- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52458-DB WA No. 1956 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1956 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. LEKHANA M D/O MALLESH G.B. AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT #836/5, SANTHOSI MAA 3RD MAIN, 1ST CROSS SARASHWATHI NAGAR A BLOCK, NITTUVALLI DAVANAGERE - 577 004 2. SANTHOSH NAIK S/O TAKRYA NAIK AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT DODDATANDA, HOLEBENAVALLI SHIVAMOGA - 577 222 3. NEHA D D/O K. DIVAKAR AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT DURGA NILAYA, 2ND CROSS, HOSAMANE, SHIVAMOGA - 577 201 4. RAKESH S/O PUTTA NAIK Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52458-DB WA No. 1956 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT RANGENAHALLI VILLAGE BIRUR HOBLI, KADUR TQ CHIKMANGALURU DISTRICT - 577 548 5. PAVAN S/O MALLESH NAIK AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT NEAR FLOOR MILL KASHIPURA, MALLAPURA POST CHANNAGIRI TQ DAVANAGERE DT - 577 218 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI RAGHAVENDRA A.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. KARNATAKA EXAMINATION AUTHORITY 18TH CROSS, ROAD SAMPIGE ROAD MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 012 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G., AGA FOR R-1 & SRI N.K. RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 28/11/2025 IN - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52458-DB WA No. 1956 of 2025 W.P.NO.35133/2025 PASSED BY THE DIVISION BENCH OF THIS HON'BLE COURT AT BENGALURU & ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The present appeal is not maintainable as it is directed against an order passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. 2. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 7