Dr. Chandrama Kanagali v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (Dharwad Bench), 04-11-2025, M. Nagaprasanna J — WP No. 108247 of 2014 (S-RES), NC: 2025:KHC-D:14977 — Dr. Chandrama Kanagali (Registrar, Karnataka University, Dharwad) v. State of Karnataka (Higher Education Department), Vice-Chancellor Dr. H.B. Walikar, Registrar (Evaluation) Dr. H.T. Pothe and Dean, Faculty of Law Dr. C. Rajasekhar — petition under Articles 226/227 seeking certiorari against Syndicate resolution dated 01/08/2014 (Resolution No. 30, Enquiry Committee, Annexure-H) and declaration that Syndicate minutes of 01-08-2014 (Annexure-K) are illegal under the KSU Act, 2000 — disposed of as infructuous due to efflux of time on counsel's submission; no merits adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
On the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that the petition is rendered infructuous due to efflux of time, the submission was placed on record and the writ petition stands disposed of as having become infructuous. No findings were recorded on the merits of the challenged Syndicate resolution or minutes.