- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39945-DB WA No. 552 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 552 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY M S BUILDING, BENGALURU -560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY M S BUILDING, BENGALURU 560 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR (SECONDARY EDUCATION), DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU 560 001. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY DEPARTMENT (ADMINISTRATION) DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, BENGALURU NORTH DISTRICT, BENGALURU-560009. 5. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER THE DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY, NORTH ZONE-2 MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU 560 018. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39945-DB WA No. 552 of 2025 AND: 1. SRI. PRABHU DEV S/O SRI.RAMESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS WORKING AS SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHER, CHILDREN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, MOHAN KUMAR NAGAR, YESHWANTHPUR BENGALURU NORTH, BENGLAURU 560 022. 2. SMT GAYATHRI K S W/O SRI. BASAVARAJ AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS WORKING AS SCIENCE TEACHER CHILDREN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL MOHAN KUMAR NAGAR, YESHWANTHPUR BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU 560 022. 3. SMT DEEPA H S W/O UMESH CHANDRA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS WORKING AS MATHS TEACHER CHILDREN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL MOHAN KUMAR NAGAR, YESHWANTHPUR BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU 560 022. 4. SRI KOTRESH GOWDA S/O SRI.SHIVANNE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS WORKING AS ENGLISH TEACHER CHILDREN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL MOHAN KUMAR NAGAR, YESHWANTHPUR BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU 560 022. 5. SRI MADHU H B S/O SRI. BELURE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS WORKING AS PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER CHILDREN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL MOHAN KUMAR NAGAR, YESHWANTHPUR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39945-DB WA No. 552 of 2025 BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU 560 022. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAYA RAGHAVA SARATHY H M., ADVOCATE FOR R-1 TO R-5 IN WP 13034/2024; SRI. M.S.PARTHASARTHY, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT IN WP 15034/2024) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 24.07.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP No-13034/2024 (S-RES) C/W WP No-15034/2024 (EDN-RES). THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present writ appeal has been filed by the State impugning the order dated 24.07.2025 passed in W.P.Nos.13034/2024 (S-RES) c/w W.P.No.15034/2024 (EDN-RES). The operative portion of the said order would read as follows :- "(a) The petitions stand disposed of calling upon both the Teachers and the Management to file necessary - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39945-DB WA No. 552 of 2025 documents/service records with the DPIA for verification of those documents. (b) The DPIA shall consider these documents and pass orders for release of salary grant before 31.12.2024. (c) The DPIA is directed, upon receipt of a certified copy of this order, to initiate procedure for petitioner's allocation as against the vacancies if available within the District, and otherwise, to forward appropriate recommendations to the CDSE for Teachers' allocation otherwise. (d) The DPIA is directed to complete this exercise, which shall be subject to verification of release of grant-in-aid salary, expeditiously but on or before 31.12.2024. (d) The Teachers are reserved with liberty to file a certified copy of this Order with both the DPIA and the CDSE for due compliance within four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this Order. (e) The DPIA is directed to verify and inform the petitioners about the possible interim working arrangement within a period of eight (8) weeks." - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39945-DB WA No. 552 of 2025 2. Having considered the impugned order and the submissions of learned counsel for the appellants, we are not inclined to interfere with the impugned order of the learned Single Judge. 3. However, we direct the State to issue notice to the respondents herein for verification of their claims and also summon the records from the concerned Department inasmuch as the respondents were working in the Institution during the grant-in-aid period, which is now closed from 2024-2025. 4. After verifying the credentials of the respondents, the State Government should take appropriate steps for their deployment, wherever there is a requirement of Teachers. The said exercise must be concluded within a period of one month from today. 5. For the period during which the respondents were working and not paid, the State has to ensure payment of their salary for the said period before the date when Institution was closed. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39945-DB WA No. 552 of 2025 6. With the above observations, the instant writ appeal stands disposed of. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE NG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17