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, R