IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 842/2024 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

NETHAJI KENDRA VIDYA SAMSTHE (REGD), BALLAMAVATI, MADIKERI TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT-571 214, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. MAHESH A.S, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. K. SOMASHEKHAR, S/O LATE KRISHNA NAYAKA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.499(1), HOUSE NO.3, NETHAJI EXTENSION, KUSHAL NAGARA, KODAGU DISTRICT-571 234.

2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS (SECONDARY), NEW PUBLIC OFFICES, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, K.R. CIRCLE, BENGALURU-560 001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. L. SIDDAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. S. ANILKUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR C/R1, SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA FOR R2)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT DATED 01.04.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.16493/2022.

THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 24.03.2025, COMING ON FOR ‘PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT’ THIS DAY, V KAMESWAR RAO J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NA