- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20752-DB WP No. 17222 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.17222 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: SRI SITANSU SHEKHAR ACHARYA S/O SRI PREMANANDA ACHARYA, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, RESIDING AT FLAT NO.B3, BLOCK 2, MATHURA SAPTAGIRI APARTMENT, 8TH CROSS, BELLANDUR, BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE KARNATAKA – 560 103. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHESH Y L., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, SHASTRI BHAWAN, DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 001 Digitally signed by VIJAYALAKSHMI B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20752-DB WP No. 17222 of 2025 2. NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI - 110 020 REPRESENTED BY ITS SENIOR DIRECTOR. 3. MEDICAL COUNSELLING COMMITTEE (MCC) MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI - 110 011 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H. SHANTHI BHUSHAN, DSGI) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT No-2 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS FATHER, DATED 14.06.2025 (AT ANNEXURE-‘A’) AND EVALUATE THE PETITIONER’S OMR SHEET (HAVING ROLL No- 2712219006) FOR THE NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY-CUM-ENTRANCE TEST (UNDER GRADUATE) 2025 (IN SHORT ‘NEET (UG)-2025’) CONDUCTED BY THE RESPONDENT No-2 ON 04.05.2025 AGAINST THE CORRECT QUESTION BOOKLET - TEST BOOKLET NUMBER-116351566, CODE No-46 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20752-DB WP No. 17222 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the light of the instructions furnished by the learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, there is no merit in the writ petition and that the writ petition may therefore be permitted to be withdrawn. The petitioner is also present before this Court. 2. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner in the presence of the petitioner in person, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (DR.K.MANMADHA RAO) JUDGE GH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28