IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 25057 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. GNANA DEEPA EDUCATION TRUST (R)

NANDI HILLS ROAD, MALIGENAHALLI VILLAGE, BIDALUR POST, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON DR BEENA NAGARAJU PIN- 562 164.

W/O. SRI NAGARAJU M AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS REGISTERED UNDER PROVISION OF KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960.

2. GNANA DEEPA ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL NANDI HILLS ROAD, MALIGENAHALLI VILLAGE, Digitally signed BIDALUR POST, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, by CHANDANA BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, B M PIN-562 164. Location: High Court of REPRESENTED BY ITS Karnataka HEAD MASTER SRI M.V.NAVEEN S/O. VENUGOPALA NAIDU M.V AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. R.SUBRAMANYA, SR.COUNSEL APPEARING FOR SRI. CHOWDAREDDY T. M., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU- 560 001.

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, KR CIRCLE, BENGALURU-560 001.

3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMN.)

SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, ROOM NO.126, STATE ADMINISTRATION BHAVAN, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK 562110

4. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DEVANAHALLI TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT- 562 110 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH.K, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE MEMORANDUM DATED 26.05.2025 IN NO.LE.PA-04/KHA. SHA.MA.NAVI/17/2024-25/330 ISSUED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMN.) SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, NO. 126, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BHAVAN, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT A COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-U AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NOT TO DISTURB THE TEACHING IN THE PETITIONER SCHOOL OF STATE SYLLABUS IN ENGLISH MEDIUM FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26 TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE., AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, the petitioners seek the following reliefs:

(i) “ISSUE a writ of certiorari or any other writ or direction quashing the memorandum 26.05.2025 in dated No.Le.Pa-04/Kha.Sha. Ma.Navi/17/2024-25/330 issued by the Deputy Director (Admn.) School Education Department, Beerasandra village, Kundana Hobli, Devanahalli Taluk, Room No. 126, District Administration Bhavan, Bengaluru Rural District a copy of which is produced at Annexure-U and direct the respondents not to disturb the teaching in the petitioner school of state syllabus in English Medium for the academic year 2025-26 to meet the ends of justice.

(ii) ISSUE, a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction directing the respondents to consider the representations dated 04.06.2025 and dated; 22.07.2025, copies of which are produced at Annexures-T & V respectively, accord permission to teach State Syllabus in English Medium separately and till then not to obstruct the petitioner teaching State Syllabus for the academic year 2025-26 to meet the ends of justice.

(iii) ISSUE any other writ or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

2. A perusal of the material on record would indicate that vide Annexure-H dated 11.02.2022, the recognition of the petitioner – institution for SSLC board was renewed upto the academic year 2025-2026.

3. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner’s counsel submits that despite having granted / renewed recognition in favour of the petitioner upto the academic year 2025-26, the respondent No.3 proceeded to pass the impugned order cancelling the recognition of the petitioner for the academic year 2025-2026 on the ground that the petitioner had suppressed the fact that it had obtained affiliation to ICSE, by relying