IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 285 OF 2022 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI. RAJENDRA KUMAR S. KADAKOL S/O SUNGAPPA V KADAKOL AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS WORKED AS HINDU TEACHER R/AT NO.1, OLD AIRPORT ROAD NAL KODIHALLI, OPPOSITE TO KGA BENGALURU - 560 008.

…PETITIONER (BY SMT. SHILPA RANI., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE Digitally M.S. BUILDING signed by BANGALORE - 560 001.

SUMA B N Location:

HIGH COURT 2. KARNATAKA RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL OF INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY KARNATAKA REP BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CO-OPERATIVE BOARD BUILDING

6^TH AND 7^TH FLOOR, NEAR CHANDRIKA HOTEL CUNNINGAM ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA FOR R1;

SRI. ABHISHEK KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. S.M. PARITHOSH., ADVOCATE FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 27.08.2021 ISSUED BY THE R-2 TRUE COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-M AND CONSEQUENTLY ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER WRIT DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE RELAX THE AGE AND APPOINT THE PETITIONER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CADRES AND RECRUITMENT REGULATIONS 2011 AND IT TERMS OF THE ORDER DATED 12.10.2018 IN W.P.NO.54499/2015 (S-RES) WHICH IS PLACED AT ANNEXURE-H AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking for the following reliefs:

''a) Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ quashing the endorsement dated 27.08.2021 in No. KVShiSaSa/Aadalita/HoNe/Hi-05/2014-15 issued by the second respondent, true copy of which is produced as ANNEXURE-M and consequently issue writ of mandamus or any other writ directing the respondents to consider to relax the age and appoint the petitioner in accordance with Cadre and Recruitment Regulations 2011 and in terms of the order dated 12.10.2018 in W P No.54499/2015 (S-RES) which is placed at ANNEXURE-H.

b) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ directing the respondents to consider the representation of petitioner dated 22.03.2021 produced as Annexure-L and in terms of this Hon'ble court order dated 22.10.2019 in W.P.No.8113-

8131/2015 (Annexure-J).

c) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction, directing the respondents grants weightage of 5% for each academic years' service irrespective of the date of appointment and proportionate weightage to the service which is less than one half the academic year and further consider the cases of the petitioner for appointment to the posts to which they have applied to meet the ends of justice; d) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction directing the respondents include the name of the petitioner in the final select list and further consider the case of the case of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Hindi Teacher in the services of the schools run/controlled by the Karnataka residential Institutional Society from the date on which the respondents have appointed Teachers in the year 2012/with effect from occurrence of the vacancy or whichever is earlier and grant them fixation of pay, arrears of salary and increments and all the consequential benefits to meet the ends of justice.

e) Issue any other writ or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.''

2. The brief facts leading rise to the filing of this writ petition are as follows:

The petitioner was appointed as a Hindi teacher in Kitturu Rani Channama Residential School at Alamel, Sindagi Taluk, Bijapur District on 01.09.2009. Based upon the rules being framed during the year 2011, the similarly placed petitioner approached this Court in W.P.No.20204-20364/2011, which came to be disposed of vide Order dated 13.07.2012.

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