- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3192 WP No. 10480 of 2023 C/W WP No. 23538 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT WRIT PETITION NO. 10480 OF 2023 (S-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 23538 OF 2023 (S-RES) IN WP NO. 10480/2023 BETWEEN: DR. M. KRISHNA MURTHY S/O. MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, E 23, NEW HOUSING COLONY, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES, CV RAMAN ROAD, BENGALURU – 560012. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SIDHARTH BABURAO, ADV.) AND: 1. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES CV RAMAN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560012, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. THE DIRECTOR/REGISTRAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES, CV RAMAN ROAD, BENGALURU – 560012. 3. THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGH EDUCATION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3192 WP No. 10480 of 2023 C/W WP No. 23538 of 2023 EA BUREAU, SHASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI - 110001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRADEEP S SAWKAR, SRI SUNDARSWAMY AND SRI RAMDAS, ADV. FOR R1 & R2 SRI S.R. DODAWAD, ADV. FOR R3) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE PORTION OF NOT ALLOWING MORE THAN 55 COLUMN IN IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 29.04.2023 VIDE NO.R(HR) 308-2023 ISSUED BY THE R1 AT ANNX-A; DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT INSTITUTE TO ISSUE NOC AND EXTEND THE BENEFIT AS PER THE CIRCULAR DATED 15.10.1987 AT ANNX-C TO THE PETITIONER AND ETC. IN WP NO. 23538/2023 BETWEEN: DR. M KRISHNA MURTHY S/O SRI MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/T FLAT NO.2024, PRESTIGE MSR HEIGHTS 2ND BLOCK, 2ND FLOOR MSR ENGINEERING COLLEGE ROAD MATHIKERE, BENGALURU-560054. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. VAISHALI HEGDE, ADV.) AND: 1. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE C V RAMAN ROAD BENGALURU-560012 REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. THE DIRECTOR/REGISTRAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE C V RAMAN ROAD BENGALURU-560012. 3. THE UNION OF INDIA REP. BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3192 WP No. 10480 of 2023 C/W WP No. 23538 of 2023 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA EA BUREAU, SHASTRI BHAVAN NEW DELHI- 110001. 4. SHRI DEBARAJ RATH JOINT REGISTRAR- SG INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BHUBANESWAR ARGUL, KHORDHA ODISHA- 752050. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.PRADEEP S SAWKAR, ADV. FOR C/R1 & R2 SMT. SINCHANA M.R., ADV. FOR R3 R4 IS SERVED) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO.R(HR) 308-2023 DATED 20/09/2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-A ISSUED BY THE R1 AND II) DIRECTING R1 TO RECONSIDER THE CANDIDATURE OF THE PETITIONER TO BE APPOINTED TO THE POST OF FINANCIAL CONTROLLER AFTER GIVING DUE WEIGHT-AGE TO THE SERVICE RENDERED BY HIM IN THE R1 INSTITUTE. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT ORAL ORDER Learned counsel Smt.Vaishali Hegde for petitioners submits that in these writ petitions, Notification calling application to fill up the post of Financial Controller was under challenge and in view of the subsequent development that fresh Notification is being issued, these two writ petitions would not survive for consideration. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3192 WP No. 10480 of 2023 C/W WP No. 23538 of 2023 2. Submission of the learned counsel is placed on record. 3. Both the writ petitions are dismissed as they would not survive for consideration. SD/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE NC CT:bms List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0