- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15483 WP No. 9325 of 2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 9325 OF 2012 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. L. MAHESH S/O. N. LINGANNA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, LABORATORY ASSISTANT, INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND VETERINARY BIOLOGICS, HEBBAL, BANGALORE-560024 2. SMT. CHIKKAMMA W/O. H.K. JAYARAMAIAH AGED 44 YEARS, LAB ASSISTANT, INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND VETERINARY BIOLOGICAL, HEBBAL, BANGALORE-560024 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRIKANTH PATIL K., ADVOCATE FOR PETITIONER NO.2; VIDE ORDER DATED 06.03.2025, PETITION AGAINST PETITIONER NO.1 STANDS ABATED) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY SCIENCE M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPT. OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND VETERINARY BIOLOGICALS HEBBAL, BANGALORE-560024 Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15483 WP No. 9325 of 2012 3. THE VICE CHANCELLOR KARNATAKA VETERINARY SCIENCE AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, NANDHI NAGAR, BIDAR-585 401 4. THE VICE CHANCELLOR KARNATAKA VETERINARY SCIENCE AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY HEBBAL, BANGALORE-560024 5. KARNATAKA VETERINARY SCIENCE AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, NANDHI NAGAR, BIDAR-585 401 BY ITS REGISTRAR …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NEELAKANTAPPA K. PUJAR, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2; SRI. H.N.SASHIDHARA, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.5; SMT. VAISHALI HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.3 TO 5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH NOTE-iii EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED FROM IAH & VB ARE GOVERNED BY THE QUALIFICATION AS PRESCRIBED FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT SHOWN BELOW FOR THEIR PROMOTION TO THE CADRE OF LAB ASSISTANT, ATTACHED TO THE METHOD OF RECRUITMENT FOR THE POST OF LAB. ASSISTANT (RS.8000-14800) (SL.NO.43), NOTIFIED BY THE REGISTRAR, KARNATAKA VETERINARY SCIENCE & FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR DATED 16.12.2010 THE FIFTH RESPONDENT HEREIN BY HOLDING THAT IT IS ARBITRARY, ERRONEOUS, UNCONSTITUTIONAL, ILLOGICAL AND OPPOSED TO LAW, EQUITY AND JUSTICE VIDE ANNEXURE-F, AND ALSO TO GRANT ALL CONSEQUENTIAL SERVICE BENEFITS TO THE OFFICIALS / PETITIONERS COMING FROM IAH & VB ABSORPTION IN THE SECOND RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15483 WP No. 9325 of 2012 ORAL ORDER The petitioner No.1 has expired. No steps are taken by the legal representatives of deceased petitioner No.1 to come on record and pursue this petition. Therefore, the petition is abated in so far as petitioner No.1 is concerned. 2. The learned counsel for the respondent Nos.3 and 5 submits that the petitioner No.2 has submitted a representation dated 28.05.2024 by which, she has acknowledged that all the reliefs sought for in this writ petition is already granted. She therefore, submits that the writ petition be disposed off. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners does not dispute the submission made by the learned counsel for the respondent Nos.3 and 5. 4. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the petition in so far as petitioner No.1 is concerned is dismissed as abated and the petition in so far as petitioner No.2 is concerned is dismissed as the reliefs sought for by the petitioner No.2 is already granted. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE HJ/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4