- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010238482025 NC: 2026:KHC:49013-DB WA No. 558 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN WRIT APPEAL NO. 558 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI BIDRAMBIKA EDUCATION SOCIETY NO. 1065/6, JNANBINDU, SHADAKSHARI MUTT BADAVANE, TIPTUR TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, N B KANTHARAJU, S/O BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT SHADAKSHARI EXTENSION, TIPTUR TALUK, TUMKURU DIST.-572201. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. VINOD PRASAD., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI LAKSHMAIAH S/O HUCHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O GOWDANAKATTE VILLAGE, MATHIHALLI POST, KASABA HOBLI AND TALUK, TUMKURU DISTRICT - 572201. 2. SRI. BIDRAMBIKA PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HNNAVALLI, TIPTUR TALUK, TUMKURU DISTRICT - 572101. Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010238482025 NC: 2026:KHC:49013-DB WA No. 558 of 2025 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, M S BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, BENGALURU-560001. 4. THE PRE- UNIVERSITY BOARD, REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560012. 5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR PRE-UNIVERSITY BOARD, TUMAKURU DIST-572201 6. SMT. M PUTTATHAYAMMA, W/O SRI. N B KANTHARAJU, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, PRINCIPAL, SRI. BIDRAMBIKA PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, HONNAVALLI, TIPATURU TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT. R/O SHADAKSHARI EXTENSION, TIPTUR TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT -572201. 7. SRI. TIPATUR VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, ADVOCATE AND ENQUIRY OFFICER, 1ST FLOOR, RAJASHEKAR BUILDING, 4TH CROSS, K R LAYOUT, TIPATUR, TUMKURU DIST.-572201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HAREESH BHANDARY T., ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. B.RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R2) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO, ALLOW THE - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010238482025 NC: 2026:KHC:49013-DB WA No. 558 of 2025 APPEAL, SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT DATED, 28.02.2025, PASSED IN WP No. 22574/2019 (S-RES), DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION WITH COST OF Rs. 10,000 TO THE REACH OF THE EMPLOYEES, AND ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION AS PRAYED, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present intra Court appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 28.02.2025 passed by the writ Court in W.P.No.22574/2019 (S-RES) and other connected writ petitions, instituted by the appellant. 2. Writ petitions were filed by the Appellant-Sri Bidrambika Education Society (for brevity 'the Society') challenging the order passed by the Educational Appellate Tribunal by which the Tribunal had set aside the order of termination passed by the Management against four of its non-teaching staff and directed the appellant to reinstate them on their original posts and pay arrears and salary from the date of their suspension till the date of reinstatement with all consequential benefits. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010238482025 NC: 2026:KHC:49013-DB WA No. 558 of 2025 There can be no dispute that the enquiry conducted by the Managing Committee against the four non-teaching employees was in violation of Rule 28(4) of the Karnataka Pre-University Education (Academic, Registration, Administration and Grant-In Aid Etc) Rules 2006 framed in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 145(1) of the Karnataka Education Act, 1983. Under Rule 28(4) whenever the enquiry is proposed by the Managing Committee, then the Enquiry Officer would have to be a serving or retired Government Servant or a Legal Practitioner and the Enquiry Officer is to be appointed by the Director of the Education, who should submit the report to the Director, who would thereupon send it to the Managing Committee. 3. In this case, the rules have been violated in conducting the disciplinary enquiry against the four employees. The learned counsel appearing for the appellant does not dispute the findings on law and facts of the writ Court. 4. Therefore, we find no ground to interfere with the well reasoned judgment and order dated 28.02.2025 passed by the - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010238482025 NC: 2026:KHC:49013-DB WA No. 558 of 2025 learned Single Judge impugned in this writ appeal, which is why we dismiss this appeal, however, without costs. 5. Pending I.A.(s) is any, stand disposed of. SD/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE SD/- (H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN) JUDGE NG CT:SN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2