- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52291 WP No. 16412 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 16412 OF 2025 (S-REG) BETWEEN: CHANDRE GOWDA S/O NINGE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MANTIBILAGULI VILLAGE CHIKKANERALE POST. PERIYAPATNA TALUK MYSURU. MYSURU DISTRICT-571 102 PRESENTLY WORKING IN MANASA GONGOTRI UNIVERSITY OF MYSURU …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K RAVISHANKAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001 2. THE UNIVERSITY OF MYSURU, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR, KARYASOUDA Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52291 WP No. 16412 of 2025 CRAWFORD HALL, MYSURU-575 005 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA FOR R1 MS. KEERTHI KRISHNA REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. ABHISHEK KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R2 TO CONSIDER PETITIONERS REPRESENTATIONS DATED 27/05/2025 (PRODUCED VIDE ANNEXURE-E) TO THE WP IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO REGULARIZE THE SERVICE OF THE PETITIONER ON PERMANENT BASIS IN THE POST OF LECTURER AGAINST WHICH HE IS WORKING BY DECLARING THAT THE PETITIONER IS ENTITLED FOR THE BENEFIT GRANTED TO SIMILARY SITUATED PERSONS UNDER UNIVERSITY OF MYSURU (ABSORPTION/REGULARIZATION OF TEMORARY FULLTIME/PART TIME LECTURERS) STATUTE 2004 BY CONSIDERING THE JUDGEMENT DATED 23/04/2019 PASSED IN WP NO. 51342/2016 AND OTHER CONNECTED MATTERS (PRODUCED VIDE ANNEXURE-F). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52291 WP No. 16412 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 27.05.2025 vide Annexure-E. 2. Brief facts leading rise to the filing of this writ petition are as follows: 2.1. The petitioner is the post-graduate and he has completed his masters from the competent University. The petitioner is working as Guest Lecturer/Temporary Lecturer in respondent No.2-University. Respondent No.2 has enacted the Statute i.e., the University of Mysuru (Absorption/Regularization of temporary fulltime/part time lecturers) Statute, 2004. The petitioner submitted his representation for regularisation of service in the light of the order passed by this Court in WP No.51342/2016. Respondent No.2 has not passed any order on the representation submitted by the petitioner. Hence, this writ petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52291 WP No. 16412 of 2025 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 submits that, if reasonable time is granted, respondent No.2 will consider the representation and pass the appropriate order in accordance with law. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 further submits that, respondent No.2 will continue the services of the petitioner till the representation is considered. The submission is placed on record. 4. In view of the submission made by learned counsel for respondent No.2, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is disposed of; ii. Respondent No.2 is directed to consider the representation dated 27.05.2025 vide Annexure-E and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law, within 6 weeks from the date of the receipt of copy of this order; Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE PA CT:KHV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 6