- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12067-DB WP No. 8931 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.8931 OF 2020 (EDN-CET-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI PRADEEP KUMAR S P S/O PUTTASWAMYGOWDA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, NO.30, 2ND CROSS NAGARABHAVI VILLAGE NAGARABHAVI BENGALURU-560 079. 2. SRI S HANUMANTHEGOWDA S/O SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OFFICE AT SRINIVASA BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR 2ND CROSS, 5TH MAIN GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 009. RESIDING AT OBALAPURA VILLAGE THYAMAGONDALA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. R. ANIL KUMAR, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12067-DB WP No. 8931 of 2020 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION, M S BUILDING, DR. BR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. 2. KARNATAKA EXAMINATION AUTHORITY, REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HAVING OFFICE AT 18TH CROSS, SAMPIGE ROAD, MALLESWARAM , BENGALURU-560 012. 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE M S BUILDING, DR. BR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 & 3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED PRESS NOTE DATED 13.05.2020 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A PROPOSING TO HOLD THE CET EXAMINATION 2020 FROM 30.07.2020 TO 01.08.2020 AS IMPROPER, ARBITRARY AND NOT IN THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS AT LARGE AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED SOP DATED 18.07.2020 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D AS IMPROPER AND ARBITRARY ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12067-DB WP No. 8931 of 2020 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Figures on record of the present petition the memo dated 18.03.2025 in which the petitioners are seeking withdrawal of the petition stating that the petition has become infructuous. In view of the memo, the petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. In view of disposal of the petition, pending interlocutory applications would not survive and stand accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE hkh. List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43.2