- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45298 WP No. 17048 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 17048 OF 2025 (S-PRO) BETWEEN: 1. DR GIRISH KUMAR N G S/O M GAVIRANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING BANGALORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY K R ROAD, V V PURAM BENGALURU-560004 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAYARAJA. A.T., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. BANGALORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (BIT) REP, BY ITS PRINCIPAL, GOVERNING COUNCIL K.R. ROAD, V.V. PURAM, BENGALURU-560 004, 2. RAJYA VOKKALIGARA SANGHA, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT, NO.148, NADAPRABHU KEMPEGOWDA BHAVAN K.R. ROAD, V.V. PURAM, BENGALURU 300 004. (REGISTERED UNDER SOCIETY REGISTRATION ACT) 3. RAJYA VOKKALIGARA SANGHA, REP., BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, NO. 148, Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45298 WP No. 17048 of 2025 NADAPRABHU KEMPEGOWDA DHAVAN K.R. ROAD, V.V. PURAM, BENGALURU 500 004, (REGISTERED UNDER SOCIETY REGISTRATION ACT) 4. ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION(AICTE) REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN HEAD OFFICE AT NELSON MANDELA MARG VASANT KUNJ NEW DELHI- 110 070 5. UNIVERSITY GRANT COMMISSION (UGC) REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HEAD OFFICE AT BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI-110002. 6. MR. CHETHAN ANAND N S/O. NANJUNDAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, WORKING AS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING BANGALORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, K.R. ROAD, V.V. PURAM BENGALURU-560 004. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.RAGHUNANDAN S., ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDAI PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R- 1 TO 3 TO CONSIDER THE PROMOTE THE PETITIONER TO POST OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WITH EFFECT FROM THE DATE 16.04.2024 OF HIS ELIGIBILITY BASED ON THE COMPLETION OF HIS PHD OVER 16 YRS OF CONTINUOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN THE CADRE AND RECRUITMENT - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45298 WP No. 17048 of 2025 RULES OF BIT THE SERVICE RULES OF RAJYA VAKKALIGARA SANGHA AND THE AICTE CAS REGULATIONS 2012 AND TO EXTENT ALL CONSEQUENTIAL AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS ARISING THEREFORM DECLARING THE PROMOTION GRANTED TO R-6 TO THE POST OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR VIDE ORDER NO.BIT/EST/28/2021 DTD 8.04.2021 ANNX-O AS NULL AND VOID IN LAW AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo stating that the writ petition has become infructuous. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. The writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3