IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

WRIT PETITION NO. 34660 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI MARUTHI VIDYA MANDIRA HIGH SCHOOL

MANAGED BY THE

SRI MARUTHI EDUCATION TRUST

HAVING ITS OFFICE AT

KANNAMANGALA VILLAGE,

KASABA HOBLI,

DEVANAHALLI TALUK,

BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT.

REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN

SRI.K.SRINIVASA,

S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,

R/AT KANNAMANGALA VILLAGE,

KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT- 562110

R/W INDIAN TRUST ACT, 1882

…PETITIONER

Digitally signed (BY SRI. KRISHNA GOWDA B., ADVOCATE)

by

SHARADAVANI

B AND:

Location: High

Court of

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA

Karnataka

BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY

AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

M.S.BUILDING,

BANGALORE-560 001.

2. THE COMMISSIONER,

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS,

K.R.CIRCLE,

BANGALORE-560 001.

3. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, NRUPTHUNGA ROAD, K.R.CIRCLE, BANGALORE-560 001. 4. THE DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT BOARD MALLESWARAM BANGALORE- 560 003

5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS DEVANAHALLI TALUK, D.C.OFFICE BUILDING, DEVANAHALLI- 562110.

6. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, GURU BHAVANA, DEVANAHALLI- 562110.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH K., HCGP)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE R4 DATED 18.10.2025 AT ANNX-A AND ETC.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs:

"a. Issue a Writ, of Certiorari or similar writ or direction to quash the Endorsement issued by the Respondent No.4 dated 18/10/2025 at Annexure-A, bearing No J£ï.3/±Á.ºÉ.3/614,523/2025-26/44 b. Issue a Writ of mandamus or similar writ or order or directions to the Respondent No.4 to incorporate the name of the Petitioner School as Sri Maruthi Vidya Mandira High School instead of Karnataka Public High School, Vishwanathapura with respect to the individual marks cards of the students produced vide in Annexure-B.

c. Grant such other relief/s that this Hon'ble court deems fit to be grant in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interests of justice and equity."

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned HCGP for the respondents and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that the petitioner having been conducting classes from I to X standard under the respondent - SSLC Board, permission for conducting classes and renewal of recognition in favour of the petitioner's institution was continued upto the academic year 2024-25. Subsequently, since the petitioner obtained affiliation to CBSE Board, the recognition of the petitioner's institution was not renewed in relation to SSLC Board for the academic year 2025-26. In this regard, respondent No.3 issued a communication to respondent No.5 intimating him that the petitioner's institution had been permitted and recognized to conduct classes upto X standard under the SSLC Board for the academic year 2024-25 and directed petitioner not to continue with classes of the SSLC Board from

2025-26 onwards.

4. It is the grievance of the petitioner that though the students of the petitioner's institution as enumerated in Annexure-B comprising of 34 students completed their SSLC examination for the academic year 2024-25, which were conducted in April-May, 2025, SSLC Marks Card indicates the name of Government school i.e., Karnataka Public High school, which deserves to be deleted and the name of the petitioner's institution deserves to be inserted in the all the SSLC Marks Card in respect of all the 34 students as enumerated in the list at Annexure-B and since the respondents instead of doing so, the respondents proceeded to issue the impugned endorsement, which deserves to be qu