- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:237-DB W.P. No.28219/2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT PETITION NO.28219/2024 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: DR. NAVEEN KUMAR .P S/O PRABHU DEV AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH 1 ST BLOCK SIDDAPURA, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU 560029. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYA RAGHAVA SARATHY, ADV.,) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001. 2. THE DIRECTOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION ANAND RAO CIRCLE, BENGALURU 560009. 3. THE DIRECTOR INDIRA GANDHI INSTITITE OF CHILD HEALTH 1 ST BLOCK, SIDDAPURA, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU 560029. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.N. SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R1 & R2 SMT. SUMANA BALIGA, ADV., FOR R3) Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:237-DB W.P. No.28219/2024 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE AN APPROPRIATE WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 3RD RESPONDENT DIRECTOR TO AUTHORIZE HIS SEAL AND SIGNATURE TO THE APPENDIX E FOR SPONSORSHIP CERTIFICATE (ANNEXURE-F) AND FURTHER ALLOW THE PETITIONER TO TAKE UP THE SPONSORSHIP CATEGORY SEAT IN THE SUBJECT OF DM (CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND RHEUMATOLOGY). 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) It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that pursuant to the interim order granted, nothing survives for consideration in the writ petition. The writ petition is, therefore, closed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE ABK, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26