- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2269-DB W.P. No.24522/2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT PETITION NO.24522/2023 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: SURYA H.U. S/O SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR .B AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS R/A LAXMI NARASIMHA KRUPA 9TH CROSS, ASHOK NAGAR SEVANTHI ROAD TUMKUR-572102. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SURAJ NAIK, ADV.,) AND: 1. KARNATAKA EXAMINATION AUTHORITY 18TH CROSS, SAMPIGE ROAD MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560012 REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. N.K. RAMESH, ADV., FOR R1 SRI. M.N. SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R2) Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2269-DB W.P. No.24522/2023 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DECLARING THE ACTION OF THE RESPONDENT No-1 IN RESTRICTING THE PARTICIPATION IN THE SPECIAL STRAY VACANCY ROUND OF COUNSELING PROCESS TO BE HELD BETWEEN 07.11.2023 AND 09.11.2023 INTERPRETING SUCH CANDIDATES AS ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOTTED A SEAT AS ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOTTED ANY SETA IN THE 1ST AND 2ND ROUND OF COUNSELING AND EXCLUDING CANDIDATEDS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOTTED A SEAT IN THE MOP-UP ROUND AS ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND DISCRIMINATORY AND VIOLATIVE OF THE PRINCIPLE OF MERIT BASED ADMISSION & 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 VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the writ petition has become infructuous in view of the interim order already granted by this Court on 06.11.2023. 2. The submission is placed on record. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2269-DB W.P. No.24522/2023 3. The writ petition is closed as infructuous, in view of the interim order granted. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE ABK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12