- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13541 WP No. 5472 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 5472 OF 2021 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI T. P. SHEKHAR, S/O PHAKEERAPPA S. T., AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, SENIOR LECTURER IN COMMERCE M.E.S. P.U COLLEGE, B. T. M. LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 076 2. SRI JNANASUNDARAM S/O MUTTAIAH S. M., AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, LIBRARIAN, M.E.S. P.U COLLEGE, B. T. M. LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 076 3. DR. SANJEEVARAYAPPA N. C., S/O SRI CHIKKA VOBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, LECTURER IN HINDI, M.E.S. P.U COLLEGE, B. T. M. LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 076 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRIKANTH M. P. AND SMT. P.N. SHOBHA, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, M .S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE – 560 001 Digitally signed by MADHURI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13541 WP No. 5472 of 2021 2. THE COMMISSIONER PRE-UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE – 560 003 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE – 560 003 4. MODEL EDUCATION SOCIETY (R) JAYANAGAR IV BLOCK, BANGALORE – 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G. RAMESH NAIK, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. R. S. MANJUNATHA, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE REPRESENTATIONS DTD 27.04.2020 VIDE ANNX-D AND DTD 30.07.2020 VIDE ANNX-E AND LEGAL NOTICE DTD 12.09.2020 VIDE ANNX-F AND TO CONSIDER THE PROMOTION OF THE 1ST PETITION AS THE PRINCIPAL OF MES PER-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, BTM LAYOUT, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13541 WP No. 5472 of 2021 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner No.1 has expired and nothing further survives for consideration in the petition and the petition may be disposed of as infructuous. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. In view of the aforesaid submission, the petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41