- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33534-DB WA No. 982 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT APPEAL NO. 982 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS (SECONDARY EDUCATION) OFFICE AT THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. 4. THE DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS (PRIMARY EDUCATION) OFFICE AT THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA - 571 401. 6. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), PARK HOUSE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33534-DB WA No. 982 of 2025 AND: 1. SRI M. LINGARAJU S/O MADAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS WORKING AS HEAD MASTER BOGA LINGESHWARA SWAMY HIGH SCHOOL H. MALLIGERE - 571 402 DUDDA HOBLI, MANDYA TALUK. 2. SRI L. ANANDA S/O LATE LINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS WORKING AS CRAFT TEACHER BOGA LINGESHWARA SWAMY HIGH SCHOOL H. MALLIGERE - 571 402 DUDDA HOBLI, MANDYA TALUK. 3. SRI B. N. JANARDHAN S/O B. L. NAGESHRAO RETIRED ASSISTANT TEACHER SIR. M.V. HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL KOPPA - 571 425, MADDUR TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT RESIDING AT BIDARAKATTE MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 08/09/2021 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NO.16471/2021 (S-RES) & ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33534-DB WA No. 982 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU,CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the appellants had, at the previous hearing, sought time to obtain instructions for withdrawal of the present appeal. He refers to the operative part of the impugned order directing the appellants to consider the representation of the respondents after the disposal of W.A.No.2647/2015 and connected matters. He submits that in view of the said directions, the present appeal may be disposed of. It is so directed. 2. Pending applications stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE KPS, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27