Karnataka High Court
WA/1564/2025 of BANGALORE UNIVERSITY Vs DR. NEEMA GNANADEV on 3 June 2026
NC: 2026:KHC:26206-DB WA No. 1564 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 1564 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: BANGALORE UNIVERSITY, JNANA BHARATHI
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
WRIT APPEAL NO. 1564 OF 2025 (S-RES)
BETWEEN:
BANGALORE UNIVERSITY,
JNANA BHARATHI CAMPUS,
BENGALURU - 560 056
REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR.
…APPELLANT
(BY SRI.PRASANNA.B.R., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
DR. NEEMA GNANADEV
W/O. GNANADEV L.,
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,
R/AT 19TH CROSS,
PADMANABHANAGAR,
BENGALURU - 560 070.
2.
DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER,
DISTRICT CASTE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE,
BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT,
4TH MAIN ROAD, 16TH CROSS,
SAMPANGIRAMANAGAR,
BENGALURU - 560 027,
REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.T.P.RAJENDRA KUMAR SUNGAY., ADV. FOR C/R1; SRI.C.JAGADISH, ADVOCATE FOR R2)
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signed by
REKHA R
Location:
High Court
of Karnataka
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THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA
HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO (i) TO SET ASIDE THE
IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 12.02.2024 PASSED BY THE
LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HONBLE COURT IN WP No.
22871/2023 (S-RES) IN SO FAR IT IS OBJECTED, CONFIRMED
IN R.P No.162/2024 DATED 15.07.2025 AND TO DISMISS THE
WRIT PETITION AND (ii) TO GRANT SUCH OTHER AND
FURTHER
RELIEF,
WHICH
DEEMED
FIT
UNDER
THE
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE
AND EQUITY.
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
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ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)
The present intra court appeal has been filed impugning the Order dated 12.02.2024 passed by the Writ Court in W.P.No.22871/2023 filed by the respondent Dr.Neema Gnanadev, whose services came to be terminated after due selection on the post of Associate Professor in the Department of Centre for Rural
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Development Studies, Bengaluru University on the ground that the respondent/petitioner failed to submit the Caste Certificate of her belonging to ST Category.
2. The Writ Court vide impugned order has allowed the Writ Petition and set aside the impugned order bearing No.STAFF/2:APP-b dated 30.01.2023 issued by the appellant and Endorsement bearing No.Staff- 2:E9:APT/Teaching/A.U./etc.,/2021 dated 16.08.2023.
3. The Writ Court has not only directed for reinstatement of the respondent, but also has directed to give benefit of continuity of service with all monetary and other academic benefits excluding arrears of salary. The appellant immediately sought review of the said order passed by the Writ Court by filing a Review Petition No.162/2024. The said Review Petition has been dismissed vide order dated 15.07.2025 on the ground that there was no error apparent on the face of the record of the order 12.02.2024 passed in the Writ Petition.
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4. The Learned counsel for the appellant University submits that the University has filed the present appeal only against the direction No.(iv) for giving continuity of service to the respondent/petitioner. The Learned counsel for the university has placed reliance on Statute 6.1 of the University Statute. However this statute has been enacted after the order passed by the Writ Court. Obviously this statute will have no application to the facts and circumstances of the present case. Accordingly, we dismiss the Writ Appeal. However, without costs.
Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE
Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE
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