IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 16576 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL AN ANGLO INDIAN UNAIDED MINORITY INSTITUTION RECOGNIZED BY STATE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA HAVING ITS ADDRESS AT PROMENADE ROAD, CLEVELAND TOWN BENGALURU - 560 005 REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR MR. RAYAPPA M …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DORE RAJ B.H., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed 1. KARNATAKA STATE COMMISSION FOR THE by PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS SHARADAVANI B GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA Location: High A STATUTORY BODY ESTABLISHED UNDER THE Court of Karnataka COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS ACT, 2005 HAVING HEAD OFFICE: KRISHI BHAVAN, HUDSON CIRCLE, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 002 REP. BY ITS. SECRETARY

2. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, NORTH 3, NO.250, K KAMRAJ ROAD, SHIVAJI NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 042 DISTRICT - 57

3. H.N. NARSIMHAMURTHY AGED MAJOR RESIDING AT KARNATAKA PHOTO NEWS (KPN)

CHICKANNA COMPLEX, 4/3, LOOP LANE GANDHINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 009 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. MANJUNATH, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE INQUIRY PROCEEDINGS IN KSCPCR/0367/11/2023-24 INSTITUTED BY R1 BEFORE KARNATAKA STATE COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHT AGAINST THE PETITIONER BASED ON THE COMPLAINT DATED 07.11.2023 FILED BY R3, ETC.

THIS WRIT 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 for the following reliefs:

"a) Issue a writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order quash the Summons bearing No in KSCPCR/0367/11/2023-24/2406 vide Annexure-D instituted by Respondent No.1 before Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights against the Petitioner based on the complaint dated 07/11/2023 filed by Respondent No.3.

b) Pass any other appropriate writ, order or direction as the Hon'ble Court deems fit to grant, under the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice.

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2. After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be disposed of, directing the first respondent to dispose of the proceedings, within a stipulated time frame.

3. Submission is placed on record.

4. Petition is disposed of as withdrawn, reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file pleadings, documents, replies, objections, if any, etc. before the first respondent/Commission which shall consider the same and provide sufficient and reasonable opportunity to the petitioner and conclude the proceedings in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same.

Sd/-

(S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR)

JUDGE BMV*

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