- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27658 WP No. 13662 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 13662 OF 2026 (S-DE) BETWEEN: SRI. RAVINDRANATH K., SON OF SRI. K. MOHANDAS, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT SKL-19-134/20, (P) MANASVI, BEHIND KULALA BHAVAN, THADAMBAIL, SURATHKAL, MANGALURU - 575 014. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H. MUJTABA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KARNATAKA, P.O. SRINIVASNAGAR, SURATHKAL, MANGALURU - 575 025. REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. SRI. BHALLAMUDI RAVI, SON OF B. HANUMANT RAO, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA, P.O. SRINIVASNAGAR, SURATHKAL, MANGALURU - 575 025. Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27658 WP No. 13662 of 2026 3. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SHASTRI BHAWAN, RAJPATH AREA, NEW DELHI – 110 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKRAM PHADKE., ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI.CHAMU SHIVA SHASTRY, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI.TIMMANNA BHAT, CGC FOR R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO (A) CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE RESOLUTION DATED 06.04.2026 PASSED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT INSTITUTION IN ITS 86TH MEETING UNDER ITEM NO.86.3.9 VIDE ANNEXURE -A AND THE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE ORDER BEARING REF. NO. NITK/DIRECTORATE/2026-006 DATED 09.04.2026 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 INSTITUTION VIDE ANNEXURE – B AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27658 WP No. 13662 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioner filed this writ petition challenging the order of termination. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the writ petition filed by the petitioner is not maintainable as the petitioner has got an efficacious remedy under Rule 26(10) of the First Statues of the National Institute of Technology. He submits that the petitioner without exhausting efficacious remedy, filed this writ petition and to buttress his arguments, he has placed reliance on the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of RIKHAB CHAND JAIN VS. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS reported in CIVIL APPEAL NO.6719/2012 disposed off on 12.11.2025. Hence, on these grounds, he prays to dismiss the appeal. 3. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27658 WP No. 13662 of 2026 withdraw the petition with liberty to approach the Appellate Authority under Rule 26(10) of the First Statues of the National Institute of Technology. 4. The submission is placed on record. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty to approach the Appellate Authority. If the petitioner approached the Appellate Authority, the petitioner is entitled for benefits of Section 14 of the Limitation Act. 6. All the contentions of the parties are kept open. 7. The interim order granted by this Court continuous for a period of one month from today. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SSB