- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13508-DB WP No. 12590 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO. 12590 OF 2022 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: 1. SRI K. SATYANARAYANA S/O. KRISHNA BHAT, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, GRADUATE ASSISTANT TEACHER, GOVERNMENT UPGRADED HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, AKARNA VILLAGE, BANTWAL TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 574 153. …PETITIONER (BY SRI A.C. BALARAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, MULTISTORIED BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by VINUTHA B S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13508-DB WP No. 12590 of 2022 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, NEW PUBLIC OFFICERS, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, MYSURU DIVISION, D. SUBBAIAH ROAD, MYSURU - 577 001. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, NEW PUBLIC OFFICES, MANGALURU - 573 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.R. RAJENDRA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE KSAT BENGALURU IN APPLICATION No-5477/2021 DATED 07.04.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND TO ALLOW THE ABOVE APPLICATION BY GRANTING THE RELIEFS AS PRAYED FOR IN THE ABOVE APPLICATION BEARING No A.No-5477/2021 VIDE ANNEXURE- B2 AND ETC,. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13508-DB WP No. 12590 of 2022 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Heard Sri A.C. Balaraj, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.R. Rajendra, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents and perused the entire writ petition papers. 2. The petitioner, a retired Graduate Assistant Teacher of the Department of Public Instructions is before this Court aggrieved by order dated 07.04.2022 in Application No.5477/2021 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal at Bengluru (for short, 'the Tribunal'), whereunder the petitioner's challenge to endorsement dated 18.06.2018 (Annexure-A9) rejecting his request to count his past service for the purpose of pension and pensionary benefits from 1989 to 2005 is rejected by the respondent-authorities. 2.1 The petitioner was appointed as a temporary teacher on 25.08.1989 at Duggaladka Village of Sulya Taluk by the School Development Committee. It is submitted that the school in which the petitioner was appointed and working was - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13508-DB WP No. 12590 of 2022 taken over by the State Government on 25.08.1991. When he was working as such, it is submitted that he applied for the post of Assistant Teacher in the Department of second respondent and he was appointed as Assistant Teacher on 30.05.2005 by respondent No.4. Subsequently, the petitioner is said to have made a representation to count his service from 25.08.1989 to 30.05.2005 rendered in the school run by School Development Committee for the purpose of pension and pensionary benefits and the said representation was rejected under endorsement dated 18.06.2018. 2.3 Questioning the said endorsement, the petitioner was before the Tribunal and Tribunal under the impugned order rejected the application on the ground of delay and latches and also on merit holding that the petitioner would not be entitled for counting his past service. Questioning the impugned order passed by the Tribunal as well as the endorsement of the State rejecting his request to count the past service, the petitioner is before this Court in this writ petition. 3. Sri A.C. Balaraj, learned counsel for the petitioner would contend that in terms of Rule 248 of the Karnataka Civil - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13508-DB WP No. 12590 of 2022 Services Rules (KCSRs), the petitioner would be entitled for counting the past service for the purpose of pension and pensionary benefits. The respondents committed an error in rejecting the same without looking into Rule 248 of KCSRs and the petitioner's past service from 25.08.1989 to 30.05.2005 requiring to be counted for pension and pensionary benefits. 3.1 Learned counsel would submit that the petitioner was initially appointed on 25.08.1989 by the School Development Committee and in pursuance to the application of the petitioner, the petitioner was appointed as Assistant Teacher on 30.05.2005 under appointment letter dated 30.05.2005 (Annexure-A7). It is submitted that the petitioner has served prior to his appointment in a private aided school, he would be entitled for 1/4th of his service, maximum to a 4 years and failure to consider is opposed to Rule 248 of KCSRs. Thus he would pray for allowing the writ petition. 4. Per contra, Sri K.R. Rajendra, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents submits that the petitioner would not be entitled for counting his past service since the appointment of the petitioner is not approved by the - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13508-DB WP No. 12590 of 2022 competent authority. Further, he submits that the petitioner has not placed on record, the Government Order taking over the school in which the petitioner was working was taken over by State Government. Thus he would pray for dismissal of the writ petition. 5. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and on perusal of the entire writ petition papers, we are not inclined to interfere with the impugned order passed by the Tribunal for the following reasons. 6. The petitioner claims that he was appointed initially on 25.08.1989 at Duggaladka Village of Sulya Taluk by the School Development Committee and on 25.08.1991 the said school was taken over by the State Government. It is further submitted that the petitioner applied in pursuance to the notification issued by respondent No.4 and the petitioner was selected and appointed as Assistant School Teacher in terms of appointment order dated 30.05.2005 (Annexure-A7). The petitioner has not placed on record the order of approval of the appointment of petitioner as Assistant Teacher at Duggaladka Village School and the petitioner has also not placed on record - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13508-DB WP No. 12590 of 2022 the government order by the State Government taking over the school in which the petitioner was working. 7. In the absence of the order of approval of petitioner's appointment or order where the petitioner's name is included while taking over the school in which the petitioner was working, the service said to have been rendered by the petitioner prior to his appointment on 30.05.2005 cannot be considered in terms of Rule 248 of KCSRs. 8. Thus, there is no merit in the writ petition and accordingly, stands rejected. Pending interlocutory application stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE DDU List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33