IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T WRIT PETITION NO.11766 OF 2017 (GM-KLA)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO.45138 OF 2017 (S-RES)

IN WP No.11766/2017 BETWEEN:

SRI B. LAKSHMINARAYANA S/O. BAILANJANAPPA LIBRARIAN AGED 56 YEARS WORKING AT BYRASHETTYHALLY NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562123 RESIDING AT DOOR NO.163/1A SHILPA NILAYA, RONOJI RAO EXTENSION SUBHASH NAGAR NELAMANGALA-562 123.

Digitally signed by MOUNESHWARAPPA NAGARATHNA …PETITIONER Location: High Co urt of Karnataka (BY SRI PARTHASARATHI M.S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001 BY ITS REGISTRAR.

2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001.

3. THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS NEW PUBLIC OFFICES NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU-560 001.

4. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS SECONDARY EDUCATION NEW PUBLIC OFFICES NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU-560 001.

5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT K.G.ROAD BENGALURU-560 001.

6. BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER NELAMANGALA TOWN NELAMANGALA.

7. SRI BALANJANAYASWAMY VIDYA SAMSTHE BYRASHETTYHALLY GOLLAHALLY POST NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 BY ITS SECRETARY.

8. SRI N.M. VENKATESH S/O. MARIYAPPA MAHARASTRA ROAD HADEPETE NELAMANGALA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VENKATESH S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R-1;

SMT. PRATHIBHA R.K., AGA FOR R-2 TO R-6; SRI T. SESHAGIRI RAO, ADVOCATE FOR R-7;

R-8 SRI N.M. VENKATESH-SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 READ WITH 482 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DECLARE SECTION 101 OF THE KARNATAKA EDUCATION ACT, 1983 AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND QUASH THE COMPLAINT DATED 13-11-2013 VIDE ANNEXURE-G OF THE RESPONDENT NO.8 ALL SUBSEQUENT ACTION TAKEN THERETO BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 AND THE REPORT DATED 27-9-2016 SUBMITTED UNDER SECTION 12(3) OF THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA ACT, 1984 BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 VIDE ANNEXURE-Q.

IN WP NO.45138/2017 BETWEEN:

SRI B. LAKSHMINARAYANA S/O. SRI BYLANJANAPPA LIBRARIAN SRI. BYLANJANEYASWAMY VIDYA SAMSTHE BYRASHETTAHALLY-GOLLAHALLI POST NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 RESIDING AT DOOR NO.163/1A SHILPA NILAYA, ROMOJI RAO EXTENSION SUBHASH NAGAR, NELAMANGALA TOWN-562 123.

...PETITIONER (BY SRI PARTHASARATHI M.S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001.

2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001.

3. THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS NEW PUBLIC OFFICES NRUPATHUNGA ROAD K.R. CIRCLE BENGALURU-560 001.

4. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS SECONDARY EDUCATION NEW PUBLIC OFFICES NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, K.R. CIRCLE BENGALURU-560 001.

5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT K.G. ROAD BENGALURU-560 009.

6. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER NELAMANGALA TOWN NELAMANGALA-560 032.

7. SRI BALANJANAYASWAMY VIDYA SAMSTHE BYRASHETTAHALLY-GOLLAHALLI POST NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 123 BY ITS SECRETARY.

8. SRI N.M. VENKATESH S/O. SRI MARIYAPPA MAHARASTRA ROAD HADEPETE NELAMANGALA-560 032.

...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VENKATESH S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R-1;

SMT. PRATHIBHA R.K., AGA FOR R-2 TO R-6; SRI T. SESHAGIRI RAO, ADVOCATE FOR R-7;

R-8 SRI N.M. VENKATESH-SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 6-9-2017 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-AA AND ETC.

THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED ON 22-9-2025, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT, THIS DAY, VENKATESH NAIK T. J., PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T

CAV ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T)

These Writ Petitions have been connected together, heard together