- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 1109 OF 2026 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT., DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, M.S BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001 2. THE COMMISSIONER, TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TANTRIK SHIKSHANA BHAVAN PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU-560041. 3. THE DIRECTOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TANTRIK SHIKSHANA BHAVAN PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU-560041. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. M.N.SUDEV HEGDE, AGA) AND: 1. SRI. NARENDRA PAI T S/O LATE DAYANANDA PAI T AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS WORKING AS PRINCIPAL R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAL POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT-576104 Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 2. SRI KIRAN KUMAR S/O SHIVARAY AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104. 3. SRI PRAVEENA KUMAR S/O LATE MANJUNATH NAIK AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 4. SRI. SUSHMADAS H D/O KANAKADAS H AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 5. SRI GURURAJ HOSAMANI S/O HANUMANTAPPA HOSAMANI AGED ABOLUT 31 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 6. SRI NIKHIL KUMAR M S/O GUNDU RAO M AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 7. SRI SURESH PATIL S/O GOLLALAPPAGOUD AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 8. SRI MOHAMMED FAZAL S/O ISMAIL SAB AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 9. SRI RAJESH L BHAT S/O LAXSHMINARAYANA T BHAT AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS WORKING AS INSTRUCTOR DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAL POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 10. SRI KRISHNARAJA S/O LATE ANANDA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 11. SRI UPENDRA S/O DEVUPOOJARY AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS WORKING AS MECHANIC DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 12. SRI BHASKARA SHETTIGARA S/O MENKA SHETTIGARA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS MECHANIC DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 13. SMT. GEETHA W/O SHEKAR K AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS WORKING AS MECHANIC DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAL POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 14. SRI ASHOKA V S/O VASU AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS WORKING AS HELPER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 15. SRI NAGESHA NAYAK S/O LATE ANNAYA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS WORKING AS HELPER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAL POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 16. SRI SATHEESHA NAYAK S/O HARIDASA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS WORKING AS HELPER DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 17. SRI ASHWIN AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS S/O SATHISH NAIK WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 18. SRI VIKRAM S/O VITHAL RAO TADKAL AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 19. SRI KAVAN HEGDE S/O KARUNAKAR HEGDE M AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS WORKING AS LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 20. SRI. ARUNKUMAR. S HIREMATH, S/O. S V HIREMATH AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 21. SRI. BALAKRISHNA, S/O. SHEENA KARKERA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, WORKING AS INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 22. SRI YOGEESHA M S/O. NARAYANA ACHARI AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 23. SRI. ANANTHA PADMANABHA S/O.DEVAPPA ACHARYA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 24. SRI. NAGARAJ SHETTIGAR @NAGA SHETTIGAR, S/O GANAPATHI SHETTIGAR, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 25. SRI. UMESH ACHARY, S/O SANKRAYA ACHARY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 26. SRI. ANANDA DEVADIGA (ANANDA) S/O. NARAYANA AGED ABOUT-58-YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 27. SRI. SUNIL SHERIGARA (SUNIL), S/O. SUNDARA SHERIGARA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 28. SRI. GANAPATHI NAIK N, S/O. LATE KRISHNA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 29. SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR, S/O RAMANGOUDA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 30. SMT. SWARNA W/O. SATISH. S AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 31. SRI. SADASHIV SHIRABUR, S/O SANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 32. SMT SUHASINI K HEMSHETTY W/O SANGHAMESHWARA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS, AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 33. SMT VIDHYASHRI DEVADIGA (VIDHYASHRI DEVADIG) W/O RAGHAVENDRA DEVADIGA P, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 34. SRI SADANAND S/O RAJKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 35. SRI SURESHA NAYAK K S/O PANDURANGA NAYAK K AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WORKING AS INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 36. SMT CHANDRAKALA PATIL S W/O DAYANANDA H AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR, IN ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 37. SRI ANANDA SHERIGAR (ANANDA) S/O RAMA SHERIGARA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 38. SMT SUMANA P HEGDE (SUMANA M) W/O LATE V PRASANNA HEGDE AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 39. SMT SIJI K SATHYAN W/O JOSE MC AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 40. SRI DAYANANDA NAYAK (DAYANANDA NAIK) S/O LATE PUTTU NAIK AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 41. SRI JAGADEESHA S/O BABANNA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 42. SRI SUBRAMANYA D S/O DEVENDRA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 43. SMT MAHALAKSHMI SHENOY W/O RAMNATH SHENOY AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 44. SRI. ARUNKUMAR TANGOJI, S/O.TIMMANNA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 45. SRI. M.D. AMANULLA, SRI. S/O. M.D. KHAJAMIYYA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS LIBRARIAN, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 46. SMT. APARNA Y NAYAK (APARNA), W/O. YESHWANTH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, WORKING AS MECHANIC, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 47. SRI. DAYANANDA NAIK, S/O. VASU NAIK AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WORKING AS HELPER, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 48. SRI. PRAMOD KUMAR, S/O.JAGANNATHA SHETTIGAR.S. AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, WORKING AS REGISTRAR, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 49. SRI. VITTALA NAYAK, S/O. LATE PUTHU NAYAK, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, WORKING AS OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 KARNATAKA 576104 50. SRI. SURESH NAYAK (SURESH NAIK) S/O.PUTTU NAIK, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, WORKING AS FDA, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 51. SRI. UMESHA NAYAK, S/O. LATE MAHADEVA NAYAK, AGED 53 YEARS, WORKING AS FDA, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 52. SRI. SHILPA, W/O NARESH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, WORKING AS SDA, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 53. SMT. SAHANA, W/O. GANESH KAMATH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS S.D.A, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 54. SRI. HARISHA PRABHU, S/O. PUTTU PRABHU, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, WORKING AS S.D.A, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 55. SMT. SANDHYA W/O GANESHA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, WORKING AS SDA, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 56. SMT. VANI UDUPA. B. W/O. LATE KRISHNA MOORTHY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS. WORKING AS TYPIST. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 57. SRI. RAJU KOTIAN, S/O. SHEENA BANGERA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, WORKING AS ATTENDER, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 58. SRI. N SATHEESHA S/O. N.GANAPPAYYA SHEREGAR, AGE 53 YEARS, WORKING AS ATTENDER, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 59. SRI. SUNDARA, S/O. LATE BABU KORAGA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP D (SWEEPER), DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 60. SRI. BABU S/O. PUTAKU, AGED 49 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP D (SWEEPER), DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 61. SMT. SUMATHI, W/O. LATE GANESH NAIK AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP D (SERVANT), DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 62. SRI. NARAYANA - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 S/O.GURUVA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP-D (WATCHMAN), DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 63. SRI. MADHAVA NAYAK (MADHAVA) S/O. BABANNA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP D (WATCHMAN) DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 64. SRI. M. KUMARA, S/O AITHA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP D (SWEEPER) DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 65. SRI. SEENA, S/O. KAPIRAKORAGA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, WORKING AS GROUP-D (SWEEPER), DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 66. SRI. SAVEEN, S/O. SHEKHAR POOJARY, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 WORKING AS GROUP- D(SERVANT), DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION R/O C/O DR T. M. A PAI POLYTECHNIC MIT CAMPUS MANIPAL UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA 576104 67. DR. T M A PAI FOUNDATION REP. BY ITS SECRETARY MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT 576104 68. DR. T M PAI POLYTECHNIC REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL MANIPAL, UDUPI TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT 576104 …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 17/10/2025 PASSED IN WP NO.30036/2024, ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) Mr. M N Sudev Hegde, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the appellants submits that he would like to withdraw this writ appeal and approach the writ Court seeking review of the impugned judgment and order dated - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21811-DB WA No. 1109 of 2026 17.10.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.30036/2024. He has filed a memo to that effect. 2. Considering the aforesaid submission, we dismiss this writ appeal as withdrawn with liberty to seek review of the impugned judgment and order dated 17.10.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.30036/2024. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6