- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19375 WP No. 34246 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 34246 OF 2024 (EDN-EX) BETWEEN: 1. MISS DHAYANITHA J AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS D/O JAYARAM G L RESIDING ATNO. 68, GORAVIGERE KANNAMANGALA POST BENGALURU 560 067. 2. MISS S SAHARIKA AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS D/O SRI N SARANKUAMR RESIDING AT SG607 SIGNATURE GOLDEN BLOSSOM APARTMENT BELATHUR KADUGODI POST BENGALURU 560 067. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHESHADRI N S.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY NEW DELHI 110 001. Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19375 WP No. 34246 of 2024 2. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE) REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR CHANDRA LAYOUT GNANA BHARATHI MAIN ROAD 2ND STAGE NAGARABHAVI BENGALURU 560 072. 3. THE PRINCIPAL NARAYANA E TECHNO SCHOOL WHITEFIELD BENGALURU 560 066. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H. SHANTHI BHUSHAN, DSG FOR R1 SRI. SHAILENDRA M R.,ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUITON OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE CONCERNED RECORDS AND ISSUE APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER GRANTING THE FOLLOWING RELIEFS; DIRECT THE R-2 TO ACCEPT THE LATE PAYMENT OF RE-EXAMINATION FEES FOR MATHEMATICAL SUBJECT FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-25. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19375 WP No. 34246 of 2024 ORAL ORDER The petitioners are repeaters in the Twelfth Standard Board exams, and they are enrolled with the third respondent. The petitioners, who had to repeat examinations in Mathematics for the academic year 2024-25, have filed this petition for directions to the second respondent [the Central Board of Secondary Education] to receive late payment of examination fee and to permit them to appear for re- examination. This Court, on 27.01.2025, subject to the outcome in this writ petition, has directed the second respondent to accept the late payment of re- examination fees from the petitioners and permit them to appear for the re-examination in Mathematics. There is due compliance even according to the learned counsel for the respondent, but the results are not announced. Mr. M. R. Shailendra, the learned counsel for the second respondent, submits that the results are - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19375 WP No. 34246 of 2024 not announced because the petitioners' participation in the re-examination is subject to the outcome of the writ petition, and when queried, the learned counsel submits that if the petitioners are not successful in this examination, for the next academic year they will have to appear for all the subjects. The petitioners' cause for the present petition is examined in the light of the difficulties pleaded to establish bona fides, and this Court is of the view that this petition must be disposed of directing the second respondent to announce the results with liberty to the petitioners to pursue further based on the outcome in the examination. The petition stands disposed of calling upon the second respondent to announce the results within four [4] weeks. SD/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE SA