IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 25th DAY OF MARCH, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G. PANDIT WRIT APPEAL NOS.3182 OF 2016 AND 4320 OF 2016 (S-RES) BETWEEN:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (HIGHER EDUCATION), M S BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001.
2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT FINANCE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001.
3. THE COMMISSIONER FOR COLLEGIATE EDUCATION IN KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001.
4. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL IN KARNATAKA, (A & E) PARK HOUSE, BENGALURU – 560 001.
... APPELLANTS (BY SRI.LAXMINARAYANA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) AND:
1. SRI. MUTHE GOWDA SON OF SRI. NINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR(RTD.) V. V. PURAM COLLEGE OF SCIENCE RESIDING AT NO. 504, B-1 SHANTHI PARK APARTMENT, 9TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 069.
2. SMT. L. CHANDRA WIFE OF SRI. MUTHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (RTD.) V. V. PURAM COLLEGE OF SCIENCE RESIDING AT NO.504, B-1, SHANTHI PARK APARTMENT, 9TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU – 560 079.
3. UNION OF INDIA BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SHASTRI BHAVAN NEW DELHI – 110 001.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.K. NARAYANASWAMY, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2;
M/S. SIJI MALAYIL ASSOCIATES, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.3) THESE APPEALS ARE FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.25223 AND 25776 OF 2015 DATED 9.9.2015.
THESE APPEALS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT The learned counsel for both the parties submit that the issues involved in these appeals are identical to the issues involved in Writ Appeal No.100046 of 2016 and Writ Appeal Nos.100164-195 of 2016, disposed off on 20.11.2018. Therefore, they submit that the present writ appeals be disposed off in the same terms.
2. In view of the submissions made, the writ appeals are disposed off in terms of the order dated 20.11.2018 passed in Writ Appeal No.100046 of 2016 and Writ Appeal Nos.100164- 165 of 2016.
Pending application stands rejected.
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JUDGE JUDGE SA