IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF MAY, 2019 BEFORE:
THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION Nos.43524 – 43564/2018 (EDN – RES) BETWEEN:
1. B.R.RAGHAVENDRA KARANTH S/O B.RAMAKRISHNA KARANATH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT VENKATARAMANA , CAR STREET, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 2. RAGHAVENDRA ACHARYA S/O U.K.RAJAGOPALA ACHARYA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT “SRI ACHARYA”, CAR STREET, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 3. UTTANAPADARAJA S/O VASUDEVA ACHAR, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS ANANDA TATA NILAYA SHIVARAJPURA, THIRTHAHALLI SHIVAMOGA DISTRICT - 577432 4. N.UMESH S/O NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT AMMA NILAYA RAGHAVENDRA EXTENSION SOPPUGUDDE THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 5. ASHA DYANIAL W/O JAYANATH DYANIAL, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT SITHIYA NIVASA, RAGHAVENDRA EXTENSION, 2ND CROSS, SOPPUGUDDE , THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 6. KAMALAKAR S/O ANNAPPA NAIK AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT HORABAILU, KURUVALLI, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 7. K.S.SATISH S/O SUBBAIAH GOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT KULURU, KATTEHAKKALU THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 8. GANGADHAR NAYAK S/O HIRIYANAYAK AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT MAJJIGEHOLE, ARAGA THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 9. DEVARAJ H.L., S/O LAKSHMAN GOWDA., AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT HIREBAILU, KURUVALLI, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 10. K.A.MOHANA S/O ANANDA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS KHUSHKI SHIRUPATHI, SANKADAHOLE THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 11. PRASANNA MACHADO S/O CHARLIE MACHADO AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS AGASARAKOPPA, SANKADAHOLE THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 12. DEVARAJ SHETTY S/O BHASKAR SHETTY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS KHUSHKI SHIRUPATI SANKADAHOLE, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 13. K.VITTAL SHETTY S/O MAHABAL SHETTY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT KHUSKI SHIRUPATHI SANKADAHOLE THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 14. SURESH S., S/O SHAMACHAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT K.C. ROAD, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 15. UMESHA K.H., S/O HIIRIYANNA NAIK AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT KARKI, KUDUMALLIGE THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 16. PUNDALIK N. BHAT S/O NARASIMHA BHAT AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT INDAVARA, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 17. H.T.VENKATESH S/O THAMMAYYA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MELINAKURUVALLI THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 18. ANANTHAMURTHY D.S., S/O D.SEETHARAM RAO AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS DASANAKODIGE, NALUR, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 19. SATHISH G., S/O GANGADHRAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT MANASA MEDICALS, CHATRAKERI, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 20. LEKAPPA C.S., S/O SHESHAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT ARAGA, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 21. SRINIVAS A.M., S/O MANJAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT ALIGE, KATTEHAKLU THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 22. MAHESH N.R., S/O RANGAPPA GOWDA NALLIADDE, ARAGA THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 23. SHRIDHAR UDUPA S/O H.SHANKARNARAYAN UDUPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS LAGADAMANE, ARALASURALI POST THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 24. K.S.NAGARAJA PRABHU S/O K.J.SRINIVASA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT B.AGRAHARA ROAD, KURUVALLI, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 25. H.S.RAGHAVENDRA ADIGA S/O SHANKARANARAYAN ADIGA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT TALUVE, MELIGE THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 26. PUNDALIKA PAI S/O H.RAGHAVENDRA PAI AGED ABOTU 48 YEARS MELINAKURUVALLI THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 27. MANJUNATH S/O GOPALAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT BETTAMAKKI THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 28. ABDUL RASHEED S/O ABDUL HASIM SAB AEGD ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT 17TH MILESTONE, MANDAGADDE THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 29. GOPALLA A., S/O ACHYUTHA ACHARYA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT MANDAGADDE THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 30. CHANDRASHEKAR H.R., S/O RAMAIAH GOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT MRUGAVADHE THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 31. ASHOK B.S., S/O SHANKARAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT BELOOR, SANKADAHOLE THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 32. CHANDRASHEKARA J.S., S/O SHAMACHAR AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT BALEBAILU, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 33. MOHANA P.S., S/O SURYANARAYANA JOIS, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS PATTLAMANE VILLAGE, KATTEHAKLU THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 34. MANJUNATHA, S/O KORAGANNA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT K.C. ROAD, BEHIND KTK THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 35. SURESH K.D., S/O DAKAPPA GOWDA AED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT KALAGADDE, KONDLUR, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 36. VENKATESHA S/O GIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT BALEBAILU THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 37. NALINI RAMESH W/O RAMESH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT INGLADI, DEVANGI POST, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 38. SYEDA E., W/O ISMAIL AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT HILIKERE, DEVANGI POST, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 39. SHREEDHAR J.R., S/O RAMANAIKA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT HONNANI, SEEBINAKERE THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 40. K.RAGHAVENDRA PAI S/O K.MOHANDAS PAI R/AT CAR STREET THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 41. H.C.JAYAMMA W/O SHREEDHAR M.B., AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT K.C. ROAD, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT – 577432 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAKSHITH JOIS Y.P., ADV.) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560001 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU - 560001 3. THE DIRECTOR (HIGH SCHOOL) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU - 560001 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS B.H. ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA- 577201 5. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS AZAD ROAD, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 6. Dr. U.R.ANANTHAMURTHY GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL AZAD ROAD, THIRTHAHALLI TOWN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577432 REP. BY ITS VICE PRINCIPAL …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA FOR R-1 TO R-5.) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO i) DECLARE THAT THE MEMORANDUM DATED 06.08.2018 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN NO.C3[7]Pra.Shi.Varga- 07/2017-18 IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A IS ILLEGAL AND QUASH THE SAME AND ETC.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the writ petitions have become infructuous and a memo is filed to the said effect.
2. The said memo is placed on record.
Writ petitions stand dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE NC.