- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17577 WP No. 13246 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.13246 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. ADITHYA P SON OF PRAVEEN KUMAR J, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.460, 16TH CROSS, 1ST STAGE, BEML LAYOUT, WEST OF CHORD ROAD, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 079. 2. TRISHA SHRISHA D/O SHRISHA BATWARAHALLI SRIPATHY, AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1699, 3RD FLOOR, 7TH MAIN, E BLOCK, 2ND STAGE, RAJAJI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 010. SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER NATURAL GUARDIAN SHRISHA BATWARAHALLI SRIPATHY. 3. SHASHANK V SON OF VASANTHA KUMAR M, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.11, MAHADESHWARA NAGAR, HEROHALLI CROSS, MAGADI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 023. 4. POOJA SINGH R DAUGHTER OF B. RAJESH SINGH, AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.4, VENKATADRI NILAYA, 2ND CROSS, SRS ROAD, PEENYA, BENGALURU - 560 058. SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER NATURAL GUARDIAN H. UMA. Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17577 WP No. 13246 of 2025 5. BHAVANI N DAUGHTER OF NEELAKANTA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.14, SRI NANJUNDESHWARA NILAYA, 11TH CROSS, GOKUL 2ND MAIN, LCR SCHOOL ROAD, YESHWANTHPUR, BENGALURU - 560 022. SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER NATURAL GUARDIAN NEELAKANTA SWAMY. 6. HARSHIT MUGALI SON OF ARUN MUGALI, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.88/6, 1ST FLOOR, FLAT NO.002, DOLLARS SCHEMES, NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560 096. 7. J. VIKRANTH SON OF C. JAGANATHAN, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.87, 4TH ‘A’ MAIN, CHANDRA LAYOUT, SUNKADAKATTE, BENGALURU - 560 091. 8. P. KUSHAL SON OF LD PRASAD, AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.4382, 2ND FLOOR, 14TH MAIN A BLOCK, SUBRAMANYA NAGAR, SRIRAMPURAM, BENGALURU - 560 021. SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER NATURAL GUARDIAN L.D. PRASAD. 9. JEEVAN BS SON OF SHASHIDHARA BS, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.293, 6TH CROSS, BAGALGUNTE, NAGASANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 073. 10. SUDARSHAN K SON OF KARTHIK N., - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:17577 WP No. 13246 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.18, PLATFORM ROAD, CORPORATION QUARTERS, SESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU - 560 020. 11. GS AKSHAY KASHYAP SON OF GK SHIVASHANKAR, AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.110, 10TH MAIN, MEI COLONY, LAGGERE, PEENYA 3RD PHASE, BENGALURU - 560 058. SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER NATURAL GUARDIAN G K SHIVASHANKAR. 12. MANISHA D DAUGHTER OF DHANANJAYA N.. AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1915/12, 3RD CROSS, PRASHANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 079. SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER NATURAL GUARDIAN DHANANJAYA N. 13. THANUSHREE H DAUGHTER OF HANUMANTHARAJU, AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.P24, ADAKAMARANAHALLI, MAKALI, BENGALURU 562 123. SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER NATURAL GUARDIAN HANUMANTHARAJU. 14. DARSHAN O SON OF OMKARESHWARA S, AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.11, TG HALLI, ANCHEPALAYA, BENGALURU 560 073. SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER NATURAL GUARDIAN OMKARESHWARA S. 15. TAMIL SELVI ANBALAGAN DAUGHTER OF ANBALAGAN, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:17577 WP No. 13246 of 2025 RESIDING AT NO.3/123, KOLAGATHUR, K. NADUHALLI, DHARMAPURI 636 809. 16. BALAJI YADAV SON OF BABURAM YADAV, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.20 AND 21, SAIBABA NAGAR, ANDRAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 091. 17. TULSI VIJAY RAGHAVAN DAUGHTER OF VIJAY RAGHVAN, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, RESIDING AT 25, 1ST FLOOR, 13TH MAIN, 16TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU 560 005. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SANJAY H SETHIYA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION (PRE-UNIVERSITY), 18TH CROSS, SAMPIGE ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU 560 012 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. 3. KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT BOARD 6TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU 560 003 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. 4. VIDYA MANDIR IND. PU COLLEGE 11TH CROSS, WEST PARK ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:17577 WP No. 13246 of 2025 BENGALURU 560 003. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HEMA KUMAR, AGA FOR R-1 TO R-3 SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR.S, ADVOCATE FOR R-4) THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R3 BOARD TO IMMEDIATELY RECTIFY THE INTERNAL ASSESSMENT MARKS OF THE PETITIONERS AS PER THE LETTER DATED 09/04/2025 ISSUED BY THE COLLEGE AT ANNX- B TO B16. AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioners seek the following reliefs: “(a) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the 3rd Respondent Board to immediately rectify the internal assessment marks of the Petitioners as per the letter dated 09.04.2025 issued by the college at Annexures-B to B-16; (b) Direct the 3rd Respondent Board to issue fresh corrected II PUC Marks cards to the petitioners within a fixed time period of one(1) week from the date of the order; (c) Set aside the Notification dated 12.12.2024 as in Annexure-D as arbitrary and invalid; (d) Pass such other and further orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit, just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:17577 WP No. 13246 of 2025 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record. 3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that petitioners are students who passed II PUC examination conducted in March, 2025 and results of the petitioners were declared on 08.04.2025, which indicates that the petitioners had passed in all the subjects. However, the Internal Assessment Marks were incorrectly given as enumerated / detailed in para 7 of the memorandum of writ petition, pursuant to which, respondent No.4 – college submitted a representation to respondent No.3 – Board admitting their mistake along with correct Internal Assessment Marks and requested respondent No.3 – Board to make necessary corrections. In addition thereto, petitioner also submitted representation to respondent Nos.1 and 2 requesting them to take necessary steps to rectify the inadvertent mistake of respondent No.4 – college. It is the grievance of the petitioner that despite the aforesaid facts and circumstances, respondent Nos.1 to 3 are not taking any steps to rectify the error in the marks sheet / marks card shown in the final result of the petitioners, who are before this Court by way of the present petition. - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:17577 WP No. 13246 of 2025 4. Per contra, learned counsel for respondent No.4 – college on instructions submits that it is true that due to oversight and inadvertence, respondent No.4 – college had given wrong and incorrect marks in the marks sheet of the petitioners uploaded in the portal of respondent No.3 – Board and necessary directions may be issued to respondent No.3 – Board to carryout necessary corrections in this regard. 5. Learned AGA submits that respondent Nos.1 to 3 would verify the documents in relation to the petitioners and respondent No.4 – college and carryout necessary corrections and issue fresh marks sheet / marks card in favour of the petitioner within a stipulated time frame. 6. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the submissions made by both petitioner and respondents, I deem it just and appropriate to dispose of this petition directing the concerned respondent Nos.1 to 3 to carry out necessary corrections in the marks card / marks sheet of the petitioners in relation to Internal Assessment Marks and issue fresh marks sheet / marks card in favour of the petitioners on or before 05.05.2025. - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:17577 WP No. 13246 of 2025 7. Subject to the aforesaid observations and directions, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE SV List No.: 5 Sl No.: 4