IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI WRIT APPEAL NO. 2963 OF 2018 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION), M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001.
2. THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001.
3. THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001.
4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, SHIVAMOGGA-577412.
5. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, BHADRAVATHI-577301.
(BY SRI. LAKSHMINARAYAN, AGA) AND:
1. MALNADU KANNADA HIGH SCHOOL, DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VIDHYA SAMSTHE, HUDCO COLONY, BHADRAVATHI, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577412. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, SRI. S.G.RAJU, SON OF LATE GAVISIDDAIAH.
2. SMT. HEMAVATHI, WIFE OF NARAYANA T.N., AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER, ... APPELLANTS RESIDING AT F-11, MESS HOTEL ROAD, NEW TOWN, BHADRAVATHI-577201.
3. SRI. SHANMUGAPPA S., SON OF LATE S.NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER, RESIDING AT SARASWATHI CHANDRA NILAYA, RAVEENDRA NAGARA 4TH CROSS, SHIVAMOGGA-577412.
4. SRI. NATARAJ M.G.
SON OF LATE M.G.SHANKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER, RESIDING AT ESWARA NILAYA, LINGAYITARA STREET, JANNAPURA, BHADRAVATHI, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577412.
5. SRI. HALESH H., SON OF HALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER, RESIDING AT HARATOLALU, BHADRAVATHI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577412.
6. SRI. MAHESHWARAPPA T.H., SON OF HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER, RESIDING AT HERKOGALURU, CHENNAGIRI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577412.
7. SRI. B.L.MANJAPPA, SON OF LOKESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS HORTICULTURE TEACHER, RESIDING AT BANNIKERE, KOMMANALA POST, SHIVAMOGGA TALUK AND DISTRICT-577412.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. R.P.SOMASHEKARAIAH, ADVOCATE, FOR R1, SRI. M.P.SRIKANTH, ADVOCATE, FOR R2 TO R7) This Writ Appeal is filed under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1961 praying to (i) allow this Writ Appeal, (ii) set aside the order of the learned single Judge dated 4.6.2018 made in Writ Petition No. 18286 of 2017 (Edn-Res) and allow this Writ Petition filed by the respondents.
***** This Writ Appeal coming on for preliminary hearing this day, Ravi Malimath J., delivered the following:
JUDGMENT Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the appeal be dismissed as having become infructuous.
Ordered as such.
Pending interlocutory applications stand rejected.
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JUDGE JUDGE ckl/-