IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3^RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 29072 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

DEEKSHITHA. T. M.

D/O MANJUNATH.T.S, AGED ABOUT 11 YEARS, R/AT TEJUR VILLAGE, HALLI MYSORE POST, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573 210.

SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER NATURAL GUARDIAN/FATHER MANJUNATH T.S S/O SHIVAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT TEJUR VILLAGE, HALLI MYSORE POST, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 210.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARATH S GOWDA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by

1. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MADHURI S MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, Location: (DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY), High Court SHASTRI BHAWAN, DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, of Karnataka NEW DELHI-110001.

REP BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY.

2. NAVODAYA VIDAYALAYA SAMITI, HEAD QUARTERS, AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATION UNDER UNION MINISTRY OF HRD, (DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, B-15, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, SECTOR 62, NOIDA, UTTAR PRADESH – 201 307.

REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER.

3. NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI, (HYDERABAD REGION) NAIAGANDLA ROAD, GOPANPALLY, RANGAREDDY DISTRICT, HYDERABAD-500 107.

REPRESENTED BY ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER (ACAD).

4. THE PRINCIPAL, JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA, HASSAN DISTRICT, MAVINAKERE, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT -573 211.

5. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DC OFFICE, B M ROAD, RANGOLI HALLA, HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 201.

6. VEDANTH.B.G, AGED ABOUT 11 YEARS, S/O PUNITHA KUMARI.B.S C/O JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA, HASSAN DISTRICT, MAVINAKERE, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT -573 211.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RESHMA THAMMAIAH, CGC, FOR R-1 TO R-4 SRI. MANJUNATH.K, HCGP FOR R-5 SRI. ABHISHEK.R. HUDDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-6)

THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE COSNTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO ADMIT THE PETITIONER TO CLASS VI OF THE R4 SCHOOL.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, petitioner seeks the following reliefs:

“ a) Issue writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondent Authorities to admit the petitioner to Class-VI of the 4^th Respondent School.

b) Grant such other relief that this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the matter.”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that the petitioner, who studied in Anugraha Vidya Samsthe, Hallimysuru, H.N.Pura Taluk, Hassan District from 1^st Standard to 5^th Standard, appeared in the entrance examination to get admission into the 4^th respondent – Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Hassan District for 6^th Standard under the Rural General Category (GM) and secured 87.5%. It is the grievance of the petitioner that despite repeated requests of the petitioner to admit her to 6^th Standard in Holenarasipura Block (Block 7), the 4^th respondent – School did not take any steps in this regard and as such, petitioner is before this Court by way of the present petition.

4. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.1 to 4 has filed statement of objections as well as memo dated 03.11.2025 along with documents in order to point out that the total number of seats allocated/allotted to Holenarasipura Block (Block 7) was 16 and one Ruchitha Y.S., who had secured 91.25% was higher in Rural Open Category (GM), which was higher than the petitioner (87.5%) and Bhoditha G.Y., (90%) and since the said Ruchitha Y.S., was already selected and admitted as student/seat No.16 thereby filling up all the 16 seats, the petitioner is not entitled to any relief in the present petition, which is liable to be dismissed.

5. As rightly contended by the learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 4, the details of the seat allocation/allotment