IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.BAJANTHRI W. P. NO.12830-12831 OF 2018 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN:
1. CMR JNANADHARA TRUST (R) HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO.2, 3RD C CROSS, 6TH A MAIN, 2ND BLOCK, HRBR LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560043 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, SMT. SABITHA RAMAMURTHY, W/O K C RAMAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS 2. EKYA SCHOOL, NO.2851, FRIENDS LAYOUT, ITPL BYE-PASS ROAD, DODDANEKKUNDI EXTENSION, BENGALURU – 560 037 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, SMT. JYOTHI MENON, W/O RAVI MENON, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS .. PETITIONERS (By Sri PAVAN NAIDU, ADV. FOR SRI OMKAR KAMBI, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, M.S.BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001.
2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, DEPARMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001 3. DIRECTORATE OF URDU AND OTHER LINGUISTIC MINORITIES GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA K R CIRCLE, BANGALORE 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR.
4. BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, SOUTH RANGE-4, K.R.PURAM, BENGALURU – 5600 5. THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MINORITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, GATE NO.4, 1ST FLOOR, JEEVAN TARA BUILDING, SANSAD MARG, PATEL CHOWK, NEW DELHI – 110001 REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY SECRETARY .. RESPONDENTS (BY SMT PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA FOR R1 TO 4) *** THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DT. 18.06.2014 AS PER ANN.T ISSUED BY R1, DIRECT R5 TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER VIDE ANN.F AND TO RECOGNISE AND GRANT MINORITY STATUS BY ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE (LINGUISTIC), DIRECT RESPONDENTS TO DELCARE THE EDUCATION INSTITUTION RUN BY PETITIONER SOCIETY AS LINGUISTIC MINORITY INSTITUTION AND DIRECT R1 TO 4 NOT TO IMPOSE STUDENTS ON PETITIONER INSTITUTION, ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER The learned counsel for petitioners filed a memo dated 27.08.2019 praying to dismiss the present writ petition as withdrawn.
2. Memo is taken on record.
3. Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Sd/- JUDGE VK