IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1410 OF 2019 (DEC)

BETWEEN:

SRI MOHAMMED IMRAN, SON OF MOHAMMED MUSTAFA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.176, 15^TH CROSS, TELECOM LAYOUT, PENNFIELD GARDEN, JAKKUR, BENGALURU-560054.

…APPELLANT (BY SMT ANUSHA DEVI H, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE CHIEF SECRTARY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

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2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS by BELUR RANGADHAMA BENGALURU SOUTH DISTRICT, NANDINI NO.12, DISPENSARY ROAD, Location: HIGH OPP. KIMS HOSPITAL, KALASIPALYA, COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560002.

3. THE KARNATAKA SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION BOARD, 6^TH CROSS ROAD, MALLESWARAM, BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

4. THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING, REGIONAL CENTRE, VUDA COMPLEX, 5^TH FLOOR, B BLOCK, SRIPURAM, VISHAKAPATNAM - 530003.

5. DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, ALAGAPA UNIVERSITY, ALAGAPA NAGAR, KARAIKUDI, TAMIL NADU - 630003.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M RAJAKUMAR, AGA FOR R1 AND R3, R2, R4 AND R5 ARE SERVED)

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