- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010238452025 NC: 2026:KHC:53321-DB WA No. 580 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH 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. 580 OF 2025 (S-DIS) 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 NAGARAJU A C S/O CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O ALLILUGHATTA VILLAGE, HAGALAVADI POST, GUBBI TALUK, TUMKURU DIST.-572222. Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010238452025 NC: 2026:KHC:53321-DB WA No. 580 of 2025 2. SRI. BIDRAMBIKA PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, HNNAVALLI, TIPTUR TALUK, TUMKURU DIST. -572101. 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 DIST. R/O SHADAKSHARI EXTENSION, TIPTUR TALUK, TUMAKURU DIST.-572201. 7. SRI. TIPATUR VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, ADVOCATE AND ENQUIRY OFFICER, 1ST FLOOR, RAJASHEKAR BUILDING, 4TH CROSS, K R LAYOUT, TIPATUR, - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010238452025 NC: 2026:KHC:53321-DB WA No. 580 of 2025 TUMKURU DIST.-572201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.R.RAMESH FOR C/R1 (CP No.5604/25) SRI. M.N.SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R3, R4 & R5) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THE APPEAL, SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT DATED 28/02/2025, PASSEDIN WP NO.22573/2019 ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION AS PRAYED. 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) Learned counsel for the parties unanimously submit that the subject matter of this writ appeal is covered by the judgment and order dated 09.09.2026 passed by this Court in W.A.No.558/2025. 2. In view of the fact that this Court has already dismissed a similar appeal on the very same issue vide judgment and order dated 09.09.2026 passed in - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010238452025 NC: 2026:KHC:53321-DB WA No. 580 of 2025 W.A.No.558/2025, the present appeal is also liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, we dismiss the present appeal in terms of the said judgment. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN) JUDGE RKA List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1