Sri Dr Rathnraj K J v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC21 Apr 2026WP/672/2013

Case brief

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What is this about?

WP 672/2013 (S-PRO), Karnataka HC Bengaluru, decided 21.04.2026 by S.R. Krishna Kumar J.: service-matter writ petition by Dr Rathnraj K J, Selection Grade Lecturer, B.M.S. College of Engineering, against DTE order dt.31.10.2012 (Ann-G) re refusal of promotion to Assistant Professor under pre-amended recruitment rules; dismissed as withdrawn on petitioner's withdrawal memo; no issues adjudicated, no cases cited, no quantum.

What the court decided

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Sri Dr Rathnraj K J Vs the State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

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1 - NC: 2026:KHC:21583 WP No. 672 of 2013

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 672 OF 2013 (S-PRO)

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BETWEEN:

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SRI DR RATHNRAJ K J S/O K JANARDHAN, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, PRESENTLY WORKING AS SELECTION GRADE LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT, B.M.S. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, BULL TEMPLE ROAD, BANGALORE R/AT 139, 1ST FLOOR, MUDALIAR STREET, BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE- 560 004

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…PETITIONER

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Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka

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(BY SRI. C.S. DWARAKANATH, ADVOCATE AND SRI. GURUPRASAD B.R., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, M.S BUILDINGS, BANGALORE-01

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THE B.M.S. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL,

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2 - NC: 2026:KHC:21583 WP No. 672 of 2013

HC-KAR

P.B. NO. 1908,

BANGALORE-560 001

THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, M.S BUIDLINGS, BANGALORE-01

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SMT. SPOORTHY HEGDE, AGA FOR R1 AND R3)

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THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DT.31.10.12 MARKED AT ANN-G, ISSUED BY THE R3 DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION BANGALORE, HAS THE SAME IS ILLEGAL MALAFIDE & UNREASONABLE.DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PROMOTE THE PETITIONER TO THE CADRE OF ASST. PROFESSOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRE-AMENDED RULES OF RECRUITMENT & TO GRANTING ALL THE CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS.POST THIS WP FOR PRLY. HG. BEFORE SINGLE JUDGE.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,

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ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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

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NC: 2026:KHC:21583 WP No. 672 of 2013

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HC-KAR

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ORAL ORDER

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal, which reads as under:

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"The above named petitioner most

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respectfully submits that he does not want to prosecute the above matter and wants to withdraw the same. Wherefore it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to dismiss the above petition as withdrawn, in the interest of justice ".

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