IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 26495 OF 2025 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

SMT. RAMYA H. N.

W/O SANTHOSH M.P.

AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS FORMERLY WORKED AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE KAREKERE, HASSAN – 573 225 NEAR THAMALAPURA RING ROAD CIRCLE NANDINI PARLOUR, HEMAVATHI NAGAR HASSAN – 573 201.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. V. LAKSHMI NARAYANA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. VIKRAM BALAJI & SMT. ANUSHA L., ADVOCATES)

AND:

Digitally signed by 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA CHANDANA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY B M DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Location: 4^TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, High Court BENGALURU – 560 00.

of Karnataka

2. THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, REGISTRAR OFFICE GKVK BENGALURU – 560 065.

3. VICE CHANCELLOR, CHAIRMAN OF SELECTION COMMITTEE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, GKVK, BENGALURU – 560 065.

4. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE GKVK, BENGALURU – 560 065.

5. THE DEAN (AGRICULTURE)

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE KARAKERE, HASSAN – 563 225.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA FOR R1;

SRI. M. SREENIVASA, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R5)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF THE RESPONDENT-UNIVERSITY IN ITS 406TH MEETING HELD ON 23.04.2025, AS EVIDENT FROM LETTER DATED 21.05.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-C, FORTHWITH AND WITHOUT AWAITING FURTHER APPROVAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT 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:

“a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to give effect to the resolution passed by the Board of Management of the Respondent-University in its 406^th Meeting held on 23.04.2025, as evident from letter dated 21.05.2025 as per Annexure-C, forthwith and without awaiting further approval from the Government;

b) Alternatively, direct the respondent-Government permitting to implement the resolution dated

23.04.2025 and to appoint the petitioner in view of the decision rendered by the Hon’ble Court in W.A.No.968/1998 (Annexure-F), and the Apex Court, including two decisions rendered by the KAT in Application No.1392/2023 (Annexure-D) and RA No.112/2024 (Annexure-E)

c) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to implement the decision of this Hon’ble Court dated 23.09.2023 in W.P.No.18512/2023 as per Annexure-

B.

d) Pass any appropriate writ or orders or any other directions in the circumstances of the case to meet the ends of justice.”

e) Issue a Writ of Certiorari to quash the endorsement dated 30.10.2025 as per Annexure-J as arbitrary, violative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and is in violation of principles of nature justice;

f) Declare that the State Government has no power to reject the proposal sent by the University and the Respondent – University may be directed to implement the resolution in its 406^th meeting held on

23.04.2025 in the interest of justice and equity.”

2. Heard learned Senior counsel for the petitioner, learned AGA for respondent No.1 and learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 5 and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that the petitioner was initially appointed as an Assistant Professor of Agricultural University in respondent Nos.2 and 3 - University. The appointment of the petitioner was challenged by one Smt. Prakruthi N. Rajgangadkar in W.P.No.9340/2013, in which the petitioner herein was arrayed as respondent No.4 and the said petition came to be allowed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide final order dated 18.04.2023, directing and quashing the appointment of the petitioner herein to the post of