IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31^ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 825 OF 2023 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPT. OF LAW JUSTICE (HUMAN RIGHTS)

VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001

2 . THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION PALACE ROAD BENGALURU-560 001

3 . THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION MANGALURU-575 001 ...APPELLANTS (BY SMT. SWETHA KRISHNAPPA, AGA)

AND:

1 . RAVI U.

S/O U. SRINIVASA RAO AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS WORKING AS ATTENDER VAIKUNTA BALIGA COLLEGE OF LAW KUNJIBETTU UDUPI-576 102

2 . VAIKUNTA BALIGA COLLEGE OF LAW REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL KUNJIBETTU UDUPI-576 102 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SATISH K., ADVOCATE FOR R1;

R2- SERVED - UNREPRESENTED)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO (a) CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND (b) SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 04.02.2021 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION No.13340/2018 (S-RES) BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL AND ETC.

THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 24.09.2025 AND COMING O