Girija Kulkarni D/O Udupirao v. the Principal Secretary
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Writ Petition No. 101809 of 2025 (S-RES), High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, decided 17.11.2025 by Justice M. Nagaprasanna. Five Guest Lecturers (Dharwad/Bagalkot area colleges) challenged, via certiorari and mandamus under Articles 226 and 227, the notification of the Commissioner, Department of Collegiate Education (Respondent No. 2) No. KA SHI E/NEVI-AUA/99/2024-25 dated 02/01/2025 inviting applications for Guest Lecturers, and sought continuance in service till end of A.Y. 2024-25; respondents included the Secretary, UGC and two college Principals. After a 15.10.2025 order giving a final ten-day window (with warning of dismissal without indulgence per earlier Co-ordinate Bench direction) and extension of any interim order, office objections were never cured; petition rejected (treated as dismissed) purely for non-compliance with office objections - no merits adjudicated. Useful precedent on consequence of ignoring office-objection deadlines despite final indulgence. Counsel: Sri B. N. Mulimani.