- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52290 WP No. 6597 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 6597 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: DR S R DIWAKAR S/O N RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MYSURU-570 001. AND R/AT NO. M-357, BRIGADE SPARKLE APARTMENT, VISWESWARA NAGAR, MYSURU-579 008. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GURURAJA P B, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. NARAYANA BHAT M., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52290 WP No. 6597 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, VIKAS SOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR, MYSORE-570 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA FOR R1 SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R GOULAY, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE CASE OF THE PETITIONER AND GRANT HIM THE FOLLOWING RELIEFS. DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE CASE OF THE PETITIONER FOR PROMOTION TO THE POST OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AS PER HIS REPRESENTATION DTD. 03.04.2024 PRODUCED AT ANNX-L AND THAT DTD. 06.05.2024 PRODUCED AT ANNX-M. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52290 WP No. 6597 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking a mandamus directing respondent No.2 to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Associate Professor as per representations vide Annexures-L and M. 2. Brief facts leading rise to the filing of this petition are as follows: 2.1. The petitioner is working as Assistant Professor in respondent No.2-Institute and he is required to be granted promotion as Associate Professor. He submitted representations vide Annexures-L and M to respondent No.2 to consider his case, however, respondent No.2 has not passed any orders on the said representations. Hence, this writ petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52290 WP No. 6597 of 2025 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 submits that, if reasonable time is granted, respondent No.2 will consider the representations vide Annexures-L and M, and would pass the appropriate orders in accordance with law. 4. In view of the submission made by learned counsel for respondent No.2, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is disposed of; ii. Respondent No.2 is directed to consider the representations vide Annexures-L and M, and pass the appropriate orders in accordance with law, within 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; iii. Pending IA(s), if any, shall stand disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE PA CT:KHV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1