- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29374-DB WA No. 521 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 521 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: BENGALURU MEDICAL COLLEGE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, FORTE K.R ROAD, BENGALURU -560 002 REPT. BY ITS DIRECTOR & DEAN BENGALURU …APPELLANT (BY SRI. BHAVANA.N.PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MALIPATIL P.S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPT. OF MEDICAL EDUCATION NO.610, 6TH FLOOR, 4TH GATE, M.S.BUILDING BENGALURU-560 092 REPT. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION BANGALORE MEDICAL COLLEGE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE (OLD BUILDING) FOR, K.R. ROAD, BENGALURU-560 002. REPT. BY ITS DIRECTOR Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29374-DB WA No. 521 of 2024 3. GOVERNING COUNCIL BENGALURU MEDICAL COLLEGE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE BENGALURU-560 002 REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY 4. DR. MARUTHI PRASAD B.V PROFESSOR, DEPT. OF BIO CHEMISTRY, BANGALORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BANGALORE-560 002. 5. DR. VIJAYA KUMAR K.R PROFESSOR, DEPT. OF RADIO DIAGNOSIS, BANGALORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BANGALORE-560 002. 6. DR YOGEESHWARAPPA C N S/O NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS WORKING AS HEAD OF DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF PLASTIC SURGERY BANGALORE MEDICAL COLLEGE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, FORT, K.R.ROAD BENGALURU-560 002 7. DR. VISHWANATH H L S/O LATE DR H.C. LAKSHMANACHAR AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD OF DEPARTMENT BIO-CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT BENGALURU MEDICAL COLLEGE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BENGALURU-560 002 R/O 119, 1ST MAIN, MLA LAYOUT, R.T NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 032. 8. DR. ARUL DASAN S.O D THANGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29374-DB WA No. 521 of 2024 HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF RADIO DIAGNOSIS BENGALURU MEDICAL COLLEGE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BENGALURU-560 002. 9. DR. RAMESHA K.T AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, S/O THAMMANNA GOWDA R/A NO.36, 2ND CROSS, 9TH MAIN, R.K LAYOUT, 2ND STAGE, PADMANABHANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 070. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH B.G, AGA IS DIRECTED TO TAKE NOTICE FOR R1-R3 VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 30.07.2025) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO a)SET ASIDE THE COMMON JUDGEMENT/ORDER DATED 28/02/2024 PASSED BY A LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NO.4738/24, WP NO.4740/24 AND WRIT PETITION NO.5265/24 AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE WRIT PETITIONS FILED BY THE PETITIONERS. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29374-DB WA No. 521 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents No.1 to 3. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant files a memo and submits that the connected W.A.No.558/2024 against the same judgment filed by the State Government has been disposed of by judgment dated 12.02.2025. It is further submitted that the subject appeal may also be disposed of in terms of the said judgment. 3. The learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents has no objection. 4. The said memo is taken on record. 5. The present appeal is also disposed of in terms of the judgment dated 12.02.2025 passed in W.A.No.558/2024. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29374-DB WA No. 521 of 2024 6. Byelaw 20 of the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute and the notification issued in respect of appointing the Head of Department on rotation policy is upheld. All pending Interlocutory Application[s] shall stand dismissed. SD/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE HKV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 63