- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46733 WP No. 31942 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 31942 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: UMESHAIAH M S S/O SHEKARAIAH K M AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS WORKING AS ASST. TEACHER GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL, AANJANEYANAGARA KAARIGANURU CROSS, DAVANAGERE - 57 525 R/AT NO. 691/11, 7TH CROSS, 7TH MAIN, LENIN NAGARA NITTUVALLI, DAVANAGERE TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577008 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NARAYANA BHAT MOVVAR., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46733 WP No. 31942 of 2025 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPT. OF EDUCATION AND LITERACY, M S BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPT. OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560001. 3. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER SOUTH REGION, PJ EXTENSION DAVANAGERE TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577002 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO (A) DIRECT THE R3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 24.02.2025 MADE BY THE PETITIONER PRODUCED AS ANENXURE-F. (B) DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO GRANT ANNUAL INCREMENT TO THE PETITIONER W.R.F 2017 TILL DATE AND PAY ARREARS OF SALARY WITH INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 18 PERCENT - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46733 WP No. 31942 of 2025 FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT IS DUE TILL THE DATE OF MAKING PAYMENT TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. (C) GRANT THE PETITIONER COST OF THIS PROCEEDINGS. 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 ORAL ORDER The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing respondent No.3 to consider the representation dated 24.02.2025 vide Annexure-F, wherein the petitioner requested for annual increment with effect from 2017. Respondent No.3 has not passed any order on the said representation. Hence, this writ petition. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that if reasonable time is granted, respondent No.3 would consider the representation vide Annexure-F and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46733 WP No. 31942 of 2025 3. In view of the submission made by the learned Additional Government advocate, the writ petition is disposed of. 4. Respondent No.3 is directed to consider the representation dated 24.02.2025, and pass the appropriate order in accordance with law within 8 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SKS