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IN THE HIGH COURT OF AT BANGALORE

DATED THIS THE 12 TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2012

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM MOHAN REDDY

WP NO.35080/2012 & WP NOS.35254-35369/2012 (EDN-AD)

BETWEEN

1. H CHETHAN KUMAR S/O HANUMANTHAPPA J AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS AMBEDKAR ROAD, 3RD CROSS HOLALKERE TQ, -577 501

2. BASAVARAJ G A S/O ANANDAPPA S G AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS H N HALLI, JAGALUR TQ, ANABUR (POST) DAVANAGERE-577528

3. SRINIVAS H R S/O RAMESH H C AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS MAIN ROAD, HOLALKERE TQ, CHITRADURGA-577501

4. VINAY K G S/O GOPALRAO K S AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS ARUN TAILORS CHICK JAJUR (POST) HOLALKERE TQ, CHITRADURGA 577 523 - 2 -

5. PRAJWAL D R S/O DEVENDRAPPA D K AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS KAVAL RAMAPPA EXTENSION HOLALKERE TQ CHITRADURGA 577 501

6. DARSHAN S S/O SHIVAMURTHY S R AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS ADHIVALA (POST) HIRIYURU TQ, CHITRADURGA-577511

7. VIJAYKUMAR V G S/O VEERABRAPPA G G AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS DOOR NO. 116/7 THRISHUL THEATER ROD K B EXTEN, (BADAVANE) DAVANAGERE-577002

8. DAYANANDA T S/O THIPPAIAH M AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS KODIHALLY (POST) CHALLAKERE (TQ) CHITRADURGA-577501

9. PAVAN KUMAR B R S/O RAMESH RAO AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS SHARADHA TUROTIAL CHIKKAPETE CHITRADURGA-577501

10. S PUNEETH S/O SIDDALIGSWMY AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS 2ND CROSS, NIRANJAN NILAYA KHB COLONY - 3 -

CHALLAKERE-577522

11. PRADEEP YADAV R S/O RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS MADDUKUNTE (VILLAGE) M D KOTE (POST) HIRIYURU (TQ) CHITRADURGA 577143

12. T VENNALA S/O H THIMMANNA AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS MEDEHALLY (A D COLONY) CHITRADURGA-577502

13. PRAVEENA K S S/O SANNAKOTRAPPA A AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS BHARAMASAGARA (POST) CHITRADURGA 577 519

14. NAVEEN KUMAR P S/O PRAKASHA R AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS G P T POLYTECHNIC CHITRADURGA-577501

15. NETHRAVATHI M S/O MANJANNA P AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS HOSAKALLAHALLI, D K HATTI (POST) CHITRADURGA-577501

16. SHRUTHI I.M S/O JAGADEESH I M AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS BHARAMASAGARA (POST) CHITRADURGA-577519 - 4 -

17. BABY SHAMILI D/O MUDALAGIRIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS GOVT. POLYTECHYNIC, TQ, CHITRADURGA DIST 577501

18. HARISH KUMAR M S/O MUDALAGIRIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS GOVT. POLYTECHNIC CHITRADURGA-577501

19. BASAVARAJU S S/O SANNA MUDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS GOVT POLYTECHNIC CHITRADURGA-577501

20. THIPPESWAMY N B S/O BIYANNA S AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS SJM POLYTECHNIC, CHALLAKERE TQ, CHITRADURGA DIST.577501

21. NANDINI A R D/O AJJAYA H AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS GOVT. POLYTECHNIC CHITRADURGA-577501

22. RAJINI T D/O THIAPPANA K AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS MUNCIPAL COLONY 5TH CROSS KELAGOTE CHITRADURGA-577501

23. GEETHA L D/O LOKESH AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS - 5 -

MYAKULARAHALLY POST HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA-577501

24. VEDAMURTHY M S/O MURTHY N AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS HLK ROAD, SRINIVASA LAYOUT CHITRADURGA 577501

25. AJITH KUMAR P T S/O THIMMANNA P AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS IUDP LAYOUT, 6TH CROSS CHITRADURGA 577501

26. ARBAZ AMEERUL AZAM D/O SAIF UR RAHMAN AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS MUNICIPAL COLONY KELAGOTE, CHITRADURGA-577501

27. RAVIKUMAR V S/O VENKATESHA AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS SJM POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE CHALLAKERE TQ, CHITRADURGA DIST-577501

28. SACHIN G S S/O SHIVASHANKAR AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS 5TH MAIN, P J EXTN., DAVANAGERE PIN NO 577002

29. PRADEEP KUMAR C M S/O MURIGENDRAPPA K B AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS CHIKKABENNUR - 6 -

CHITRADURGA TQ, & DIST.577501

30. RAGHU C S/O CHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS NERALAGUNDI, HONNALI TQ DAVANAGERE DIST.577501

31. BASAVARAJ C S/O CHINNAPPA AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS GOVT. POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE CHITRADURGAF-577501

32. ASHOK KUMAR T J S/O JAYANNA T E AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS THANDAKOLUR TQ. SIRA TQ, TUMKUR-576023

33. RUDARAMUNI C G S/O GURUBASAPPA C K AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS ATTIGERE POST DAVANAGERE TQ K& DIST 577002

34. RUDRASWAMY N S S/O N V SHANMUKAPPA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS SONDEKOLA POST CHITRADURGA TQ & DIST. 577501

35. CHANDRASHEKARA V S/O VENU T AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS JANATA COLONY, 1ST CROSS GANDINAGARA, CHALLAKERE TQ. CHITRADURGA DIST 577501 - 7 -

36. YOGANANDA REDDY T N S/O VEERAREDDY AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS ST. MARYS POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE FORT ROAD, CHITRADURGA-577501

37. PRADEEP YADAV J S/O JAYANNA V AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS BEHIND VIJAYALAXMI MEDICAL AGENCY JOGIMATTI ROAD, CHITRADURGA-577501

38. VIJAYA SHIVA D S S/O SHIVALINGAPPA D AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS IUDP LAYOUT, 4TH CROSS CHITRADURGA-577501

39. VEENA K P S/O PALANNA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS KALUVESALLY, CHALLAKERE TQ. CHITRADURGA DIST.577501

40. SHASHIKUMAR G B S/O G S BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS GVP COLLEGE CHITRADURGA-577501

41. YATHIRAJU S/O N SHANKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS A H GUDDADEVARA MATA KAMANA BHAVI LAYOUT, FILTERHOUSE ROAD POST OFFICE BANK CHITRADURGA 577501

42. NADEEMKHAN I S/O I ISMAIL KHAN - 8 -

AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS MOLAKALMURU POST CHITRADURGA TQ. & DIST. 577 501

43. MADHUKUMARA Y T S/O THIMMAREDDY AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS VENKATAPURA POST MOLAKALMURU TQ. CHITRADURGA DIST 577501

44. NAVENKUMAR G S/O VAJJINAPPA B AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS GVP COLLEGE CHITRADURGA-577501

45. RAKESH H M S/O MURUDAPPA H B AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS CHANNAGIRI TQ. DAVANAGERE DIST. 577002

46. KIRAN PATIL G P S/O PANCHAKSHARI G D AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS KUMBALUR, HONNALI TQ. DAVANAGERE DIST-577002

47. ARUN KUMAR H B S/O MALLIKARJUNA H B AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS HIREMEGALAGERE PSOT HARAPANAHALLI TQ. DAVANAGERE DIST 577002

48. SATISHKUMAR K T S/O M KARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 28YEARS 5TH CROSS, SHEKARAPPA LAYOUT - 9 -

AAVARAGERE POST DAVANAGERE DIST. 577002

49. CHARANARAJA B S/O BUJJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS ST. MARYS POLYTECHNIC CHITRADURGA-577501

50. SACHIN D S S/O D V SITARAMAREDDY AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS DYAMANALLI POST CHITRADURGA TQ. & DIST. 577501

51. KIRANBABU R S/O RAJANNA L AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS T R NAGARA CHALLAKERE CHITRADURGA DIST. 577501

52. MANJUNATHA T S/O THIMMANNA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS S R ROAD, P W D QUARTRES CHALLAKERE TQ. CHITRADURGA DIST. 577 501

53. RAMANUJA R J S/O R JAGADEESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS KHB COLONY, LILG 24 C K PURA CHITRADURGA-577501

54. KISHAN C S/O CHANDRAPPA K AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS KELAGOTE, MUNICIPAL COLONY - 10 -

5TH CROSS, CHINNAPPALAYOUT SAI NILAYA, CHITRADURGA-577501

55. PAVANKUMAR R S/O RAMANJINAYALU P AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS JANATA COLONY, AMBEDKAR BHAVAN CHALLAKERE TQ. CHITRADURGA DIST.577501

56. PRITAMAGOUDA MUDEGOUDRA S/O HANUMANTAGOWDA MUDEGOUDRA AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS BAPUJI POLYTECHNIC SHABANUR, DAVANAGERE-577002

57. AMITH R S S/O SURESH KUMAR R S AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS OPP. KEB OFFICE HADIDI ROAD DAVANAGERE DIST. 577002

58. AKASH LAXMAN CHOTANNANAVAR S/O LAXMAN CHOTANNANAVAR AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS BAPUJIL POLYTECHNIC, SHABANUR DAVANAGERE 577002

59. GIRISH HANCHINAL S/O S G HANCHINAL AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS BAPUJI POLYTECHNIC, SHABANUR DAVANAGERE-577002

60. VIDYA S B D/O BASVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS SHIVAPURA (P) HOLLKERE(T) - 11 -

CHITRADURGA DIST. 577 501

61. SOWMYA G D/O GAVIRANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS K C PALYA CHIKKANAYAKANA HALLI(T0 TUMKUR DIST

62. RAGAVENDRA T S/O THIPPESWAMY M AGED ABOUT 26 YERS SHEKKARAPPA LAYOUT AVARAGERE POST DAVANAGERE DIST-577002

63. SUHAS H P S/O PRABHAKAR H S AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS #2110/2, 3RD MAIN 3RD CROSS, M C C BLOCK DAVANAGERE DIST-577002

64. VIJAYAKUMARA M K S/O MANTHAPPA K V AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS A V NAGAR BETHURRU ROAD DAVANAGERE DIST-577002

65. LINGARAJ ASUNDI S/O THIPPESHAPPA ASUNDI AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS RANEBENNUR POST HAVERI DIST-581123

66. SUNIL S P S/O PRABHU S AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS CHIKKAMMANAHALLI EXTENSION - 12 -

DAVANGERE DIST-577002

67. SIDDESH N S/O S NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS ANAGODU PSOT DAVANGERE DIST-577002

68. SRINIVAS BABU M S/O G MARANNA AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS JANATHA COLONY CHALLAKERE(T) CHITRADURGA DIST-577501

69. MADHU SUDHAN S P S/O PRASAD S S AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS MARADIHALLIK POST CHITRADURGA DIST-577501

70. LOHITHA M B S/O M R BHARATESH REDDY AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS MARADIHALLI POST CHITRADURGA DIST-577501

71. SHARATHA H L S/O UMESH L AGED ABOU 20 YEARS LAKSHMI SAGARA CHITRADURGA DIST-577501

72. BASAVARAJ K P S/O K B PARAMESHVARAPPA AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS HADADI POST DAVANGERE DIST-577002 - 13 -

73. RANJITH HEGADE S/O RAMESH HEGADE AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS HARIHARA(T) DAVANGERE DIST-577002

74. NANDA K M D/O K M SHANMUKHA SWAMY AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS NEAR GNANA BHARATHI SCHOOL HOOLLKERE ROAD CHITRADURGA-577501

75. DARSHAN KUMAR A G S/O A M GURUBASAIYA AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS POST, HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA-577501

76. YAMUNA BAI S D/O SHANKARANAIK AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS HOSAYALNADU POST HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA-577501

77. SINDHU N D/O NIJALINGAPPA N AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS KALLAHATTY POST HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA-577501

78. SRINIVAS J N S/O NINGAPPA J N AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS GOVT POLYTECHNIC HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA-577501 - 14 -

79. RAVI G S/O GURUBASAPPA T AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS ADIVALA POST HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA-577501

80. GOUSIYA BANU H A D/O SYED ASIFULLA AGED ABOUT 22 YEAS SIDDNAYAKA CIRCLE HIRIYURT(T) CHITRADURGA-577501

81. SAHANA RANI R D/O RANAGASWAMY E AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS SIDDNAYAKA CIRCLE HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA-577501

82. SANTHOSH R S/O REVANA SIDDAPPA M C AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS BAPUJI POLYTECHNIC CHITRADURGA DIST.577501

83. PARUSHURAM B S/O MLULLAYA BABU AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS GOVT POLYTECHNIC HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA-577501

84. BABITHA L D/O LAKSHMANA READDY N R AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS GANDHI NAGAR 1ST CROSS CHITRADURGA DIST.577501 - 15 -

85. SWETHA M D/O MAHANTHAPPA T AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS KASHETTIHALLI POST CHENNAGIRI (T) DAVANAGERE DIST. 577002

86. RASHEEDA BEGUM R H D/O HUSEN PEER AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS RANGENAHALLY POST HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA DIST. 577501

87. NAGAPPA R S/O RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS HARTIKOTE POST HIRIYUT(T) CHITRADURGA 577501

88. PRAVEEN R S/O RAVI R AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS HOSAYALNADU POST HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA 577501

89. SHIV KUMAR P I S/O THIPPESWAMY P AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS GOVT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE HIRIYUR CHITRADURGA-577501

90. PUNEETH KUMAR S S/O SHIVAMURTHY M AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS GOVT POLYTECHNIC - 16 -

INGALADALU 0POST CHITRADURGA 577501

91. SYEDZUBEER S S/O SYED AHMED AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS MARIKANVE HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA-577501

92. MUSTHAQ K S/O KHALEEL SAB B AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS BEHIND MUBARZK MASJID HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA 577501

93. KIRAN KUMAR S S/O SOMASHEKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS GOVT POLYTECHNIC HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA-577501

94. NAVEEN T S/O THIMMANNA T AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS BEHIND BDO OFICE 3RD CROSS TRIVENI NILAYA CHALLKERE (T) CHITRADURGA 577501

95. BAKKESH SARANGAMUT J S/O S M JAYAPRAKASH AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS BAKKESH NILAYA # 2009/207 RANGANATH BADAVANE DAVANAGERE DIST.577002 - 17 -

96. VIJAY KUMAR P S/O PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS VEERADHIMANA HALLI POST CHALLKERE (T) CHITRADURGA-577501

97. SHIVAMMA R D/O BARAMMAIH AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS S J M POLYTECHNIC CHALLKERE (T) CHITRADURGA 577501

98. VISWANATHA S S/O SHARANAPPA K AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS NEAR USTAVAMBA TEMPLE DODAPETE CHITRADURGA-577501

99. MADHU J S/O JAYANNA D AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS G M ASHWATHA REDDY NAGAR JAGALUR (T) CHITRADURGA 577501

100. SHIVANANDA S S/O SHARANAPPA D AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS K B EXTENSION NEAR CHURCH CHITRADURGA-577501

101. MANJUNATHA D S S/O SHANMUKAPPA D M AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS ST MARYS POLYTECHNIC - 18 -

CHITRADURGA-577501

102. G M THIPESWAMY S/O MAHANTHESH AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS ST MARYS POLYTECHNIC CHITRADURGA-577501

103. ABDUL AZEEZ GUBBI S/O CHAMAN SAB AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS ST MARYS POLYTECHNIC CHITRADURGA-577501

104. AVINASH G T S/O THIPPESWAMY K G AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS RAMAGHATTA POST HOLLKERE(T) CHITRADURGA-577501

105. MANJUNATHA T S/O THIPPESWAMY H AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS K B EXTENSION NEAR CHURCH CHITRADURGA-577501

106. DAYANANDA KUMAR H A S/O ANJINAPPA G AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS K B EXTENSION NEAR CHURCH CHITRADURGA-577501

107. D H MANJUNATH S/O HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS CHIKAJAJUR POST HOLLKERE(T) - 19 -

CHITRADURGA-577501

108. UMESHA B R S/O RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS BASAVAPURA POST CHANNAGERI(T) DAVANAGERE DIST. 577002

109. RAGINI H L S/O LOKAPPA AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS BASAVAPURA POST CHANNAGERI(T) DAVANAGERE DIST. 577002

110. SOUMYA D N D/O NAGARAJ D AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS RAMPURU POST MOLAKALMURU (T) CHITRADURGA-577501

111. H N LINGARAJ S/O H N NEELAPPA AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS P B ROAD BARAMASAGARA CHITRADURGA-577501

112. DEVARAJ S M S/O MANJAPPA S B AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS HALAGAWADI POST SEEGEHALLY CHITRADURGA-577501

113. SALETH RAJESH L S/O LAZER M AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS - 20 -

MARY ROAD CHURCH STREET HIRIYUR(T) CHITRADURGA-577501

114. RAKSHITHA H S D/O SHIVARAMU H J AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS VETBVL POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE BANGALORE-560029

115. NAVEEN H P S/O PRABHAKAR AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS SHREE MALLIKARJUNA POLYTECHNIC CHITRADURGA-577501

116. PAVAN S N S/O DR NAGENDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS SIDARANAPPA EXTENSION 2ND CROSS, HOLALKERE CHITRADURGA-577501

117. VINAY M S/O H J MURUGESH AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS MEDEHALLY CHITRADURGA-577501. .. PETITIONERS

(BY SRI P H VIRUPAKSHAIAH & SRI PRATAP KUMAR O., ADV.) AND

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560001 - 21 -

2. DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICLA EDUCATION PALACE ROAD BANGALORE-560001

3. THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA EDUCATION DEPARTMENT(TECHNICAL EDUCATION) M S BUILDINGS DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001

4. THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE CHITRADURGA-577501

5. THE PRINCIPAL GNANA VIKAS POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE CHITRADURGA-577501

6. THE PRINCIPAL SJM POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE CHITRADURGA-577501

7. THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE HIRIYUR TALUK, HIRIYUR -577509

8. THE PRINCIPAL ST. MARYS POLYTEHNICL COLLEGE CHITRADURGA

9. THE PRINCIPAL SJM POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE CHALLAKERE CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 - 22 -

10. THE PRINCIPAL SREE MALLIKARJUNA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501

11. THE PRINCIPAL D R R POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE DAVANGERE-577002

12. THE PRINCIPAL BAPUJI POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE SHABANUR, DAVANGERE-577002

13. THE PRINCIPAL RURAL POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE HANUSABANVI, DAVANGERE-577002

14. THE PRINCIPAL V E T B V L POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE BANGALORE-560029

... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI R. OM KUMAR, AGA.)

THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED CIRCULAR DATED 24.7.12 ISSUED BY R2. VIDE ANNX-A AND THE LETTER DATED 10.7.12 ADDRESSED BY THE R1 VIDE ANNX-B AND THE CIRCULAR DATED 2.8.10 ISSUED BY R2. VIDE ANNX-D.

THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: - 23 -

ORDER

Recording the submission of learned counsel for the parties, petition is disposed of in the like terms in the order dated 10.9.2012 in W.P.Nos.32330-437/2012.

Sd/- JUDGE

PL