- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5691 WP No. 3537 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 3537 OF 2024 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. KUM. SWATHI S. ACHARI AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, REPRESENTED BY NATURAL GUARDIAN DAUGHTER OF VIDYA B N RESIDING AT 2592, 5TH MAIN, 108 GANESHA TEMPLE ROAD, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT, BANGALORE - 78. 2. MASTER DRASHTARA DHEEMANTH HIKKALAPPA AGED ABOUT 16 YEARS REPRESENTED BY NATURAL GUARDIAN SON OF DHEEMANTH NAGARAJ RESIDING AT 418 SHRI HARIKSHETRAM, 9TH CROSS, JAYANAGAR 1ST BLOCK, BANGALORE - 11. 3. MASTER. HANANEEL EPHRAIM MANDAM AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS REPRESENTED BY NATURAL GUARDIAN SON OF VIJAYALAKSHMI SATHYAMURTHY RESIDING AT 8/2, 1ST CROSS, KHB ROAD, SULTANPALYA, RT NAGAR, BANGALORE - 32. 4. KUM. KIRTHINI JAYASANKAR AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, DAUGHTER OF JAYASANKAR NALLASAMY Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5691 WP No. 3537 of 2024 RESIDING AT 1530, 17TH MAIN, JP NAGAR, 2ND PHASE, BENGALURU - 560 078 5. KUM. ANIKA U BHAT AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS DAUGHTER OF ANAND UNDEMANE RESIDING AT 141, 15TH MAIN, NHCS LAYOUT, 4TH BLOCK, 3RD STAGE, BASAVESHWARANAGAR, BANGALORE - 79. 6. MASTER. PRATHAMESH YOGESH SAWDADKAR AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS REPRESENTED BY NATURAL GUARDIAN SON OF YOGESH MURARI SAWDADKAR RESIDING AT 113, PRESTIGE WOODSIDE, OFF DODDABALLAPUR ROAD, NEAR CRPF CAMPUS, AVALAHALLI, BANGALORE - 64. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. YATHISH S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, REPRESENTED THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI - 110 001 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001 3. KARNATAKA EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5691 WP No. 3537 of 2024 SAMPIGE ROAD, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 560 012 …RESPONDENTS [BY SRI. ADITYA SINGH, CGC FOR R1 SRI. N.K. RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR R3 (VK NOT FILED) SRI. MANJUNATH, HCGP FOR R2 SRI. B. PRAMOD, CGC FOR R1] THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO WRIT OF DECLARATION ISSUES TO THE EFFECT THAT, THE IMPUGNED RULE 5 OF THE KARNATAKA SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION TO GOVERNMENT SEATS IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION RULES, 2006, TO THE EXTENT IT PRESCRIBES INDIAN CITIZENSHIP, IS NOT ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE OVERSEAS CITIZENS OF INDIA CARDHOLDERS. DIRECTING THE STATE OF KARNATAKA (R2) AND KARNATAKA EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY (R3) TO PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO COMPETE IN THE KCET-2024 EXAMINATION AND FURTHER PARTICIPATE IN THE COUNSELING AND SELECTION PROCEDURE AND ALLOTMENT OF SEATS IN ADMISSION TO ENGINEERING, MEDICAL, ARCHITECTURE, YOGA AND NATUROPHATHY, VETERINARY, FARM SCIENCE, B.PHARMA AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL COURSES IN ANY GOVERNMENT/AIDED/UNAIDED/PRIVATE IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024- 2025 PURELY ON THE MERIT AND RANKING IN GENERAL CATEGORY IN THE IMMINENT KCET-2024 EXAMINATION 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 ASHOK S.KINAGI - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5691 WP No. 3537 of 2024 ORAL ORDER 1. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P. No.2739 of 2025 connected with the W.P. No.2868 of 2025 disposed of on 01.02.2025, nothing survives for consideration in this writ petition and prays to dispose of the writ petition as having rendered infructuous. Learned counsel has also produced a copy of the order passed in the aforesaid writ petitions. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. The writ petition is disposed of as having rendered infructuous. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE RK CT:KHV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 11