- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15810-DB WP No. 13900 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT PETITION NO. 13900 OF 2022 (EDN-MED-ADM) BETWEEN: SHASHWAT BHARTHUR BALAJI AGED 24 YEARS S/O B.K. BALAJI 209, PRABHA, DOUBLE ROAD INDIRANAGAR II STAGE NEAR CMH ROAD BENGALURU-560 038 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AJOY KUMAR PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES (MEDICAL EDUCATION), VIKAS SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA ANANDA RAO CIRCLE BENGALURU-560 009 3. KARNATAKA EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY SAMPIGE ROAD, 18TH CROSS MALLESWARAM BENGALURU-560 012 Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15810-DB WP No. 13900 of 2022 REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4. THE UNION OF INDIA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI-110 001 5. THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE NIRMAN BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110 011 REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR GENERAL 6. MEDICAL COUNCELLING COMMITTEE C/O THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NIRMAN BHAVAN NEW DELHI-110 011 REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN 7. THE NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION OF INDIA POCKET 14, SECTOR 8, DWARAKA NEW DELHI-110 077 REP. BY SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.N. SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI. N.K. RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SMT. SWATI PANDURANGA, CGC FOR R4 TO R6; SRI. N. KHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R7) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO (a) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS-1 TO 3 TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ONLINE COUNSELLING CONDUCTED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT FOR - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15810-DB WP No. 13900 of 2022 ADMISSION TO PG MEDICAL DEGREE AND DIPLOMA COURSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE KARNATAKA PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (REGULATION OF ADMISSION AND DETERMINATION OF FEE) ACT, 2006 UNDER INSTITUTIONAL SEATS CATEGORY AS DEFINED IN RULE 2(1) (jj) OF THE SAID ACT, NAMELY THE KARNATAKA PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (REGULATION OF ADMISSION AND DETERMINATION OF FEE) ACT, 2006 FOR WHICH COUNSELLING IS CONDUCTED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT, ON THE BASIS OF HIS MERIT AND RANKING IN PG-NEET 2022 FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-23 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Heard Sri Ajay Kumar Patil, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as Sri N.K. Ramesh, learned counsel appearing for 3rd respondent/Karnataka Examinations Authority. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:15810-DB WP No. 13900 of 2022 2. In view of the fact that admissions in question have long been completed, nothing survives for consideration in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE NG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12