In the High Court of Karnataka Circuit Bench at Dharwad
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: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12 TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2013 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE A.N.VENUGOPALA GOWDA WRIT PETITION NOS.75989-75992/2013 (S-RES) AND 76014/2013 & 76015-17/2013 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. BASAVARAJ KEDRAPPA TOTAGI S/O KEDARAPPA AGE: 50 YEARS, WORKING AS PRINCIPAL, CHINTAMANI PAVATE INDEPENDENT, PRE-UNIVERSITY ARTS & COMMERCE COLLEGE, MAMADAPUR, GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT 2. SRI. B C HADAGINALA S/O CHANAMALLAPPA AGE: 48 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, CHINTAMANI PAVATE INDEPENDENT, PRE-UNIVERSITY ARTS & COMMERCE COLLEGE, MAMADAPUR, GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT 3. SRI. M B KOUJALAGI S/O BHIMAPPA AGE: 38 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, CHINTAMANI PAVATE INDEPENDENT, PRE-UNIVERSITY ARTS & COMMERCE COLLEGE, MAMADAPUR, GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT 4. SRI. B Y HELAVI S/O YAMANAPPA HELAVI AGE: 49 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, CHINTAMANI PAVATE INDEPENDENT, PRE-UNIVERSITY ARTS & COMMERCE COLLEGE, MAMADAPUR, GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT 5. SRI. B G PATAGUNDI S/O GULAPPA AGE: 41 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, CHINTAMANI PAVATE INDEPENDENT, : 2 : PRE-UNIVERSITY ARTS & COMMERCE COLLEGE, MAMADAPUR, GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT 6. SRI. M I BADIGERA S/O IRAPPA BADIGERA AGE: 45 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, CHINTAMANI PAVATE INDEPENDENT, PRE-UNIVERSITY ARTS & COMMERCE COLLEGE, MAMADAPUR, GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT 7. SRI. M B GUDAGANAVAR S/O BASAPPA AGE: 42 YEARS, WORKING AS LECTURER, CHINTAMANI PAVATE INDEPENDENT, PRE-UNIVERSITY ARTS & COMMERCE COLLEGE, MAMADAPUR, GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT 8. SRI. GOUDAPPA G. S/O MALLAPPA G AGE: 45 YEARS, WORKING AS SDA, CHINTAMANI PAVATE INDEPENDENT, PRE-UNIVERSITY ARTS & COMMERCE COLLEGE, MAMADAPUR, GOKAK TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT …PETITIONERS [BY SHRI B.B. BAJENTRI, ADV.] AND: 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PRE-UNIVERSITY BOARD DEPARTMENT OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, 18 TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560003 2. THE JOINT-DIRECTOR OF PRE-UNIVERSITY BOARD DEPARTMENT OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION & VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 18 TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION & VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BELGAUM, BELGAUM DISTRICT : 3 : 4. THE BELGAUM PEOPLES EDUCATION SOCIETY, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN SRI.K.Y.BAJANTRI, YARAGATTI, SOUNDATHI TALUK, BELGAUM DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS [BY SMT. MEGHA C. KOLEKAR, HCGP FOR R1-R3; NOTICE TO R4 IS DISPENSED WITH] THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO DISPOSE OF THE APPEAL DTD.02.07.2012 [ANNEXURE-D] WITHIN A TIME FRAME SPECIFIED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: - ORDER Learned HCGP is directed to accept notice and appear on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 3. Issue of notice to respondent No.4 is dispensed with, keeping in view the nature of relief sought and the order that would be passed in the matter. 2. Petitioners along with others had filed Writ Petition Nos.64539-64552/2010, which was disposed of on 29.06.2010. Petitioners have filed Appeal : 4 : No.10/2012 before the 1 st respondent. Their grievance in this writ petition is that, despite the said appeal having been filed on 02.07.2012 and a memo having been moved to take up the appeal for consideration, there being total inaction, a direction be issued by the 1st respondent to take up the said appeal for consideration and to decide the same expeditiously and within a stipulated period. 3. Without going into the merit of the claim made by the petitioners in these writ petitions or in the appeal as at Annexure – D, the 1 st respondent is directed to take up the appeal filed by the petitioners, as at Annexure – D and decide the same expeditiously, after issue of notice to the respondents in the appeal. Contentions raised in the matter are left open for consideration by the 1 st respondent. The 1 st respondent is directed to take up the said appeal on 02.03.2013 and decide the matter in accordance with law, before 29.06.2013. : 5 : Smt. Megha C. Kolekar is permitted to file memo of appearance in four weeks. Sd/- JUDGE Rsh.