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 NELA