Law students challenged a university notification denying permission to appear for the March-April 2024 examination; after a memo was filed, the writ petition was dismissed as not pressed.
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NC: 2024:KHC:8904 WP No. 5749 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 5749 OF 2024 (EDN-RES)
BETWEEN:
S/O SRI BASKAR AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT NO.135,SOUTH STREET PALAIYAGANDARVAKKOTTAI GANDARVAKOTTAI POST AND TALUK PUDUKKOTTAI DISTRICT TAMIL NADU-613301 MOBILE 9597974910.
Digitally signed by NARAYANAPPA LAKSHMAMMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
S/O SRI P THIRUMALAI AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT NO.151A/4 M CHATHIRAPATHI POST MADURAI, TAMILNADU-625014.
TIRUVERUMBUR
TRICHY, TAMILNADU-600013.
…PETITIONERS
(BY SMT. N ROOPA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. N SRIDHAR.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. SARITHA KUKLKARNI., ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3: NOTICE TO R4 IS DISPENSED WITH V/O DATED:26.02.2024)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION DATED: 08.02.2024 ISSUED BY THE R-1 TO 3 AUTHORITIES VIDE NO. KSLU/EXAM/2023-24/1226 (ANNEXURE-A) AND TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE ANNEXURE-C1 TO C5 I.E REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE PETITIONERS TO PERMIT THEM TO APPEAR FOR MARCH-APRIL 2024 EXAMINATION WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
following reliefs:
“(a) Issue writ in the nature of certiorari or order or direction quashing the Notification dated 08.02.2024 issued by respondent Nos. 1 to 3 authorities vide No.KSLJ/Exam/2023-24/1226 (Annexure-A);
(b) Issue writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the Annexures C1 to C5, i.e., representations made by the petitioners to permit her to appear for March-April 2024 examination within the specified period;
(c) Directing the respondents to issue application to petitioners as per Annexure-A under golden chance provision”
NC: 2024:KHC:8904 WP No. 5749 of 2024
counsel for the petitioners.
Sd/JUDGE
CM
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13
SIBI CHACKARAVARTHI B
PRABHAKARAN M
T ARUN BABU
BALASARAVANAKUMAR N
SENTHAMIL PANDIAN K
KARNATAKA STATE LAW UNIVERSITY
SURAJ GOVINDARAJ
As recorded by the court registry
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