IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

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

WRIT PETITION NO. 34694 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. MARUTHI VIDYA MANDIRA HIGH SCHOOL

MANAGED BY THE

MARUTHI EDUCATION TRUST

HAVING ITS OFFICE AT

KANNAMANGALA VILLAGE,

KASABA HOBLI,

DEVANAHALLI TALUK,

BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110.

REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT

SRI.K.SRINIVASA,

S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,

R/AT KANNAMANGALA VILLAGE,

KASABA HOBLI, Digitally signed

DEVANAHALLI TALUK,

by

SHARADAVANI BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110

B

…PETITIONER Location: High

(BY SRI. KRISHNA GOWDA B., ADVOCATE)

Court of

Karnataka AND:

1. STATE OF 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 - 562 110.

6. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, GURU BHAVANA, DEVANAHALLI - 562 110.

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

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A. ISSUE A WRIT, OF CERTIORARI OR SIMILAR WRIT OR DIRECTION TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.5 DATED

18/10/2025 AT ANNEXURE-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 Maruthi Vidya Mandira instead of Government High School, Sadahalli 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 38 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 High School, Sadahalli, which deserves to be deleted and the name of the petitioner's institution deserves to be substituted / inserted in all the SSLC Marks Card in respect of all the 38 students as enumerated in the list at Annexure-B. Instead of doing so, the respondents proceeded to issue the impugned endorsement and as su