- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4085-DB WP No. 32196 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO. 32196 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: SRI KRISHNA VISHWANATHA KINI, S/O VISHWANATHA KINI, AGED 25 YEARS, NO 119, 12TH CROSS, 4TH MAIN, JAYANAGARA, MYSORE - 570 014. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. N. KHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY IT'S SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, ROOM NO. 74B, GATE NO. 04, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI - 110 011. 2. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, ROOM NO.402 - D, NIRMAN BHAVAN, NEW DELHI - 110 011. 3. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION, POCKET-14, SECTOR-8, DWARKA PHASE-1, Digitally Signed by REKHA R Location : High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4085-DB WP No. 32196 of 2025 NEW DELHI - 110 077 BY IT'S SECRETARY. 4. MEDICAL COUNSELLING COMMITTEE, ROOM NO.354, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, NIRMAN BHAVAN, NEW DELHI - 110 011 BY DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES. 5. KARNATAKA EXAMINATION AUTHORITY, 18TH CROSS, SAMPIGE ROAD, MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE - 560 012. BY IT'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHANTHI BHUSHAN H., DSGI FOR R1, R2 & R4; SRI. H.R. SHOWRI, ADVOCATE FOR R3, SRI. N.K. RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT DIRECTING RESPONDENTS, ESPECIALLY RESPONDENTS 4 AND 5 TO ACCEPT THE NRI/OCI CERTIFICATES IN THE FORMATS SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER, CONSIDER HIM AS A CANDIDATE UNDER NRI/OCI QUOTA AND ALLOT HIM A SEAT FOR MD (POST GRADUATE DEGREE IN MEDICINE) FOR THE YEAR 2025 AND TO PASS AN APPROPRIATE ORDER DECLARING CATEGORISATION OF NRI CANDIDATES AS PRIORITY-I AND PRIORITY-II IN BULLETINS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-E AND G IS BAD IN LAW, ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS,THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4085-DB WP No. 32196 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI) Learned counsel appearing for the Central Government Sri.H.Shanthi Bhushan., states that the only college opted for by the petitioner is J.S.S Medical College, Mysuru regarding the subject of his choice and in that very college the opted subject has been allotted to the petitioner. This has rendered the Writ Petition infructuous. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. In the circumstances, the prayer made by the petitioner with regard to validity of the provisions in the bulletin becomes otiose and does not require adjudication. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE TKN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25 ct-vn