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2025 Supreme(Kar) 1635
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD BENCH
SURAJ GOVINDARAJ, J.
Umesh S/o Ganapati Kamate – Appellant
Versus
The Principal Secretary, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore – Respondent
Writ Petition No. 101047 of 2025
Decided On : 06-08-2025
Important Points
Subject
Administrative Law - Writ Jurisdiction
Headnote
(B) Writ Jurisdiction - Requirement of maintaining petitioner's position in the institution until the academic sessions - The academic year lapsed, rendering the relief sought moot. (Paras 2 and 3)
Facts of the case:
The petitioners, guest lecturers, sought writs to challenge a notification regarding their employment for the 2024-2025 academic year and to continue in their roles amid procedural changes initiated by respondents.
Findings of Court:
The academic year for which the petitioners sought to continue their service had expired, rendering the request behind the issuance of the writ redundant.
Issues: The primary issue addressed was whether the petitioners could be allowed to continue their service in light of the expiration of the academic year.
Ratio Decidendi: The court determined that since the academic year had elapsed, the petition for mandamus to continue their service was without merit.
Result: Petition dismissed as infructuous.
For the Appellant : B.N. Mulimani
For the Respondents: P.N. Hatti, Gangadhar J.M.
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ORDER :
1. Learned High Court Government Pleader accepts notice for respondents.
2. The petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:
“1. To issue writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned notification passed by R-2, inviting the applications for guest lecturer bearing No. KA SHI E/NEVI- AUA/99/2024-25 dated. 02/01/2025 vide Annexure-D in respect of petitioners.
2. Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or in nature of any other writ directing the respondents to allow the petitioner to continue his service in the respondent colleges till end of the A.Y. 2024-25.
3. Pass such orders as this Hon’ble court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case as in duty bound the petitioners shall ever pray an act of kindness in the interest of justice and equity.”
3. In the above matter, the petitioners are seeking for a mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioners to continue service in the respondent-college for the academic year 2024-2025. As the said academic year has already lapsed, the petition is dismissed as infructuous.
