- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:571-DB WP No. 30884 of 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. 30884 OF 2024 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: DR. MANASA B.M. D/O KATRAIAH B.M. AGED 25 YEARS PRESENTLY R/AT. HEGGADADEVANAPURA ALUR, NEAR TAPOVANA BENGALURU-562 123 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DIVYATEJ H.N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION BMC AND RI OLD BUILDING 1ST FLOOR, K.R. ROAD BENGALURU-560 002 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KARNATAKA EXAMINATION AUTHORITY SAMPIGE ROAD, 18TH CROSS MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560 012 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.N. SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R1; SRI. N.K. RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:571-DB WP No. 30884 of 2024 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO (a) ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT No.2 - KEA TO ALLOW THE PETITIONER TO AMEND HER APPLICATION FORM TO CLAIM THE RESERVATION UNDER ARTICLE 371-J OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING ON INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION, 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) Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side. This writ petition is filed seeking the following releifs: "(a) Issue Writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the Respondent No.2-KEA to allow the Petitioner to amend her application form to claim the reservation under Article 371-J of the Constitution of India. (b) Issue Writ in the nature of Mandamus directing Respondent No.2- KEA to consider the Petitioner for seat allotment under the "3BH" category as per the - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:571-DB WP No. 30884 of 2024 Hyderabad-Karnataka reservation in the second round of PG AYUSH 2024 Seat Allotment Process. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner today that even though, interim order is granted by this Court, the same had not been complied with by the KEA. However, we notice that the interim order was granted on 20.11.2024 permitting the petitioner to attend the counseling as an Article 371-J candidate in the "next available rounds of counseling". 3. Written objections had been placed on record on 26.11.2024 specifically stating that the petitioner had approached this Court belatedly after the 1st round of counseling was over after the conclusion of the last date of Option Entry in the 2nd round of counseling. However, pursuant to the interim order, the petitioner was permitted to make changes in her application and consider her case under the HK quota in the next round of counseling mop- up round and stray vacancy round subject to the result of the writ petition. Annexure-R1 - Option Entry made by the - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:571-DB WP No. 30884 of 2024 petitioner in 1st and 2nd round of counseling and Annexure- R2 - which is the cut-off ranking in the 1st and 2nd round of counseling in respect of subjects opted by the petitioner are produced with the objections. It is stated that Category 3BH seat was taken by a student, who has a highest in merit in the said category in the 2nd round since PG seats were earmarked by the category seat by the state Government. 4. It is further submitted in the written objections that the option of the subjects entered by the petitioner was available only in one college, which is why the petitioner did not get seats in the counseling. It is further contended that in the second round of counseling, though the petitioner was shown to have been allotted a seat in 3BG category, in the final result, the said seats were allotted to a higher merited student. 5. Having considered the contentions advanced and in view of the fact that the petitioner had not claimed reservation under Article 371-J in the original application - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:571-DB WP No. 30884 of 2024 submitted by her, we are of the opinion that the orders as sought for cannot be passed in this case. In case, the petitioner has further contentions on facts, it is for her to raise them in separate proceedings. Leaving open the contentions of the petitioner, this writ petition is closed recording the submissions made by the respondents in the statement of objections. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE RAK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23