A college lecturer challenged termination before the Educational Appellate Tribunal, which stayed the termination notice over a year later. The Single Judge set aside the stay as it granted final relief at the interim stage. The writ appeal was dismissed with a direction to decide the appeal within three months.
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NC: 2026:KHC:15166-DB WA No. 2113 of 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 2113 OF 2025 (S-RES)
BETWEEN:
BENGALURU-560 004.
…APPELLANT
(BY SRI. H.M.MURALIDHAR., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
HC-KAR
MALATHAHALLI, BENGALURU-560 056.
…RESPONDENTS
THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL, SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.17927/2025 DATED 14/11/2025, ETC.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)
The present intra Court appeal has been filed impugning
the judgment and order dated 14.11.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.17927/2025 (S-RES), preferred by respondents herein.
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notice dated 29.01.2024 came to be issued by the petitioners against the respondent.
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dated 29.01.2024 at the initial stage itself and virtually the appeal has been decided by the interim order.
Sd/(D K SINGH) JUDGE
Sd/(T.M.NADAF) JUDGE
NG CT:SN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the Educational Appellate Tribunal's interim order staying the termination notice, which granted final relief at the initial stage, could be sustained.
Whether the Division Bench should interfere with the learned Single Judge's order setting aside the Tribunal's stay.
Mrs Usha P S
Jain College
Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College
D K Singh
T.M.Nadaf
As recorded by the court registry
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