- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16271-DB WP No. 3666 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT PETITION NO. 3666 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: EAST POINT COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH CENTRE JNANA PRABHA CAMPUS, BIDARAHALLI, BANGALORE-560 047 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL DR. PRABHAKAR. B AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, …PETITIONER (BY SRI. THIMMEGOWDA N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION POCKET NO.14, SECTOR-8, DWARKA, PHASE-1, NEW-DELHI-110077, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY Digitally signed by HARIKRISHNA V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16271-DB WP No. 3666 of 2025 3. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES 4TH 'T' BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560 041, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.N. SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R1, SRI. N. KHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R2, SMT. FARAH FATHIMA, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT No. 2, TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER INSTITUTION TO SUBMIT THE ONLINE APPLICATION AND FEE-PAYMENT IN RESPECT OF INCREASE OF INTAKE THE MBBS SEATS FROM THE 150 TO 250 FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26 IN THE PETITIONERS COLLEGE AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16271-DB WP No. 3666 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner that the prayer as sought for in the writ petition has become infructuous since the petitioner institution has been permitted to submit the online application and fee-payment in respect of increase of intake the MBBS seats from 150 to 250 for the academic year 2025-26 in the college. 2. The said submission is recorded. 3. The writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. SD/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE KTY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20