- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12066-DB WP No. 8918 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. 8918 OF 2020 (EDN-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. ERIC E STEAPHENS SECRETARY NSUI AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS S/O EDISON STAPHEN, RESIDING AT IRENE NIVAS, JUSA ROAD, VALLAKADAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 008. 2. SRI ULLAS B R AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS S/O RAJESH B J RESIDING AT NO. 412, 21ST MAIN ROAD, AGS LAYOUT, BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE BANGALORE, BENGALURU SOUTH, BENGALURU URBAN (BANGLAORE URBAN), KARNATAKA- 560 061. 3. SRI. YASH CHOUDHARY AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS S/O SATYENDRA KUMAR RESIDING AT NO. 13 TUMKUR ROAD, NEAR JINDAL SOMPURA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TQ, BANGALORE RURAL NELAMANGALA (BANGALORE RURAL), KARNATAKA-562 111. Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12066-DB WP No. 8918 of 2020 4. SRI SAKSHAM GUPTA AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS S/O SURESH GUPTA RESIDING AT HOUSE NO. 14, JINDAL ALUMINIUM LIMITED YEDEHALLI VLLAGE SOMPURA INDUSTRIAL AREA, DABASPET- 562 111, NELMANGALA, BENGLAURU RURAL (BANGALORE RURAL) KARNATAKA- 562 111. 5. SMT. YASHASWINI H V AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS S/O VEERANNA H K RESIDING AT NUMBER 59 SHREAYS NILAYA, 3RD CROSS, DOLLARS COLONY SHIVAMOGGA, SHIMOGA, SHIVAMOGGA (SHIMOGA), KARNATAKA -577 204. 6. SRI SAMPATKUMAR PANDURANG NAIK AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS S/O PANDURANG N NAIK RESIDING AT SONARKERI, VT ROAD, BHATKAL, UTTARA KANNADA KARNATAKA-581 320. 7. SRI ROHAN P R AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS S/O RAJAPPA N D RESIDING AT 34/2, SAMRUDDHI MAMATHA NAGAR OLD BOMMANKATTE MAIN ROAD, VINOBHNAGAR POST, SHIVAMOGGA, (SHIMOGA) KARNATAKA -577 204 8. SRI SUMANTH RAO AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12066-DB WP No. 8918 of 2020 S/O RAGHAVENDRA R/AT SUMADURA, GANAPATHI TEMPLE ROAD, URGADUR SHIMOGA (SHIMOGA) KARNATAKA-577 203. 9. SRI DARSHAN T AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS S/O M.S THOTAIAH RESIDING AT 1ST FLOOR ESHWARI NILAYA, 11TH CROSS NEAR WATER TANK CHANNAPATNA EXTENCTION, HASSAN, KARNATAKA - 573 201. 10. SRI DHATVIK M P AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS S/O PRASHANTH H N RESIDING AT 1245 JLB ROAD, NEAR KOTE CIRCLE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT, HUNSUR, MYSURU KANATAKA-571 105. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ARNAV A. BAGALWADI.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE SECRETARY DEPT. OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. KARNATAKA EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY REP BY, THE SECRETARY 8TH CROSS ROAD, SAMPIGE ROAD MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-560 012. 3. ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION DEPT - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:12066-DB WP No. 8918 of 2020 GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, ACS ESTABLISHMENT, 2ND GATE, 6TH FLOOR MS BUILDING BANGALORE- 560 001. 4. ADDL. COMMISSIONER PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPT., BENGALURU- 560 023. 5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPT, BENGALURU -560 023. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1, R3 TO R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE NOTIFICATION DATED 13.05.2020 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT IN CONDUCTING THE CET-2020 EXAMS ON 30.07.2020 AND 31.07.2020 AS THE SAME IS IN VIOLATION OF THE GUIDELINES FOR PHASED RE-OPENING (UNLOCK 1) CONTAINED IN THE ORDER DATED 30.05.2020 (P-4) AND ALSO GUIDELINES FOR PHASED RE-OPENING (UNLOCK 2) CONTAINED IN THE ORDER DATED 29.06.2020 (P-5) ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND ALSO IN VIOLATION OF THE 04.06.2020 STATE GOVERNMENT ORDER REGARDING QUARANTINE OF OUTSIDE PEOPLE TRAVELING TO KARNATAKA 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 - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:12066-DB WP No. 8918 of 2020 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Both learned advocate Mr. Arnav A. Bagalwadi for the petitioners and learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Niloufer Akbar for respondent Nos.1 and 3 to 5 stated that the present petition has become infructuous due to efflux of time and having regard to the subject matter which has worked out for itself. In that view, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. SD/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE hkh. List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43.1