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. 18648 OF 2024 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI RAMAKRISHNA RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SRI. RAMAKRISHNA SEVASRAMA TRUST ®

SULLUGODU VILLAGE, ML HALLI POST MADASURU - LINGADHA HALLI, SAGARA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577434 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SRI D.M. DEVARAJA …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.P. HEGDE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. GANAPATHI BHAT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

2. THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS NEW PUBLIC OFFICE, NEAR RBI, Digitally NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI signed by SAMPANGI RAMA NAGARA CHANDANA BENGALURU-560001 B M Location:

3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION)

High Court DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION of Karnataka B.H.ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT- 577201

4. BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OFFICE OF THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, SAGARA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 401 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.G. BHANUPRAKASH, AAG A/W SRI. K. MANJUNATH, HCGP)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF TH