- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43637-DB WP No. 32517 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 32517 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: N SHREYAS AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, S/O D. NAGARAJ RESIDING AT 1/2. SECOND FLOOR, SHREE MAHESHWARAMMA TEMPLE STREET, BOMMANAHALLI, BEGUR ROAD, BENGALURU-560068 ADVOCATE ENROLLMENT NO: KAR/451/2021 MAIL:ADVOCATESHREYASANDASSOCIATES@GMAIL.COM PH 7019105226 AADHAR NO: 8435 1004 8751 PAN CARD NO: EVLPS5586M …PETITIONER (BY SRI. N SHREYAS, PARTY -IN -PERSON) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF DIFFERENTLY AND SENIOR CITIZENS, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M.S. BUILDING, DR B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001 2. HON'BLE MINISTER OF DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43637-DB WP No. 32517 of 2025 DISABLED AND SENIOR-CITIZENS EMPOWERMENT, ROOM NO: 301-301A, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 3. DIRECTORATE FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED AND SENIOR CITIZENS, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001 4. THE COMMISSIONER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NO. 55, 2ND FLOOR, ABHAYA SANKEERNA, KARNATAKA SLUM DEVELOPMENT BOARD BUILDING, RISALDAR STREET, SHESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU-560020 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER, OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO EXTEND THE LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR THE LAPTOP AND BRAILLE KIT SCHEME 2025 BY AT LEAST 60 DAYS AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43637-DB WP No. 32517 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Petitioner has filed the present petition as a Public Interest Litigation praying that the dead line for submitting online application for the Laptop and Braille Kit Scheme 2025 be extended for a further period of 60 days. The petitioner prays that the portal for receiving the application be kept open for a further period. 2. The portal was open for receiving the applications on 26.09.2025 and the last date for receiving applications was 30.09.2025. On the representations made by the certain sections, the respondents extended the deadline for filing the application from 30.09.2025 to 15.10.2025. On further representation, the dead line was extended for second time upto 31.10.2025. 3. Since the deadline has already been extended twice, we do not consider apposite to issue any directions for further extending the deadline for filing applications. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43637-DB WP No. 32517 of 2025 However, we clarify this order will not preclude affected individuals who have been unable to file their applications on account of any difficulty to approach this Court. 4. The Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS - List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10