- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11641 WP No. 5645 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 5645 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI M. V. RANGAPPA SON OF SRI VENKATESHAPPA M. AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS NO.45, KALASHREE NILAYA HOOHALLI (V) ARAHALLI POST KOLAR TQ. AND DISTRICT - 563 101. 2. K. R. DEVARAJ S/O. RAMANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS D.NO.202, OLD POST OFFICE ROAD, SULEBELE HOSKOTE TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT BENGALURU - 562 129. 3. B.R. SUPREETH S/O. N.P.RAVINDERNATH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS NO.158, OXFORD SCHOOL ROAD TEACHERS COLONY NAGARBHAVI BENGALURU - 560 072. 4. VENKATESHAPPA H.V. S/O. VENKATARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS HARAPANAHYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE H.GOLLAHALLI POST Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11641 WP No. 5645 of 2023 MULABAGAL TALUK KOLAR DIST - 563 131. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI NARAYANA SWAMY H., ADVOCATE FOR SRI SANGAMESH R.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPT. OF HIGHER EDUCATION VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. BENGALURU CITY UNIVERSITY CENTRAL COLLEGE CAMPUS DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 3. TUMKUR UNIVERSITY VISHVAVIDYA NILAYA KARYALAYA, B.H. ROAD TUMKUR - 572 103, REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE CHANCELLOR. 4. BENGALURU NORTH UNIVERSITY DEVARAJ URS EXTENSION KAMAKA, KOLAR - 563 103 REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE CHANCELLOR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA FOR R1; R2, R3 AND R4 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED CIRCULAR DATED 24/11/2022 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11641 WP No. 5645 of 2023 BEARING NO.ED.94.UGV.2022 (ANNEXURE-G) ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL ORAL ORDER Sri Narayana Swamy H., learned counsel appearing for petitioners files a memo, which reads as under: "The under signed council submits that this Hon'ble Court that the petition is Infructuous, hence the above petition may be disposed off. In the Interest of Justice & equity." Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE CPN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29