- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19422 WP No. 2213 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2213 OF 2023 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. KUM BHAVYA N YANKANNAVAR AGED ABOUT 10 YEARS D/O NINGAPPA YANKANNAVAR ALIAS NINGAPPA DURAGAPA YANKANNANAVAR C/O MEENAKSHI H CHOTANNANAVAR MARAGADIDADDI, KATHUR POST TALUK MUNDAGODA SIRSI UTHARA KANNADA DISTRICT MINOR REP BY HER FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN SRI NINGAPPA YANKANNAVAR ALIAS NINGAPPA DURAGAPA YANKANNAVAR. 2. THANU YANKAPPA TALAVAR AGED ABOUT 11 YEARS D/O YANKAPPA TALAVAR ALIAS YANKAPPA YALLAPPA THALVAR C/O MEENAKSHI H CHOTANNANAVAR MARAGADIDADDI, KATHUR POST TALUK MUNDAGODA SIRSI UTHARA KANNADA DISTRICT MINOR REP BY HER FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN SRI YANKAPPA TALAVAR. Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19422 WP No. 2213 of 2023 3. MANOHAR VASANTHA OLEKAR AGED ABOUT 10 YEARS S/O VASANTHA OLEKAR R/AT SAVASAGI HANGAL TALUK HAVERI DISTRICT 581104 MINOR REP BY HIS FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN SRI VASANTH OLEKAR. 4. VARSHA SIDDAPPA KOPPAD AGED ABOUT 10 YEARS D/O SHIDDAPPA KOPPAD R/AT VTC GONDI P O GONDI, HANGAL HAVERI DISTRICT 581104 MINOR REP BY HIS FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN SHIDDAPPA KOPPAD. 5. SHASHIDHARA HALESHA SEETHEKONDA AGED 10 YEARS S/O HALESHA ALIAS HALESH SOMAPPA SEETHEKONDA MANNAOIDDIKERE VTC HIREMAGADI POST KOLAGI SORABHA, SHIVAMOGGA - 577443 MINOR REP BY HIS FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN HALESHA ALIAS HALESH SOMAPPA SEETHEKONDA. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR K N.,ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19422 WP No. 2213 of 2023 AND: 1. NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI AN AUTHONOMOUS BODY UNDER MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR HAVING ITS NODAL OFFICE AT B-15 INSTITUTIONAL AREA, SECTOR 62, NIODA UTTAR PRADESH 201307. 2. NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI HAVING ITS REGIONAL OFFICE HYDERABAD REGION NALLAGANDLA ROAD GOPANAPALLY SERILINGAPALLY MANDAL HYDERABAD 560046 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. 3. NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI HAVING ITS KARNATAKA OFFICE REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR AT BENGALURU URBAN STATE HIGHWAY 104, YELAHANKA NORTH BAGALURU KARNATAKA 562149. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GOWTHAMDEV C ULLAL.,ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-SET ASIDE/ QUASH THE IMPUGNED AND IMPOSED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF PETITIONERS HEREIN/ - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19422 WP No. 2213 of 2023 CANDIDATES WHO APPLY THE SELECTION TEST FOR ADMISSION FOR VI STANDARD IN JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SCHOOL, THAT THEIR PARENTS RESIDENCE DISTRICT AND THEIR 5TH STANDARD STUDY SCHOOL SHOULD BE ON AND SAME, AS IT APPEARS IN RULE 4 OF PROSPECTUS FOR JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST 2023 FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-24 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A; DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO ALLOW THE PETITIONERS TO APPEAR THE JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST- 2023 FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-24 FOR THEIR VI STANDARD. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER Sri K.N.Praveen Kumar, the learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the petition is rendered infructuous. Taking this submission on record and after informing Sri Sri Gowthamdev C.Ullal, the learned - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19422 WP No. 2213 of 2023 counsel for the first to third respondents, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE SA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 47