- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17603-DB WA No. 100522 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. WRIT APPEAL NO.100522 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SANGAPPA S/O VEERAPPA SUTAGUNDAR, AGE. 47 YEARS, OCC: TEACHER, BASAVESHWAR GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, BAGALKOT, R/O BAGALKOT, TQ & DIST: BAGALKOT-587101. 2. SRI. SOMANATH S/O CHANNAYYA BANGARGUND, AGE. 41 YEARS, OCC: TEACHER, SRI. BASAVESHWAR HIGH SCHOOL HALLUR, R/O BAGALKOT, TQ & DIST: BAGALKOT-587101. 3. SMT. KUSUMA D/O SIDDARAYA HALASANGI, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: TEACHER, SIDDESHWAR HIGH SCHOOL, BILAGI, R/O BILAGI, TQ: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587101. 4. SRI. MALLAPPA S/O MALIYAPPA BALADANDANNAVAR, AGE. 43 YEARS, OCC: TEACHER, SRI SHIVASHARANA SHIVAPPAYYA HIGH SCHOOL, NEELGUND, R/O NEELGUND, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587101. 5. SRI. PRAKASH S/O SHIVAPUTRAPPA KUMBAR, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: TEACHER, KADASIDDESHWAR HIGH SCHOOL, GULEDGUDD, TQ: GULEDGUDD, DIST: BAGALKOT-587101. 6. SRI. SANGANAGOUDA S/O SHIVANAGOUDA BIRADAR, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: TEACHER, SRI SHIVASHARANA SHIVAPPAYYA HIGH SCHOOL, NEELGUND, R/O NEELGUND, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587101. Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.12.11 10:43:02 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17603-DB WA No. 100522 of 2024 7. SRI. SIDRAM S/O BASAPPA DESAI AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC: SDC ADARSH HIGH SCHOOL, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT, R/O BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT-587101. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. G.I. GACHCHINAMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT-587101. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT-587101. 4. THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, DHARWAD, DIST: DHARWAD-580001. 5. THE MANAGEMENT DR. BABU JAGAJEEVANRAM VIDYAVARDAKA AND SOCIAL WELFARE COMMITTEE ® R/O BILLA KERUR BAGALKOTE TQ & DIST-587101. 6. THE HEAD MASTER DR. BABU JAGAJEEVANRAM HIGH SCHOOL, R/O BILLA KERUR, BAGALKOTE-587101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. S.H. MITTALKOD, ADVOCATE FOR R5 & R6) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SEC.4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 20-9-2024 MADE IN W.P. NO.104614/2024 (S-RES) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE SO FAR AS OBSERVATION PERTAINING TO DISMISSAL OF WRIT PETITION AND OBSERVATION MADE IN PARA 23 AND FURTHER ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17603-DB WA No. 100522 of 2024 THIS WRIT APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Heard learned counsel Sri. G.I. Gachchinamath for the appellants, learned counsel Sri. S.H. Mittalkod for respondents No.5 and 6 as well as learned AGA Sri. Sharad V Magadum for respondents No.1 to 4. Perused the writ appeal papers. 2. Learned counsel Sri. G.I. Gachchinamath at the outset would submit that appeal insofar as appellant Nos.1 to 5 and 7 is not pressed and the appeal would be pressed only to a limited extent insofar as appellant No.6 is concerned. 3. Learned counsel Sri. S.H. Mittalkod appearing for respondents No.5 and 6/Institution would submit that, as the appellants No.1 to 5 and 7 have already reported to duty, in terms of learned Single Judge’s order, the appeal would no more survive for consideration. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17603-DB WA No. 100522 of 2024 4. Learned counsel Sri. G.I. Gachchinamath would submit that in terms of learned Single Judge’s order, appellant No.6 is ready to report to duty at respondents No.5 and 6/Institution on 10.12.2025 and therefore, he prays for a direction to respondents No.5 and 6/Institution to accept the duty report of appellant No.6. 5. Learned counsel Sri. S.H.Mittalkod, on instruction, would submit that respondents No.5 and 6/Institution would accept the duty report of appellant No.6 and would take him to duty, if he reports. 6. Placing the submission of both learned counsel on record, the writ appeal stands disposed of. Pending applications, if any, are disposed of as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE JTR, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 1