- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44630-DB WA No. 3094 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT APPEAL NO. 3094 OF 2019 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN NELSON MANDELA MARG VASANTH KUNJ NEW DELHI-110067 2. ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION REGIONAL OFFICE REP. BY ITS REGIONAL DIRECTOR & ASSISTANT DIRECTOR HEALTH CENTER BUILDING BANGALORE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BENGALURU-560 007 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. G S VENKAT SUBBA RAO, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by K G RENUKAMBA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44630-DB WA No. 3094 of 2019 AND: 1. ABHINAVA BHARATHI SHIKSHANA TRUST (REGD.) 5TH CROSS, SHANKARA NAGAR MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. ABHINAVA BHARATHI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY 5TH CROSS, SHANKAR NAGAR MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL …RESPONDENTS (R1 AND R2 SERVED, UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURTS’ ACT, 1961 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 23/07/2019 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU IN WP NO.29275-29276/2019 (EDN-RES) BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE APPEAL. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44630-DB WA No. 3094 of 2019 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI) An order dated 23.07.2019 passed by the learned Judge of this Court in W.P.Nos.29275-29276/2019 (EDN-RES) is challenged, whereby this Court disposed of the writ petitions directing the appellants - AICTE to consider the representation of the respondents in terms of the Circular dated 07.06.2019 and grant letter of approval for starting the course in the Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy (B. Pharmacy) from the academic year 2019-20. 2. The learned counsel for the appellants has submitted that the aforesaid order of the learned single Judge dated 23.07.2019 has lost its efficacy in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court rendered in the case of Pharmacy - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44630-DB WA No. 3094 of 2019 Council of India v. Dr. S.K. Toshniwal Educational Trusts Vidarbha Institute of Pharmacy and Others1. 3. In view of the aforesaid statement, this appeal has been rendered infructuous. It accordingly is disposed of. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21 1 (2021) 10 SCC 657