Shakunthala Educational and Charitable Trust v. the State of Karnataka
The petitioners – an educational trust, a public school and an individual
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 226 challenging an endorsement issued by the Deputy Director of School Education, Mandya District. During the hearing, petitioners' counsel submitted a memo for withdrawal stating that the petitioners had been advised by departmental authorities to prefer an appeal before the second respondent (Commissioner) and had done so. The petitioners sought to withdraw the writ petition reserving liberty to approach the competent forum, including the High Court, if the appeal was decided against them. The court accepted the withdrawal memo and dismissed the petition as withdrawn, keeping all contentions open.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as withdrawn; all contentions kept open.