Petitioner sought quashing of a university notification requiring exams under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for re-appearing students. Court disposed of the petition relying on an identical coordinate bench decision.
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NC: 2026:KHC:26634 WP No. 35474 of 2024
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI
WRIT PETITION NO. 35474 OF 2024 (EDN-EX)
BETWEEN:
NANJESH H AGE ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O HONNAPPA YN RESIDING AT NO.67, VRC RAILWAY COLONY, YADAVAGIRI, MYSURU 570 020
ALSO RESIDING AT 126/1, 5TH MAIN ROAD, 8TH CROSS K B NAGAR, BENGALURU 560026
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. NAMAN VANKDARI M., ADVOCATE)
Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
AND:
…RESPONDENTS
HC-KAR
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT SETTING ASIDE/QUASHING THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION OF THE KARNATAKA STATE LAW UNIVERSITY DTD 06.12.2024 VIDE NO. KSLU/EXAM/2024-25/1673 AS PRODUCED IN THE ANNX-A. DIRECT UNIVERSITY TO CONDUCT EXAMINATION ON THE SUBJECT TITLE CRIMINAL LAW I - IPC INSTEAD OF CRIMINAL LAW I - BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITHA FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT BELONING TO THE BATCH OF 2024-25 AND RE-APPEARING IN THE YEAR FOR THE EXAMINATIONS IN THE YEAR 2025.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI
ORAL ORDER
1 Bhanuprakash N. vs. The Karnataka State Law University & Anr. (2024:KHC:53016)
NC: 2026:KHC:26634 WP No. 35474 of 2024
HC-KAR
petition, the instant writ petition may also be
disposed of in terms of the said order.
passed in the aforesaid writ petition.
Sd/(ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE
RK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5
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Bhanuprakash N. vs. The Karnataka State Law University & Anr.Referred¶25
Bhanuprakash N. vs. The Karnataka State Law University & Anr. (2024:KHC:53016)
Nanmesh H
The Karnataka State Law University
VisveshwaraPura College of Law
Ashok S. Kinagi
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