- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11924-DB WA No. 616 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 616 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES 4TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 041 REPRESENTED BY IT'S REGISTRAR EVALUATION …APPELLANT (BY SRI. FARAH FATHIMA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DR. NIKHILA V REDDY D/O K. VISHWANATH REDDY AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS AT PRESENT RESIDING AT UNITED ELYSIUM-305 SEEGEHALLI KANNAMANGALA POST BENGALURU - 560 067 2. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION POCKET NO.14, SECTOR 8 DWARAKA, NEW DELHI - 110 077 REPRESENTED BY IT'S SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY MS. SOWMYA R, ADVOCATE FOR MS. SUMANA BALIGA M, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-1) Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11924-DB WA No. 616 of 2025 THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1962 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 19/03/2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP NO.7862/2025 AND DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The appellant has filed the present appeal impugning an order dated 19.03.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.7862/2025(EDN-RES). 2. The respondent had filed the said petition, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to the appellant to consider the marks awarded to the respondent for the examination in the discipline of MD Pathology held in January, 2025. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11924-DB WA No. 616 of 2025 3. It was the writ petitioner's case before the learned Single Judge that she had obtained 49.25% marks, however, she claims that the same were required to be rounded off to 50%. 4. It is the appellant's case that the respondent was required to obtain 200 out of 400 marks. However, she had obtained 197 marks and therefore there was no possibility of rounding of the said marks to 200. 5. Notwithstanding the same, the petition was allowed following the decision in the case of Dr. K.Sree Laxmi v. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and another1. The said decision was carried in appeal and was set aside by virtue of the order dated 26.06.2025 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.448/2025(EDN-RES) and other connected matters. 6. Concededly the questions are covered in favour of the appellant by the said decision. 1 WP No.3438/2025 and Connected Matters decided on 24.02.2025 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11924-DB WA No. 616 of 2025 7. The appeal is, accordingly, allowed and the impugned order is set aside. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 10