- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7156 WP No. 103121 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF MAY 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT WRIT PETITION NO.103121 OF 2025 (S-REG) BETWEEN: LAXMIDEVI PANDURANGI, D/O. KRISTACHARI, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC. TEACHING ASSISTANT R/O, SRINAGAR, 2ND CROSS, DHARWAD. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.N. MULIMANI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE REGISTRAR KARNATAKA UNIVERISTY, DHARWAD-580003. 2. THE CO-ORDINATOR, P.G.DEPT. OF YOUGA STUDIES, KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD-580003 …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR IN NATURE OF ANY OTHER WRIT DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO PASS AN ORDER TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION TO GRANT 15 DAYS TO PRODUCE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND APPROPRIATE REPLY TO THE OFFICE NOTICE DATED 03/05/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-C AND ETC. MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7156 WP No. 103121 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Though the matter is listed for Orders on office objections, the matter is heard for disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner is before this Court praying for a Writ of Mandamus to consider the representation to grant 15 days to produce relevant document and to submit an appropriate reply to the Office Notice dated 25.04.2025 (Annexure-C). 3. Under Annexure-C, the Office Notice dated 25.04.2025, explanation is called for from the petitioner with regard to her Ph.D. Certificate which the University has found it as fake. The petitioner ought to have sought time from the respondent-University, and she could not have filed the present writ petition before this Court seeking to consider her representation, wherein she has sought time to reply to the Office Notice at Annexure-C, dated 25.04.2025. The writ petition is wholly premature, since there is no refusal. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7156 WP No. 103121 of 2025 Writ Petition stands rejected with liberty to the petitioner to seek time before the respondent-University to submit reply. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE KMS ct-mck List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3