- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:940-DB WA No. 174 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 174 OF 2020 (S-RES) BETWEEN: DR. VISHWANATHA, S/O SRI. MALLEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1257, PADUVANA ROAD, 4TH CROSS, T K LAYOUT, 4TH STAGE, KUVEMPU NAGAR, MYSORE - 570 023. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. K.V. NARASIMHAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE, REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR, MYSORE - 575 005. 2. THE BOARD OF APPOINTMENT, REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE, MYSORE - 570 005. 3. DR. M.G. MANJUNATHA, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN, Digitally Signed by REKHA R Location : High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:940-DB WA No. 174 of 2020 AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, PRESENTLY WORKING AS PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA POST GRADUATION CENTER, HASSAN, 'HEMA GANGOTRI', B.M ROAD,UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE. MYSORE - 570 005. 4. DR. R. VENKATESAN, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, WORKING AS SENIOR SCALE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA, LITERATURE STUDIES, KANNADA UNIVERSITY, HAMPI - 583 276. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T.P. RAJENDRA KUMAR SANJAY, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. S.M. BABU, ADVOCATE FOR R3; R2 & R4 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 24/09/2019 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP 11556/2007(S-RES). THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:940-DB WA No. 174 of 2020 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI) Learned counsel appearing for the respondent - University has stated that the appellant has retired from service and so this matter has been rendered infructuous. 2. The appellant was the petitioner in the writ petition in which quashing of an order of appointment issued to the third respondent appointing him as Professor in Kannada was sought. The writ petition was dismissed by the impugned order. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant states that he has no instructions. This appeal is therefore dismissed as infructuous. 4. In view of dismissal of writ appeal, pending I.As, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE PK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25 ct-vn