- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20399 WP No. 34069 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 34069 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SMT HEMA N., W/O JAGADEESH M. N., AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/O PRAKYATH NILAYA, RANGANATHA EXTENSION, BEHIND MHS GROUND, KANAKAPURA – 562 117 RAMANAGARA DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GANAPATI S. SHASTRI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. COMMISSIONER OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001 3. JOINT DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 009 4. THE RURAL EDUCATION SOCIETY KANAKAPURA – 562 117 RAMANAGARA DISTRACT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20399 WP No. 34069 of 2024 5. PRINCIPAL THE RURAL COLLEGE KANAKAPURA – 562 117 RAMANAGARA DISTRACT …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G. RAMESH NAIK, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R. GOALAY, ADVOCATE FOR R4 & R5) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD. 28.03.2023 PASSED BY THE R-1 IN NO. ED 160 UPC 2022 (ANNX-K) AND THE AMENDED ORDER DTD. 07.12.2023 PASSED BY THE R-1 IN ED 160 UPC 2022 (E) (ANNX-M) AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “(i) Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ/ order quashing the order dated 28,.03.2023 passed by the respondent No.1 in No.ED 160 UPC 2022 (Annexure-K) and the amended order dated 07.12.2023 passed by the respondent No.1 in ED UPC 2022 (E) Annexure-“M”). (ii) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to regularize the service of petitioner in the post of Commerce subject in respondent No.4 college. (iii) Issue any appropriate writ, order or direction in the circumstances of the case including an order as to costs to meet the ends of justice.” - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20399 WP No. 34069 of 2024 2. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to submit a fresh representation to the concerned respondents, who may be directed to consider the said representation, in accordance with law. 3. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition stands disposed of by reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to submit a fresh representation to the respondents, who shall consider such representation to be filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation by the petitioner. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34