Writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging selection of an associate professor was dismissed as infructuous as the petitioner's counsel submitted the petition became infructuous and the court accepted the submission.
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- 1 - NC: 2024:KHC:5019 WP No. 6381 of 2014
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM
WRIT PETITION NO.6381 OF 2014 (S-RES)
BETWEEN:
ASHOK ANTONY D SOUZA S/O JACOB D SOUZA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS ASHIRWAD, HOUSE NO.22-20/02 MILK DAIRY ROAD KULSHEKAR MANGALORE-575 005
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. CYRIL PRASAD PAIS, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by ALBHAGYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.A.S.HARISH, AGA FOR R.1 AND R.2; SRI.T.P.RAJENDRA KUMAR SUNGAY, ADVOCATE FOR R.3; SRI.SANATH KUMAR SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R.5; R.4 – SERVED)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE SELECTION OF THE R5 TO THE POST OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BY THE R3, UNIVERSITY, IN PETITIONERS CATEGORY AS PER THE NOTIFICATION DATED 10.5.13, WHCIH IS AT ANN-A, & P DT.2.12.13, THEREAFTER DIRECT THE UNIVERSITY TO CALL THE PETITIONER FOR AN INTERVIEW & CONSIDER HIS APPLICATION FOR THE SAID
POST OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK ALONG WITH OTHER APPLICANTS IF ANY AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner on
instructions submits that this petition may be dismissed as
having become infructuous.
is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Pending applications, if any, are also dismissed.
Sd/JUDGE
NBM
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
ASHOK ANTONY D SOUZA
STATE OF KARNATAKA
MANGALORE UNIVERSITY
PROFESSOR T.C. SHIVASHANKAR MURTHY
DR. PAUL GERARD AQUINAS
SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM
As recorded by the court registry
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