IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 79820 OF 2013 (S-R)

BETWEEN:

SRI. CHANDRASHEKHAR S/O. SHANKRAPPA HONGALAD , AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: RETD. SUPERINTENDENT K.U.D., R/O: PRABHUSHANKAR, MANJUNATH COLONY, 10^TH CROSS, SHIVAGIRI, DHARWAD.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. HEMANTHKUMAR L. HAVARAGI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE.

2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, VIDHANASOUDHA, BANGALORE.

3. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, KARNATAKA UNVIERSITY, DHARWAD.

Digitally signed by RAKESH S

4. THE REGISTRAR HARIHAR Location: High KARNATAKA UNVIERSITY, DHARWAD.

Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad

5. THE REGISTRAR KARNATAKA UNVIERSITY, DHARWAD.

6. THE FINANCE OFFICER KARNATAKA UNVIERSITY, DHARWAD.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2, SRI. RAMACHANDRA MALI, ADVOCATE FOR R3 TO R6)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ENDORSEMENT NO.

BEARING NO. PÀ««/¸ÉÆD¹«/²PÉëÃvÀgÀ/4/2013/6033 DATED 05.03.