- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010062752023 NC: 2026:KHC:40387-DB WA No. 163 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T WRIT APPEAL NO. 163 OF 2023 (S-RES) IN WRIT PETITION NOS.25889 OF 2019 (S-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NOS.31613 OF 2019 (S-RES) WA No.163/2023 IN WP Nos.25889/2019(S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 01. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. REUBEN JACOB, AAG A/W SRI. VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA) AND: 1. DR. BHEEMSHA, S/O. LATE ANNEPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BMS COLLEGE OF ENGG Digitally signed by RAKSHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010062752023 NC: 2026:KHC:40387-DB WA No. 163 of 2023 BULL TEMPLE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 019 NO.70/2 SHREYA SADAN BANNERGHATTA ROAD, HULIMAVU, BENGALURU-560076. 2. DR. RUDRA NAIK S/O LATE KRISHNA NAIK AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BMS COLLEGE OF ENGG BULL TEMPLE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 019 NO.17, SUCHI REFLEX LAYOUT OPPOSITE: JSSATE UTTARAHALLI-KENGERI MAIN ROAD, SRINIVASAPURA, BENGALURU-560060. 3. DR. B. RAMESH NAYAK S/O B K NAYAK AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF IEM BMS COLLEGE OF ENGG BULL TEMPLE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 019 #60/4, 3RD MAIN, 4TH CROSS, G#, ANJANADRI ROYAL NEST KSRTC LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560061. 4. DR. G POORNIMA W/O C LAKSHMINARAYANA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF E AND C BMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, BULL TEMPLE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 019 #1235/50, 11TH CROSS, - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010062752023 NC: 2026:KHC:40387-DB WA No. 163 of 2023 BSK 1ST STAGE, 2ND BLOCK, ASHOKNAGAR, BENGALURU-560050 5. THE CHAIRMAN AICTE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI - 110 070 6. THE PRINCIPAL BMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING BULL TEMPLE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 019 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMANANDA A.D., ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. BADRI VISHAL, ADVOCATE FOR R6; R5 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) WA No.163/2023 IN WP Nos.31613/2019(S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION PALACE ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. REUBEN JACOB, AAG A/W SRI. VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA) AND: 1. SRI. ERANNA S/O. SRI. JUNANNA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O NO.43, 15TH CROSS, MALAGALA, NAGARABHAVI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU-560091 - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010062752023 NC: 2026:KHC:40387-DB WA No. 163 of 2023 2. DR. AMBEDKAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NEAR JNANA BHARATHI CAMPUS BANGALORE - 560 056 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VAISHALI HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. HARISH H.V., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL B) SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 11.03.2022 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NOS-25889/2019 C/W 31613/2019 AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE PRESENT WRIT APPEAL. THIS WRIT APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) The learned Government Advocate appearing for the appellants would agree that, after the judgment was rendered in the instant writ petitions, which is under challenge in this appeal, the respondents have passed orders on the claims of the appellants, which are pending in W.P.No.21581/2023 and W.P. No.24273/2022. 2. In the above view of the matter, we are of the opinion that the present appeal does not survive for - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010062752023 NC: 2026:KHC:40387-DB WA No. 163 of 2023 consideration. However, the contentions of the parties, including those of the appellants, are left open to be decided in the pending proceedings. The writ appeal is accordingly disposed of. Pending Interlocutory Applications shall stand dismissed. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE AM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20