IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 24119 OF 2024 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI RAMAKRISHNA VIDHYASHRAMA TRUST (R)

GOPALAGOWDA LAYOUT SHIVAMOGGA SHIVAMOGA DISTRICT - 577434 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING TRUSTEE SRI. D. M. DEVARAJA …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.P. HEGDE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. GANAPATHI BHAT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEAPRTMENT OF EDUCATION VIKAS SOUDHA Digitally BENGALURU - 560001 signed by CHANDANA REPRESENTED BY ITS B M PRINCIPAL SECRETARY Location:

High Court

2. THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC INSTURCTIONS of Karnataka NEW PUBLIC OFFICE, NEAR RBI, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD AMBEDKAR VEEDHI SAMPANGI RAMA NAGARA BENGALURU - 560 001

3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION)

DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC INSTRUCTION B H ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA SHIVAMOGGA DISRICT - 577 201

4. BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OFFICE OF THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER HOSANAGARA, HOSANAGARA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577401 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.G. BHANUPRAKASH, AAG A/W SRI. MANJUNATH K., HCGP)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT R2 AND R4 TO CON