- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49891 WP No. 16651 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 16651 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. YOGESH B S/O LATE K B BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT NO. 194, NEAR GROUND WATER TANK, JAYANAGAR, HASSAN-573 202 2. VENUGOPAL K A S/O LATE ACHYUTH KM AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, NO. 3420, PARVATHI KRUPA, POST OFFICE ROAD, NEAR ELITE SCHOOL, HEMAVATHI NAGAR, HASSAN-573 201 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VARUN GOWDA., ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49891 WP No. 16651 of 2025 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001 2. THE CHANCELLOR, VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RAJBHAVAN, BENGALURU-560 001. REP. BY UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNOR 3. THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR, RAJ BHAVAN, BENGALURU - 560001. 4. DR. S. VIDYASHANKAR, VICE CHANCELLOR, VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (VTU), JNANA SANGAMA, BELAGAVI 590018. 5. VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR JANAN SANGAMA BELAGAVI-590 018. 6. THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN BAHADUR SHAH JAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI-110 002. 7. THE KARNATAKA STATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, BANGALORE CENTRAL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, GANDHINAGAR, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49891 WP No. 16651 of 2025 BENGALURU-560 009. 8. ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NELSON MANDELA MARG, VASANT KUNJ, NEW DELHI-110 070. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P.RADHA, AGA FOR R1, SRI. SANTOSH S NAGARALE, ADV. FOR R2 & R3, SRI. SHOWRI H.R, ADV. FOR R6 & R8, SRI. M.P.SHRIKANTH, ADV. FOR R5, SRI. ABHISHEK KUMAR, ADV, FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE CASE OF THE PETITIONERS (A) ISSUE A WRIT OF QUO WARRANTO CALLING UPON RESPONDENT NO. 4 TO SHOW UNDER WHAT AUTHORITY HE CONTINUES TO OCCUPY THE POST OF VICE CHANCELLOR OF VTU, BELAGAVI AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49891 WP No. 16651 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioner filed this writ petition challenging the order dated 29.09.2022 passed by respondent No.2 vide Annexure-J. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that after filing this writ petition respondent No.2 has passed an order for extension of service of the petitioner. He submits that in view of the subsequent order passed by respondent No.2, the writ petition does not survive for consideration. The petitioner has not filed any application for amendment, challenging the subsequent order. 3. In view of the same, nothing survives for consideration in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. 4. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to challenge the subsequent order, if so desired. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49891 WP No. 16651 of 2025 5. The pending applications, if any, stand disposed off accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SSB