IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 36698 OF 2025 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI CHANDRASHEKARAPPA S., S/O SEENA BHOVI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, WORKED AS ENGLISH TEACHER, KITTUR RANI CHENNAMMA RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, HOSADURGA, HOSADURGA TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 527, R/AT SIRIGONDANAHALLI, BHOVIHATTI, D.T.VATTI POST, HOSADURGA TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 527.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHILPA RANI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, by CHANDANA B M DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, Location: H igh M.S.BUILDINGS, BENGALURU – 560 001.

Court of Karnataka

2. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / SECRETARY KARNATAKA RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY, CO-OPERATIVE BOARD BUILDING, 6^TH AND 7^TH FLOOR, NEAR CHANDRIKA HOTEL, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SPOORTHY HEGDE, AGA FOR R1;

SRI. SRINIVASA C., ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT OR DATED 01.03.2021 BEARING NO. KAVASHISASA/ADALITHA/HONE/C.R-1/2014-15 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 SOCIETY AS PER ANNEXURE-D AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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:

“(i) Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ, order or direction, setting aside the impugned endorsement dated 01.03.2021 bearing No.KavashiSaSSa/Adalitha/ HoNe/C.R-1/2014-15 issued by Respondent No.2 –

Society as per Annexure-D.

(ii) Issue a further writ of mandamus, directing the Respondent No.1 – Society to consider the representation of the Petitioner dated 19.11.2025 at Annexure-J in accordance with the orders of this Hon’ble Court dated 10.07.2013 in W.P.No.26332/2013 (S-RES) at Annexure-C and the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP NO.24767/2023 dated 22.07.2025 as per Annexure-B;

(iii) 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 petitioner have applied to meet the ends of justice;

(iv) 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 English 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.

(v) Grant such other and further reliefs as this Hon’ble Court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice.”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGA for respondent No.1 and learned counsel for respondent No.2 and perused the material on record.

3. The issue in controversy involved in the present petition is directly and consequently covered by the judgment of a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of Sri. Chandra Naik and another Vs. State of Karnataka and another – W.P.No.9803/2022 dated 16.12.2025, wherein under identical circumstances, this Court held as under:

“1. The petitioners filed this writ petition seeking the following prayers.

a) Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ quashing the endorsement dated 29.01.2021 in No. KaVaShiSaSa/ADALITA/HoNe/C.R01/2014-15 and dated 21.01.2021 in No. KaVaShiSaSa/ ADALITA/