Petitioner sought a mandamus directing the Bangalore University Registrar to conduct an examination before the scheduled repeaters' exam. The Court dismissed the petition as infructuous after the petitioner produced marks indicating she passed the scheduled examination.
Writ petition disposed off as having become infructuous.
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HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 3396 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)
BETWEEN:
MISS RAKSHITHA P AGE 22 YEARS D/O B. PILLAPPA STUDENT OF B.A. (HON) NO.51, KENCHANAPALYA, K. GOLAHALLI POST, KENGERI HOBLI BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK – 560 074.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. VICTOR MANOHARAN S, ADVOCATE)
Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
AND:
HC-KAR
JANAN BHARATHI
BENGALURU – 560 056.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. MANJUNATH K, HCGP FOR R1; MS. DEEPU B.M, ADVOCATE FOR
SRI. PRAMOD, ADVOCATE FOR R2, R3 AND R4)
THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 TO CONSIDER THE CASE OF THE PETITIONER BY CONDUCTING EXAMINATION IN THE SUBJECT WRITING FOR MEDIA BY FIXING A DATE BEFORE COMPLETION OF FIRST SEMESTER REPEATERS NEP SCHEME DEGREE EXAMINATION JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2025 AS PER ANNX-B AND ETC.,
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
HC-KAR
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI
ORAL ORDER
The petitioner filed this with petition seeking for a mandamus directing respondent No.2 to consider the case of the petitioner by conducting examination in the subject “Writing For Media” by fixing a date before completion of first semester repeaters NEP Scheme degree examination January/February 2025 as per Annexure-B.
NC: 2026:KHC:8354 WP No. 3396 of 2025
HC-KAR
has conducted examination for the first semester
repeaters NEP scheme degree examination.
submits that the petitioner has passed the examination conducted in the month of January 2025 and produced the copy of the marks card, which discloses that the petitioner has passed the examination. In view of the same, nothing survives for consideration in this writ petition. According the writ petition is disposed off as having become infructuous.
Sd/(ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE
SSB
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition requires adjudication after the petitioner secured passing in the scheduled examination.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
MISS RAKSHITHA P
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
THE REGISTRAR (EVALUATION) BANGALORE UNIVERSITY
THE VICE CHANCELLOR BANGALORE UNIVERSITY
THE CO-ORDINATOR DEPARTMENT OF B.A. (HON)
ASHOK S.KINAGI
As recorded by the court registry
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