Ms Ranjitha Ravindra Vs the State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

Ms Ranjitha Ravindra Vs the State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

No substantive relief; the petition was disposed of on counsel's memo as nothing survived after declaration of results (the earlier interim permission to apply for challenge evaluation thereby became moot).

Issue for consideration

Whether the clause in the KSLU notification dated 07.10.2024 (Annexure-A) that 'Revaluation and Challenge valuation for the same Answer Book is not permitted' is liable to be quashed by writ of certiorari? +1 more

Ratio / Principle

In view of the memo filed by learned counsel for the petitioner (results announced; petitioner passed with flying colours; nothing surviving in the petition), the Court disposed of the petition without recording any finding on the validity of the impugned clause.

Key takeaways

By interim order dated 19.12.2024, this Court directed Respondent No.4 to permit the petitioner to apply for challenge evaluation in the subject 'Environmental studies' as regards the examination held on 24.08.2024, which challenge evaluation was made subject to the result of the petition.¶42

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru (S.R. Krishna Kumar, J.), oral order dated 11.03.2025 in WP No. 34771 of 2024 (EDN-RES) (NC: 2025:KHC:10293). Petitioner, a three-year LL.B. student of Bengaluru Law College, secured 25/80 in Environmental Studies in the 6th-semester examination held 24.08.2024 (a fail); revaluation increased her marks by only one. She filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking (i) certiorari to quash the clause 'Revaluation and Challenge valuation for the same Answer Book is not permitted' in Notification No.KSLU/EXAM/PC/RV/VCV/2024-25/1218 dated 07.10.2024 (Annexure-A) issued by the fourth respondent, Registrar of Evaluation, KSLU, and (ii) mandamus to the second respondent (Registrar, KSLU) to allow her challenge valuation despite prior revaluation. By interim order dated 19.12.2024 the Court permitted the petitioner to apply for challenge evaluation in Environmental Studies for the 24.08.2024 examination, subject to the result of the petition. After results were announced and the petitioner passed with flying colours, her counsel filed a memo that nothing survived; accordingly, the petition was disposed of. No finding was recorded on the merits or validity of the impugned clause.

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NC: 2025:KHC:10293 WP No. 34771 of 2024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 34771 OF 2024 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

MS RANJITHA RAVINDRA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS D/O A RAVINDRA ’KRUTTIKA’ LIONS NAGAR YELLAPUR ROAD, SIRSI UTTARA KANNADA 581402 STUDYING IN BENGALURU LAW COLLEGE 19/74, 8^TH CROSS SHAKTHI GANAPATHI NAGAR KAMALANAGAR MAIN ROAD BASAVESHWARANAGAR BENGALURU 580 079.

…PETITIONER

(BY SMT. BELLE R.,ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R

Location: High Court of Karnataka

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION VIKASA SOUDHA BANGALORE 560 001.

THE REGISTRAR

KARNATAKA STATE LAW UNIVERSITY NAVANAGAR HUBLI 580 025.

BENGALURU LAW COLLEGE 19/74, 8^TH CROSS,

SHKTI GANAPATHI NAGAR KAMALANAGAR MAIN RAOD

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NC: 2025:KHC:10293 WP No. 34771 of 2024

BASAWESHWARNAGAR BENGALURU 560 079.

THE REGISTRAR OF EVALUATION KARNATAKA STATE LAW UNIVERSITY NAVANAGAR, HUBLI - 580 025.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R-1 SRI. GIRISH KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-2 & R-4 R-3 SERVED, BUT UNREPRESENTED)

THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE NOTIFICATION NO.KSLU/EXAM/PC/RV/VCV/2024-25/1218 ISSUED BY THE FOURTH RESPONDENT DATED 07.10.2024 AT ANNEXURE-A FOR THE CLAUSE REVALUATION AND CHALLENGE FOR THE SAME ANSWER BOOK IS NOT PERMITTED.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, petitioner seeks for the following reliefs:

a) Issue an appropriate writ/order in nature of certiorari, quashing the notification No.KSLU/Exam/PC/RV/CV/2024-25 issued by the fourth respondent dated 07.10.2024 at Annexure-A for the clause ‘Revaluation and Challenge valuation for the same Answer Book is not permitted’.

b) Issue an appropriate writ/order or direction in nature of mandamus, directing the second

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respondent to allow the petitioner to apply for challenge valuation even after opting for revaluation in the subject environmental law for the exam held on 24.08.2024, as she is confident of scoring more than passing marks.

c) Pass any other order/relief as this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the above said facts and circumstances, including an order as to cost, in the interest of Justice and Equity.”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGA

for respondent No.1 and learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 4 and perused the material on record. Though respondent No.3 is served with notice, he has chosen to remain absent and has not contested the matter.

On 19.12.2024, this Court passed the following interim

order:

“1. Learned AGA is directed to accept notice for respondent No.1.

2. Sri.Girish Kumar, learned counsel is directed to accept notice for respondent Nos.2 and 4.

3. Issue emergent notice to respondent No.3 returnable by 01.02.2025.

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4. Respondent No.4 is directed to permit the petitioner to apply for challenge evaluation in the subject ‘Environmental studies’ as regards the examination held on 24.08.2024 which challenge evaluation will be subject to the result of the above petition.

5. Process fee and copies to be furnished by the end of day 20.12.2024 and in the meanwhile office objections to be complied with by 10.01.2025.

6. Relist on 10.01.2025.”

Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo

seeking leave of this Court to dispose of the petition on the ground that since results have been announced and petitioner has come out with flying colours, nothing survives in the said petition. The aforesaid memo reads as under:

“The advocate for the petitioner states that the petitioner was a 3 years LL.B student. She was a topper in 1st, 3rd and 4th semester, in 6th semester in environmental studies subject unfortunately she got less marks of 25 out of 80 marks which was a fail as she was confident of getting better marks she applied for revaluation but only one mark was increased. The petitioner was confident of getting better marks for which she approached this Hon'ble court, this Hon'ble Court was pleased to grant ad interim order to apply for challenge revaluation. The petitioner then applied for the same and

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now the results are also announce and the petitioner has come out in flying colours. At this juncture nothing survives in the said petition. Hence the matter may be disposed off in the interest of justice and equity.”

Accordingly, in view of the memo, the petition is

disposed of.

Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE

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