOCK, BENGALURU-560 072. 19 JAYA JOTHI AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS W/O SREERAM G R/AT A1, CHARTERED RAGA NO.12, MCPHERSON ROAS COOKE TOWN, BENGALURU-560 065 20. NALINI BILUKA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS W/O KISHORE KUMAR MEELETHULA R/AT D318, CANOPY CALYX COFFEE BOARD LAYOUT KEMPAPURA HEBBAL-560 024 21. DEEPIKA KHAKHAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS W/O RAHUL KHAKHAR R/AT 81, 1ST FLOOR 3RD CROSS, ITI LAYOUT, MSR NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 054. 22. SHILPA M.K. AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS W/O MADHUDUDAN RAO K R/AT NO.F 004, SREE RESIDENCY APARTMENT 1ST TEMPLE STREET ,15TH CROSS - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28520 WP No. 3930 of 2021 C/W WP No. 3986 of 2021 MALELSHWARAM, BENGALURU- 560 003 23. HARSHA CHANDRASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O L.CHANDRASHEKAR R/AT NO.31, SEETHALAKSHMI NILAYA 4TH TEMPLE ROAD, 15TH CROSS MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 003. 24. KALYANI G JHADHAV AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS W/O GANESH RAO JADDHAV R/AT 57/7, SRI KRISHNA NILAYA 2ND MAIN, GANGANAGAR LAYOUT BENGALURU - 560 032 25. POOJA SOOD AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS W/O RANJAN KHARBANDA R/AT F-724, SENAVIHAR, KALYAN NAGAR BENGALURU- 560 043 26. RESHMA NILESH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS W/O NILESH VASOYA R/AT NO.18, 6TH CROSS SWIMMING POOL EXTENSION MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560 003 27. KUMUDA KIRAN AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS W/O KIRAN R/AT M.NANJAPPA NILAYA VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU-560 097 - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28520 WP No. 3930 of 2021 C/W WP No. 3986 of 2021 28. VIDYA S.NAYAK AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS W/O AJAY R.M R/AT NO.328/A, 9TH D MAIN HRBR LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 043 ALL APPLICANTS REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER SRI.MANJUNATHA VEERANNA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/O VEERANNA C R/AT 11, 2MAIN, BALAJI LAYOUT KODIGEHALLI MAIN ROAD BENGALURU-560 092. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.MANJUNATH K, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3 AND SMT. SADHANA DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR R4 TO R28) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE IMPUGNED CIRCULAR DATED 29.01.2021 (ANNEXURE-A) AS ARBITRARY PASSED BY THE SUBORDINATE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AND ETC., THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING-B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28520 WP No. 3930 of 2021 C/W WP No. 3986 of 2021 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petitions on the ground that the relief's sought for in the writ petitions having become infructous. 2. Accordingly, the memo is accepted. 3. In view of the above, these writ petitions are disposed of as having become infructous. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 69