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The Vice Chancellor Vs Sri. Devappa GudimaniThe Vice Chancellor v. Sri. Devappa Gudimani

Disposed¶50

The Vice Chancellor v. Sri. Devappa Gudimani

Karnataka HC17 Feb 2025WA/1328/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

Writ Appeal No. 1328/2024 (S-REG), High Court of Karnataka, oral order 17.02.2025, per Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria with Justice M.I. Arun. University officials (Vice Chancellor, Registrar, Administrative Officer, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Science) vs. ten daily-rated 'D' group employees/farm labour and State of Karnataka. Filed u/s 4 Karnataka High Court Act 1961 against single judge order dt. 12.09.2022 in W.P. No.12850/2022. Office objections directed to be removed within two weeks, failing which appeal stands dismissed automatically; on compliance, listing on 10.03.2025. Procedural order only; no merits decided; no precedents cited.

What did the court decide?

Two weeks' time to remove office objections; failing compliance the appeal to stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court; on compliance, appeal to be listed on 10.03.2025.

Why is it important?

Two weeks' time is granted to remove the office objections; failing which the writ appeal shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court. ¶50

What the court decided

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Outcome

Two weeks' time to remove office objections; failing compliance the appeal to stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court; on compliance, appeal to be listed on 10.03.2025.

Ratio / Principle

Two weeks' time is granted to remove the office objections; failing which the writ appeal shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court.

Key takeaways

In the event the office objections are complied with, the appeal shall be listed on 10.03.2025.ratio¶51

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru — Oral order dated 17.02.2025 in Writ Appeal No. 1328/2024 (S-REG) (Coram: Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice M.I. Arun; per the Chief Justice). Appeal under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act 1961 by the Vice Chancellor, Registrar and Administrative Officer of Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Science, challenging the order dated 12.09.2022 of the learned Single Judge in W.P. No.12850/2022 (writ petition by ten daily-rated 'D' group employees/farm labour of the Diploma College of Agriculture, Agriculture and Horticulture Research Station, Kattalagere, and the State of Karnataka). Coming on for orders, the Court granted two weeks' time to remove office objections, failing which the appeal shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court; if the objections are complied with, the appeal is to be listed on 10.03.2025. No substantive issue was decided.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR.N.V.ANJARIA CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

WRIT APPEAL NO. 1328/2024 (S-REG)

BETWEEN

1 . THE VICE CHANCELLOR KELADI SHIVAPPA NAYAKA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE,

SAVALAGANGA ROAD,

SHIVAMOGGA-577 204,

PRESENTLY THE OFFICE AT IRUVAKI, SAGARA TALUK,

SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 204.

2 . THE REGISTRAR KELADI SHIVAPPA NAYAKA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE, SAVALAGANGA ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577 204, PRESENTLY THE OFFICE AT IRUVAKI, SAGARA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 204.

3 . THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER KELADI SHIVAPPA NAYAKA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE,

SAVALAGANGA ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577 204,

W.A.NO.1328/2024

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PRESENTLY THE OFFICE AT IRUVAKI, SAGARA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 204.

... APPELLANT/S

(BY SRI./SMT.: THYAGARAJA S, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . SRI. DEVAPPA GUDIMANI S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, WORKING AS FIELD ASSISTANCE DAILY RATED ‘D’ GROUP EMPLOYEE DIPLOMA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE RESEARCH STATION KATTALAGERE POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

2 . SMT. ANJINAMMA W/O VASANTHACHAR AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS WORKING AS FARM LABOUR DAILY RATED D GROUP EMPLOYEE DIPLOMA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE RESEARCH STATION KATTALAGERE POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

3 . SMT. RENUKAMMA D/O NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS WORKING AS FARM LABOUR DAILY RATED D GROUP EMPLOYEE DIPLOMA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE RESEARCH STATION KATTALAGERE POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

W.A.NO.1328/2024

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4 . SMT. THIPPAMMA W/O HANUMANTHAPPA A B AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS WORKING AS FARM LABOUR DAILY RATED D GROUP EMPLOYEE DIPLOMA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE RESEARCH STATION KATTALAGERE POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

5 . SMT. AKKAMMA. C W/O CHANDRAREDDY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS WORKING AS FARM LABOUR DAILY RATED D GROUP EMPLOYEE DIPLOMA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE RESEARCH STATION KATTALAGERE POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

6 . SMT. JAYALAXMI W/O HANUMANTHAPPA K V AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS WORKING AS FARM LABOUR DAILY RATED D GROUP EMPLOYEE DIPLOMA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE RESEARCH STATION KATTALAGERE POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

7 . SMT. THIPPIRAMMA W/O M BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS WORKING AS FARM LABOUR DAILY RATED D GROUP EMPLOYEE DIPLOMA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE RESEARCH STATION KATTALAGERE POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

W.A.NO.1328/2024

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8 . SMT. PARVATHAMMA W/O RUDRAPPA Y AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RETIRED AS FARM LABOUR DAILY RATED D GROUP EMPLOYEE DIPLOMA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE RESEARCH STATION KATTALAGERE POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

R/AT SHREE RAMANAGARA CAMP, KATTALAGERE POST CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

9 . SMT. ERAMMA. C W/O CHANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RETIRED AS FARM LABOUR DAILY RATED D GROUP EMPLOYEE DIPLOMA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE RESEARCH STATION KATTALAGERE POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

R/AT SHREE RAMANAGARA CAMP, KATTALAGERE POST CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

10 . SMT. SHARADHAMMA W/O MANJUNATH REDDY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS WORKING AS FARM LABOUR DAILY RATED D GROUP EMPLOYEE DIPLOMA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE RESEARCH STATION KATTALAGERE POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.

11 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,

W.A.NO.1328/2024

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AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.

…RESPONDENT/S

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT 1961 PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS PERTAINING TO W.P. NO.12850/2022 ON THE FILE OF SINGLE JUDGE, PERUSE THE SAME AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 12.09.2022 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE, IN W.P. NO.12850/2022 AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION OF THE PETITIONER WITH COSTS AND GRAND SUCH OTHER ORDER, RELIEF AS DEEMED FIT IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS WRIT APPEAL, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS WRIT APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS ON THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER.

CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA AND HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

W.A.NO.1328/2024

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ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA)

Two weeks' time is granted to remove the office objections, failing which the appeal shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court.

In the event the office objections are complied with, the appeal shall be listed on 10.03.2025

Sd/(N.V.ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE

Sd/(M.I.ARUN)

TYPED BY : SK CASE WORKER : SS COMPARED BY : SS

COPY

Sd/ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

Statutes considered

1 provisions across 1 enactments

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Karnataka High Court Act 19614¶43

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Order dated 12.09.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. No.12850/2022, which the appellants pray to set aside, along with dismissal of the writ petition with costs.¶43
Learned Single Judge, High Court of Karnataka · 12.09.2022
Prior proceeding
Writ Petition No.12850/2022 instituted before the learned Single Judge; the present writ appeal seeks call for records of that petition.¶43

Parties & counsel

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appellant
The Vice Chancellor, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Science¶8
Thyagaraja S
appellant
The Registrar, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Science¶13
Thyagaraja S
appellant
The Administrative Officer, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Science¶14
Thyagaraja S
respondent
Sri. Devappa Gudimani S/o Rangappa¶22
respondent
Smt. Anjinamma W/o Vasanthachar¶23
respondent
Smt. Renukamma D/o Nagappa¶24
respondent
Smt. Thippamma W/o Hanumanthappa A B¶27
respondent
Smt. Akkamma. C W/o Chandrareddy¶28
respondent
Smt. Jayalaxmi W/o Hanumanthappa K V¶29
respondent
Smt. Thippiramma W/o M Basavarajappa¶30
respondent
Smt. Parvathamma W/o Rudrappa Y¶33
respondent
Smt. Eramma. C W/o Channappa¶35
respondent
Smt. Sharadhamma W/o Manjunath Reddy¶37
respondent
The State of Karnataka, represented by its Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department¶38

Coram

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N.V. Anjaria, Chief Justiceauthor¶49
M.I. Arun, Judgemember¶45

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 17 Feb 2025 · February
Registered: 31 Aug 2024
Case no.: WA/1328/2024
CNR: KAHC010509072024
Bench: N. V. Anjaria CJ M.i.arun
Disposal: Dismissal for Non Compliance of Office Objections
Case type: Writ Appeal

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The Vice Chancellor v. Sri. Devappa Gudimani, WA/1328/2024 (KA), decided on 17 February 2025.

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Statutes1

Karnataka High Court Act 19614

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Procedural history2

Order dated 12.09.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. No.12850/2022, which the appellants pray to set aside, along with dismissal of the writ petition with costs.Learned Single Judge, High Court of Karnataka · 12.09.2022
Writ Petition No.12850/2022 instituted before the learned Single Judge; the present writ appeal seeks call for records of that petition.

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Bench / Coram

N.V. Anjaria, Chief Justice and M.I. Arun, Judge

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