- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29409 WP No. 15077 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 15077 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. S. MITYA NAYAK S/O SEETHA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT NO.620/B, FIRST FLOOR 16TH MAIN ROAD, MANJUNATHA NAGAR RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU -560 010. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. FAYAZ SAB B G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA AND CULTURE VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU -560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA AND CULTURE KANNADA BHAVANA J C ROAD BENGALURU -560 003. 3. DR HARILAL KHERI PAWAR AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, PRESIDENT LAMBANI CULTURE LANGUAGE ACADEMY R/AT BAPU KIADB, 79-K LAYOUT Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29409 WP No. 15077 of 2022 HALIYALA CROSS, THAPOVANA ROAD DHARWADA-580 003. 4. SRI RAJAKUMAR HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, MEMBER LAMBANI CULTURE LANGUAGE ACADEMY R/AT NO.176 CHAITRA 3RD CROSS ROAD GIRINAGAR, 1ST STAGE BENGALURU -560 085. 5. DR KALAMMA W/O DR BHOJYA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, MEMBER LAMBANI CULTURE LANGUAGE ACADEMY R/AT ANEKALU TANDA AND POST HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TALUK VIJAYANAGARA DISTRICT -583 212. 6. PROF. KRUSHNA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, MEMBER LAMBANI CULTURE LANGUAGE ACADEMY R/AT BILIGIRI FLAT NO.222 GODUTHAYI NAGARA KALABURGI -585 102. 7. DR M SOMAKKA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, MEMBER LAMBANI CULTURE LANGUAGE ACADEMY R/AT WARD NO.13 SUNAGARA VONI KAMALAPURA HOSAPETE TALUK VIJAYANAGARA DISTRICT -583 210. 8. SRI G GURUNATH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, MEMBER LAMBANI CULTURE LANGUAGE ACADEMY - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29409 WP No. 15077 of 2022 R/AT NO.G-03 YASHEELA VASATHI KATTADA 2ND CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD 8TH CROSS, 8TH BLOCK KORAMANGLA BANGALORE -560 043. 9. DR BASAVARAJU S G AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, MEMBER LAMBANI CULTURE LANGUAGE ACADEMY R/AT LAKSHARA BAZAR SAVANUR TALUK HAVERI DISTRICT -581 202. 10. SRI SRIKANTH JADHAV S/O RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, MEMBER LAMBANI CULTURE LANGUAGE ACADEMY R/AT NO.21 NEAR BUS STAND WARD NO.13, AMMENAGHADA BAGALKOT -587 112. 11. SMT INDUMATHI S LAMANI AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, MEMBER LAMBANI CULTURE LANGUAGE ACADEMY R/AT NO.M-02 NO.118, ADARSH NAGAR VIJAYAPURA -586 103. 12. DR V S PATIL AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, MEMBER LAMBANI CULTURE LANGUAGE ACADEMY R/AT NO.73 PRAJWAL 2ND CROSS, SAMPIGE NAGAR NEAR BASAVA REDDY COLLEGE DODDANAYAKANAKOPPA DHARWAD -580 008. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29409 WP No. 15077 of 2022 13. DR PUNDALIKA KUBASINGH RATHOD AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, MEMBER LAMBANI CULTURE LANGUAGE ACADEMY R/AT NO.62, JAYANAGAR RAMADURGA, BELAGAVI -591123 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR., AGA FOR R1 AND R2; DR. HARI LAL KHERI PAWAR., FOR R3; R7, R8, R11, R12, R13 ARE SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE CASE OF THE PETITIONERS. QUASH IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED.15.07.2022 ANNEXURE-N WHEREIN R-3 IS APPOINTED/SELECTED AS PRESIDENT AND R-4 TO 13 AS MEMBERS OF LAMBANI CULTURAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY BY VIOLATING THE GUIDELINES SET-OUT IN A CIRCULAR DATED 31.07.2021 WHICH IS PRODUCED HEREWITH FOR THE KIND PERUSAL OF THIS HONBLE COURT AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE-B AS ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY, CAPRICIOUS, MALAFIDE WITHOUT APPLICATION OF MIND AND OPPOSED TO THE GUIDELINES SPECIFIED IN CIRCULAR DATED.31.07.2021 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN `B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29409 WP No. 15077 of 2022 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for petitioner files a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. 2. Memo is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE SBN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43