- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4643 WP No. 1650 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT WRIT PETITION NO. 1650 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. DR. HANUMANTHARAYA G H., S/O HANUMAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS PRESENTLY WORKING AS SENIOR CONSULTANT DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS CHITHRADURGA DISTRICT HOSPITAL R/AT RANGENAHALLY POST HIRIYUR TALUK CHITHRADURGA DISTRICT-577545 2. DR KAMALA G R W/O DR HANUMANTHARAYA G H AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PRESENTLY WORKING AS SENIOR CONSULTANT DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY CHITHRADURGA DISTRICT HOSPITAL R/AT RANGENAHALLY POST HIRIYUR TALUK, CHITHRADURGA DISTRICT-577545 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. V.R.SARATHY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4643 WP No. 1650 of 2025 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION BENGALURU MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, OLD BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR FORT ROAD, K R ROAD BENGALURU-560002 3. THE CHITHRADURGA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE REP BY ITS DIRECTOR CHITHRADURGA-577502 4. THE NATIONAL MEDICAL COUNCIL REP BY ITS REGISTRAR POCKET-14, SECTOR 8 DWARAKA PHASE I, NEW DELHI-110077 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.SHIVAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SMT.FARAH FATHIMA, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI.N.KHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) QUASHING THE IMPUGNED INTERVIEW NOTIFICATION BEARING NO.CMCRI/EST/T.STAFF/RECRU/RPC/1/2024-25, DATED 10-01-2024 (ANNEXURE-A) IN SO FOR AS IT PERTAINS TO DETERMINING THE REQUIREMENT OF ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AT CLAUSE-2, SL.NO.2 OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN SO FOR AS IT PERTAINS TO QUALIFICATION OF "SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THE NMC RECOGNISED BASIC COURSE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY" IS CONCERNED AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE CORRIGENDUM 03. RE- NOTIFICATION BEARING NO. ABIRUDHI/VY.KA/205/224-25, DATED. 18-12-2024 (ANNEXURE-A1) ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT IN SO FOR AS IT PERTAINS TO PRESCRIBING - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4643 WP No. 1650 of 2025 THE SELECTION CRITERIA AS PER C AND R RULES OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT THAT THE CANDIDATE FOR THE POST OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR "SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THE NMC RECOGNISED BASIC COURSE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY" IS CONCERNED AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for petitioners has filed memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition. The memo is placed on record. Writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE RR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27