{"id":67057,"date":"2008-11-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shri-m-nagaraja-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-13-november-2008"},"modified":"2016-01-26T13:17:46","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T07:47:46","slug":"shri-m-nagaraja-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-13-november-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shri-m-nagaraja-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-13-november-2008","title":{"rendered":"Shri M Nagaraja vs The State Of Karnataka on 13 November, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Shri M Nagaraja vs The State Of Karnataka on 13 November, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit<\/div>\n
 \n\n\u00a7N THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT .BA:eQALo\u00a7_E- T'   ' \n\nDATED THIS Tm; 13th DAY cg'I%71\u00a7:\u00a7v*E.\u00a7ea__BER _ \n\nPRESENT K   V %\nTHE HON'B1:.E MR. RI).  \nTHE HOWBLE _\u00a7(;\u00a7i;;.sA;3HAHiT\n\n maw Af.\u00e9PE_AL= N0A;'i's_5 1\u00a7,q{1,;mYAp_pA _\nAGED AB(}IjT_'f59 YEARS'\nR\/*0 no 595,' t3TH\"\u00a33ROSS\nM100. _ LAYGUT H \n\n_ -BANGAL_OREv476';-     .API-\"'ELLANT\n\n)\n\n% THE 's:.mTE op' KARNATAKA\n'-- BY ITS SECRETARY\n'EDHCATION DEPARTMENT\nM'.\"S.BUiLDING\n\nV AMBEDKAR VEEDHI\n\n BANGALORE-01\n\nDIRECTOR OF PRIMARY EDUCAWOES3\nOFFICE OF COMMISSIONER\n\nPUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMEEWT\nNRUPATHUNGA ROAD\nBANGALORE~O 1\n\n\n\n3 BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER\nscum RANGE-3\nB P WADIA ROAD\nBASAVANAGUDI\nBANGALGRE~\u00bbO4 J _\n\n4 JINGLE BELLS\n6m MAiN,9'1'I-I CROSS __\nMICE) LAYOUT, BTM IISRAGE A\nBANGALORE-76 ' \n8'1' ITS PRESXDENT   *  ;\nSMT MAYURI PARMEsI\u00a2;ARA_M...'*;%.REsPoix:ma;NTs\n\nWRIT APPEAL FILE?) U.f.S;'4_ O\u00a7'\u00bb._TI-IE KARNATAKA\nHEGH COURT AC? PRAYING 'To..\u00bbsET, A$3i\u00a7\"JE THE ORIDER\nPASSED IN T.H'Ev.._WE_?IT' P\u00a7j'I'ITi~\u20ac3N N<}.3?'02\/O3 DATED\n01\/08\/12008.3   2 '  \n\nThis  up for Preliminaxy Hearing on\nthis day,' SABHAHIT. J;,._.C1c1iV;:::I:d the following.\nV. Vaggpammxr\n\n    by the fourth respondent in WP.<\/pre>\n
   beixzvvggzaggxietvttd ‘by $13.6 erder {iatsd 1.8.2008<\/p>\n
 VV  Singlat Judge has quashed the mtier<\/p>\n
d\u00e9tteci  passed by the thixd respondent in the writ<\/p>\n
 pe\ufb01\ufb01\u00e9ns\ufb01lock Edzxcatien O\ufb01ccr pmhibi\ufb01ng the Writ<\/p>\n
\u00ab   ,peti\ufb01bner fmvm naming kinde\u00a7g:ten\u00ab<\/p>\n
Education Department started piessurisingii  ‘s.i1}:u  <\/p>\n
petitioner to obtain 1’egist1’atio1:1:=.A: Iind\u00e9f  <\/p>\n
Education Act, 1983 as a ‘Privffat:: E9d}i\u00a2ati0n\u00ab:’-Ii’ ;;\u00a7;g\ufb01t1;:ti;3:;’  .<\/p>\n
and this was \u00e9one by the  ‘1Vj}:1\ufb01isu’:;\u00a7:nt to the
\nGovernment orcier dat\u00e9tgi\ufb01\ufb01. 1  ohtained
\nregistration fmm t’he  activities of
\ntltm petiti-131161″   a Vi\u20ac’W net to
\naritagonise   ‘     meanwhile, fourth
\nmspon\ufb01\u00e9\ufb01i ”   ihfgn\ufb01on starteci sending
\nob}ecticv\u00a7Vi–:s”      various authorities like<\/p>\n
Education  Depa11;1’;.1efx_t,  Palikc, Police eta,<\/p>\n
 <   to. the' V'f}eii%ioVner running the \u00a7}I'\u20ac~'}}I'i.Il1aIj,' school.<\/p>\n
   r\ufb01spondent along with ten others<\/p>\n
a'pp\u00a7t\u00a7ac1\u00a7\u00a2\u00a7\u00a7[i':_ court in W.P.No.2033'?'\/2005 impleading<\/p>\n
 I'\u20acSp'(')11(1V"f2;f1"\u00a3\u00a7 1, 2 and Bangaiore Mahanagara Palike. The<\/p>\n
A C_"\ufb01i':i"i"ioner contested the petition by \ufb01iing counter statement.<\/p>\n
'   Hiearneti Single Ju\u00e9ge after hearing the parties allawed<\/p>\n
" hghe Writ peiition and directed the petititmer to close down<\/p>\n
their activities by the end of acadamic year 2006-200? by<\/p>\n
u\u00bb''"'*<\/p>\n
order dated 26.2.2007. The said order of  Shigl\u00e9 . <\/p>\n
Judge was challenged in W.A.Nc::.'77\u00a3:3 \/ 2\u00a7){f\u00a7'?  <\/p>\n
appeal is admitted. The ieam::d_ Sing1eAJ::.dge sr\u00e9}ii1'\u00e9:V"d'ispi;\ufb02\u00e9i1:g"'V _<\/p>\n
of the writ petition (ii3"\u20acCtt'$\u20acii* E\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01  to
\nreconsider the app\ufb01ca\ufb01cn    f\u00e9gistration
\nalong with the objtectici\ufb01\u00e9 V  and to take
\ndecision acco\u00a7J<*(ii\u00a3:\u00a2;gL:V:'tr secondary school are 0113}; required to be<\/p>\n
‘1feg1:\u00a7te1f:ci’A–\u00e9*;f1tIT:=fi9\u00a7erefcre, petitioner\u00bb-Institutien is taken out of<\/p>\n
_V Bf the Kamataka Education Act and Ruics. The<\/p>\n
” V,pv3Lit,io11\u00e9r was not aware of the circular and it came: to know<\/p>\n
.’   same {hiring the pendency of writ aizrpeal before this<\/p>\n
  The third respondent issued notice to the peti\ufb01oner<\/p>\n
an\u00e9 the fourth respondent for the purpose of holding an<\/p>\n
W<\/p>\n
12<\/span><\/p>\n
prahibited \ufb01bm running pr!-:–pri,maxy school  _  <\/p>\n
30.5.2007 keeping open all th\u00e9 W!V(:\u00a7E’.’\u00a5’1′.\u00a3;’!’\u20ac”31″,’\ufb02Ii\u00a2i)\u00a71S.:A’V:uff)’i’:xVif\ufb02\ufb01\ufb02ii.<\/p>\n
consicicration. Accot\ufb02ingiy, {ha  <\/p>\n
Being aggzieved by the order   <\/p>\n
preferred W.P.No.3702v\/3.008  by the
\norder of the leanzed Single  this appeal.\n<\/p>\n
9. It is g<:1rzia;*VVj'_\u00a3"roz1:\u00a7  order passed by<\/p>\n
the 1c:amed Siz} 5gl<;:'1'1;\u00a7:1.dg\u00e9'.'ufv\ufb02ziis in w.P.No.29337\/2905
\ndated .1';liic:_.i%:aj:11ed Single Judge has in the
\nsaid oxtl\u00e9zx\ufb01sfliiltit  in pa1:a–33 atxd 34 of the order<\/p>\n
datf<,\u00a726'.~FZ.20\u20ac3'?  that in View of the provisions of Section<\/p>\n
  %%e\u00a7;1e '2gb; of sub–S\u20acc'\u00a3i0n 22 of Secticn 2 and the<\/p>\n
L%"dc'g\u00e9ga7o:e:% \u00bb\u00a7*\u00e9fr"_v.V.1;_.i1\u00a7~?.;:"i\u00a7ivis3'.n Beach in Vi\ufb01yavardhaka S:-mgh vs.<\/p>\n
Staf\ufb01 of.f}i.ar1:liatai<a (ELR 2005 Karnataka 290?) hel\u00e9 that the<\/p>\n
  _ 'app\u00a2l1ai1t..is an Educa\ufb01onal institution Inquiring ragistratien<\/p>\n
'  'zmdcr the provisions of the Education Act. However, While<\/p>\n
  -\u00bbv(ii%sp0si11g of the W.A.N0.778\/2907 on 16.1.2008 liberty has<\/p>\n
V been given to the appeiiant to chalisenge the order dated<\/p>\n
‘\\.J~<\/p>\n
‘$4<\/p>\n
impugned order dated 3.0.5.200’? it Was_.fc1i.i\u00a7d.V V  ‘age ~.. <\/p>\n
petitioner had not provided ne(\u00a3.5fssa:.a:y   \u00ab \u00a3315<\/p>\n
mmzing the pI~e-primary schr;\u00bb?<:1__a13d "tt:4\u00e9"concii"\u00a3:\u00a71t};:\u00a7.$'_im\ufb01c\ufb01\u00e9\u00e9d  ,<\/p>\n
While gzanti\ufb02g certi\ufb01cats of    had
\nnot been compiitci witil:-'_.'F=he   a pre-
\nprixnary school V since  order dated
\n306.200'? as;"iLi'1'\u00abt.*:A;_c}x"cie1::;._  Single Judge
\nhas been  lixokiing that it maynot be
\nappmp 14i.\u00e91'fe"_v   to 1131} without any
\ndescri\ufb01\ufb01vf\u00e9   in the Large interest of<\/p>\n
kindcxfga\ufb01\u00e9\ufb01. s't13;c\u00a3\u00a211tAAs–._b'by ":<)1wc1c;' dated 25.9.2008 passed in<\/p>\n
 u  _  Alih\ufb01\ufb01f\ufb01l\ufb01, unless the said defects as not\ufb01d in<\/p>\n
 L'  ir;:pzig;'\u00a7\u00e9\u00e9:TG;Eder dated 3{}.:'"S,200'? am recti\ufb01cd intsrest of<\/p>\n
I<;l13.\u00a3ii<%e\u00a3rgai"ti:Vtr;V.;=51:1V,z<:!e11ts it would not be appmpriatcs: to permit<\/p>\n
 the fxc\ufb01\ufb01g\ufb01t\u00e9r to run the prwp\ufb01maxy school. Accerdingly, we<\/p>\n
 ~ Ah:a:ii(1..\u00a2&t\u00a71:Vas\u00a2t the petitioner shauld be permitted 2:0 mm a pit'<\/p>\n
  school only a\ufb01sr the defects as Iloticed in the order<\/p>\n
u Wdattzszi 30.5.2{)O?' am zwectifmesi and till then. the petitioner is<\/p>\n
not entitled to run the ;3re~primary schcml.<\/p>\n
15<\/span><\/p>\n
With the above said modi\ufb01ca\ufb01ozas   ordg\ufb01ti” .. <\/p>\n
passed by the learned Single Ji11u{ig\u00a7t.,.4 t;i1\u00a3$’:i\u00a5-V3′<\/p>\n
disposed of accordingly. ”\n<\/p>\n
 Chief T113110?\n<\/p>\n
.  .,\u00a7,_351.’3~{f5i: Yes} HQ):  .V J<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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THE HOWBLE _\u00a7(;\u00a7i;;.sA;3HAHiT maw Af.\u00e9PE_AL= N0A;’i’s_5 1\u00a7,q{1,;mYAp_pA _ AGED AB(}IjT_’f59 YEARS’ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nShri M Nagaraja vs The State Of Karnataka on 13 November, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shri-m-nagaraja-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-13-november-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shri M Nagaraja vs The State Of Karnataka on 13 November, 2008 - 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