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. 19951 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI RAMAKRISHNA SEVASHRAMA TRUST ® SRI RAMAKRISHNA RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, SULLUGODU VILLAGE, M.L. HALLI POST, MADASURU- LINGADHA HALLI, SAGARA TLAUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT – 577 434 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY SRI DEVARAJA D. M.

AGED 58 YEARS, S/O MANJAPPA GOWDA, R/AT SRI RAMAKRISHNA VASATI VIDYALAYA, M L HALLI, SAGARA TLAUK, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 434 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.P. HEGDE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. GANAPATHI BHAT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

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1. STATE OF KARNATAKA CHANDANA BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT B M PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, Location: M S BUILDING , DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, High Court BANGALORE – 560 001 of Karnataka

2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, K R CIRCLE BANGALORE – 560 001

3. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, K R CIRCLE BANGALORE – 560 001

4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION SHIMOGA, SHIMOGA DISTRICT – 577 401

5. BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICE