- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6946 WP No. 4451 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 4451 OF 2021 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MISS AKSHITHA H A D/O ASHOK REDDY H R AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, 2. ANIMESH KANTH S/O SAROJKANT PRASAD AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, 3. ARJUN PRATAP SINGH S/O SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, 4. ARPITH KAUSHAL S/O PRADEEP SHARMA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, 5. ASHUTOSH SONI S/O SIDDH MUNI SONI AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, 6. LEANNA CRASTA D/O ANTHONY STEVEN AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, 7. MUBASSARA HASAN S/O MOHAMMAD ARIF AGED 23 YEARS, Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6946 WP No. 4451 of 2021 8. NAGALLA GOVARDHAN S/O NAGALLA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, 9. NIKHIL CHALLAGUNDLA S/O CH SATYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS 10. PANJAGALA SUVARNA D/O PANJAGALA NAGENDRA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS 11. POOJITHA K R D/O RAMESH K V AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, 12. RAMYA C D/O M CHANDRASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, 13. RANVIR SINGH S/O JAGPREET SINGH AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS 14. SPOORTHI D U D/O D B UPENDRA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, 15. UZMA ZAHID D/O SYED M D ZAHID AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS 16. VANDANA J D/O JAYADEVAIAH V C AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, 17. VARTIKA SINGH D/O SHYAM DHANI SINGH, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, 18. YESHAWANTH K S/O KARTHIVEERJUNA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6946 WP No. 4451 of 2021 19. YUKTA JEMIMA VARMA D/O RAJESH KRUPA VARMA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS ALL THE PETITIONERS ARE STUDYING AT EAST POINT COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES JNANA PRABHA CAMPUS, VIRGO NAGAR POST BIDARHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 049. …PETITIONERS AND: 1. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES 4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 041 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR 2. EAST POINT COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES JNANA PRABHA CAMPUS, VIRGO NAGAR POST, BIDARHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 049 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SACHIN B S., ADVOCATE FOR R1 R2 SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 COLLEGE TO COLLECT THE NECESSARY EXAMINATION FEE IN TERMS OF NOTIFICATION VIDE ANNEXURE-C, DATED 16.2.2021 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6946 WP No. 4451 of 2021 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioners filed this petition seeking a mandamus directing respondent No.2 to collect the necessary examination fee in terms of the notification dated 16.02.2021 vide Annexure-C and also to direct respondent No.1-University to permit the petitioners to take up the 2nd year MBBS (RS3) examination for the academic year 2021 vide Annexure-D. 2. Learned counsel for respondent No.1 filed a memo stating that, on the earlier occasion, the Principal Secretary to the Government of Karnataka, had left it to the discretion of the University to take a decision regarding the approval of the admissions of the petitioners. Pursuant thereto, respondent No.1, vide its communication dated 13.01.2023, granted provisional approval to the petitioners- students, pursuant to which, they have appeared for and undertook the examinations and successfully completed the course. The petitioners-students have completed their course; respondent No.1-University thereafter, issued an - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6946 WP No. 4451 of 2021 intimation letter dated 16.05.2024 to the Principal Secretary, confirming the admission of the petitioners-students. The petitioners-students completed the course in the academic year 2023-2024 and have been discharged. 3. Memo is taken on record. 4. The admission of the petitioners has been provisionally approved by the University and the University has permitted them to take up examination for the academic year 2023-2024. Therefore, the relief sought by the petitioners has been rendered infructuous. 5. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of as having rendered infructuous. 6. In view of disposal of the petition, pending application(s), if any, does not survive for consideration and accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE PA CT:KHV | List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19