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Sri.Basanagouda Shankargouda Patil Vs the Secretary Sri.Basanagouda Shankargouda Patil v. the Secretary (Pry and

Dismissed¶35

Sri.Basanagouda Shankargouda Patil v. the Secretary (Pry and Secondary)

Karnataka HC27 Oct 2025WP/106625/2019

Case brief

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What is this about?

Karnataka HC (Dharwad) rejects teachers' writ petition for non-payment of costs. Petitioners (Head Master, three Assistant Teachers, Drawing Teacher and SDA Teacher of Shri Shivayogishwar High School, Kullur, Ramadurga, Belagavi) sought mandamus under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution directing the Education Secretary, Commissioner for Public Instructions and Deputy Director of Public Instructions to recount past service from initial appointment to approval of appointment with aid for pay scale fixation, seniority, promotion increments, time bound allowance and pensioner benefits, challenging order ED 416 SEP 2005 dated 19.05.2006 (Annexure-B); costs directed on 13.10.2025 (with enhancement to Rs.10,000/- on default) went unpaid; Justice M. Nagaprasanna; decided 27.10.2025.

What did the court decide?

None. The petition stands rejected for non-compliance with the order dated 13.10.2025 (costs not paid); no relief is granted on the service-benefit claims.

Why is it important?

Since the petitioners did not pay the costs despite the direction of the Court dated 13.10.2025 and the undertaking given on that date, the writ petition stands rejected for non-compliance with the order dated 13.10.2025. ¶35

What the court decided

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Outcome

None. The petition stands rejected for non-compliance with the order dated 13.10.2025 (costs not paid); no relief is granted on the service-benefit claims.

Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petition stands rejected for the petitioners' non-compliance with the Court's order dated 13.10.2025 directing payment of costs.

Court's answer

Since the petitioners did not pay the costs despite the direction of the Court dated 13.10.2025 and the undertaking given on that date, the writ petition stands rejected for non-compliance with the order dated 13.10.2025.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 106625 of 2019 (S-RES), High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad, decided 27.10.2025 by Justice M. Nagaprasanna. Six members of the teaching staff of Shri Shivayogishwar High School, Kullur (Ramadurga taluk, Belagavi district) sought a writ of mandamus under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution directing Respondents 1 to 3 to recount past service from the date of initial appointment up to approval of their appointments with aid, for fixation of pay scale, seniority, promotion increments, time bound allowance, pensioner benefits and other consequential benefits, insofar as concerned the impugned order bearing No. ED 416 SEP 2005 (Bangalore) dated 19.05.2006 (Annexure-B). By order dated 13.10.2025 the Court had directed payment of costs, failing which the cost would be enhanced to Rs.10,000/-. As the petitioners neither paid the costs nor honoured the undertaking given on that date, the petition stands rejected for non-compliance; the substantive claims were not adjudicated.

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1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:14352 WP No. 106625 of 2019

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 106625 OF 2019 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI. BASANAGOUDA SHANKARGOUDA PATIL, AGE:52 YEARS, OCC:WORKING AS A HEAD MASTER IN SHRI SHIVAYOGISHWAR HIGH SCHOOL, KULLUR, TQ:RAMADURGA, DIST:BELAGAVI – 590 001.

SRI. SIDDAPPA YENKAPPA BADEPPANNAVAR, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC:WORKING AS A ASSISTANT TEACHER IN SHRI SHIVAYOGISHWAR HIGH SCHOOL, KULLUR, TQ:RAMADURGA, DIST:BELAGAVI – 590 001.

SRI. MALLAPPA HANAMAPPA VANTANAL, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC:WORKING AS A ASSISTANT TEACHER IN SHRI SHIVAYOGISHWAR HIGH SCHOOL, KULLUR, TQ:RAMADURGA, DIST:BELAGAVI – 590 001.

Digitallysigned byVISHALNINGAPPAPATTIHAL VISHALNINGAPPAPATTIHAL Location:High Court ofKarnatakaDharwadBenchDate:2025.10.2815:45:51+0530

H. S. ANAWAL, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC:WORKING AS A DRAWING TEACHER IN SHRI SHIVAYOGISHWAR HIGH SCHOOL, KULLUR, TQ:RAMADURGA, DIST:BELAGAVI – 590 001.

SRI. SRIPAD LINGO MANNUR, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC:WORKING AS A ASSISTANT TEACHER IN SHRI SHIVAYOGISHWAR HIGH SCHOOL, KULLUR, TQ:RAMADURGA, DIST:BELAGAVI – 590 001.

SHRI. GURUDATTA PRATAPARAO SHINDE,

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NC: 2025:KHC-D:14352 WP No. 106625 of 2019

HC-KAR

AGE:46 YEARS, OCC:WORKING AS S.D.A TEACHER IN SHRI SHIVAYOGISHWAR HIGH SCHOOL, KULLUR, TQ:RAMADURGA, DIST:BELAGAVI – 590 001.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. M. S. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE SECRETARY (PRY AND SECONDARY) GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, M S BUILDING, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE – 560 001.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, COLLEGE ROAD, DHARWAD.

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, BELAGAVAI DISTRICT, BELAGAVI.

…RESPONDENTS

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 3 RECOUNT THE PAST SERVICE RENDERED BY THE PETITIONERS FROM THE DATE OF THERE INITIAL APPOINTMENT UP TO THE DATE OF THEIR APPROVAL OF THEIR APPOINTMENT WITH AID RESPECTIVELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIXATION OF PAY SCALE, SENIORITY, PROMOTION INCREMENTS TIME BOUND ALLOWANCE, PENSIONER BENEFITS AND OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS TILL THE PASSING OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO. ED 416 SEP 2005 BANGALORE DATED 19.05.2006 VIDE ANNEXURE – B INSOFAR AS IS PETITIONER ARE CONCERNED PASS APPROPRIATE SUITABLE ORDER AND ETC.,

THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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HC-KAR

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA)

This Court, by order dated 13.10.2025, had passed the following direction:

“In the event the cost is not paid, the cost would be enhanced to Rs.10,000/-.

List the matter on 27.10.2025.”

The petitioners have not paid the costs despite the direction of this Court and the undertaking given on the said date. Therefore, the petition stands rejected for noncompliance with the order dated 13.10.2025.

Sd/( M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE

AC/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 92

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the writ petition stands rejected for the petitioners' non-compliance with the Court's order dated 13.10.2025 directing payment of costs.¶35
The court held
Since the petitioners did not pay the costs despite the direction of the Court dated 13.10.2025 and the undertaking given on that date, the writ petition stands rejected for non-compliance with the order dated 13.10.2025.ratio¶35

Statutes considered

1 provisions across 1 enactments

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Constitution of IndiaArticles 226 and 227¶25

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Order bearing No. ED 416 SEP 2005, Bangalore, dated 19.05.2006, vide Annexure-B, challenged insofar as the petitioners are concerned¶25
19.05.2006
Prior proceeding
Writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus directing Respondents 1 to 3 to recount the past service of the petitioners from their initial appointment up to approval of their appointments with aid, for fixation of pay scale, seniority, promotion increments, time bound allowance, pensioner benefits and other consequential benefits.¶25
Prior proceeding
By order dated 13.10.2025, the Court directed payment of costs, stating that if the cost was not paid it would be enhanced to Rs.10,000/-, and listed the matter on 27.10.2025; the petitioners gave an undertaking on that date.¶32
Prior proceeding
The petitioners did not pay the costs despite the direction of the Court dated 13.10.2025 and the undertaking given on the said date.¶35

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Basanagouda Shankargouda Patil¶7
M. S. Hiremath
petitioner
Siddappa Yenkappa Badeppannavar¶8
M. S. Hiremath
petitioner
Mallappa Hanamappa Vantanal¶9
M. S. Hiremath
petitioner
H. S. Anawal¶11
M. S. Hiremath
petitioner
Sripad Lingo Mannur¶12
M. S. Hiremath
petitioner
Gurudatta Prataparao Shinde¶13
M. S. Hiremath
respondent
The Secretary (Pry and Secondary), Government of Karnataka, Department of Education¶21
respondent
The Commissioner for Public Instructions, College Road, Dharwad¶22
respondent
The Deputy Director of Public Instructions, Belagavai District, Belagavi¶23

Coram

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M.NAGAPRASANNAauthor¶31

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 27 Oct 2025 · October
Registered: 28 Feb 2019
Case no.: WP/106625/2019
CNR: KAHC020011002019
Topic: Writ and Judicial Review
Bench: M.nagaprasanna
Disposal: REJECTED
Case type: WRIT PETITION (S-RES)

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Cite this judgement

Sri.Basanagouda Shankargouda Patil v. the Secretary (Pry and Secondary), WP/106625/2019 (KA), decided on 27 October 2025.

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Statutes1

Constitution of IndiaArticles 226 and 227

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Procedural history4

Order bearing No. ED 416 SEP 2005, Bangalore, dated 19.05.2006, vide Annexure-B, challenged insofar as the petitioners are concerned19.05.2006
Writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus directing Respondents 1 to 3 to recount the past service of the petitioners from their initial appointment up to approval of their appointments with aid, for fixation of pay scale, seniority, promotion increments, time bound allowance, pensioner benefits and other consequential benefits.
By order dated 13.10.2025, the Court directed payment of costs, stating that if the cost was not paid it would be enhanced to Rs.10,000/-, and listed the matter on 27.10.2025; the petitioners gave an undertaking on that date.

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Bench / Coram

M.NAGAPRASANNA

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