- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4698 WP No. 38477 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 38477 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: KARTHIK GOWDA M B S/O BHUJALINGAIAH C, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, STUDENT, FIRST YEAR LL.B. (I SEMESTER), MALAVALLI - 571430, BHAGAWAN BUDDHA LAW COLLEGE, MANDYA DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIDYASAGAR. H. V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560001. Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4698 WP No. 38477 of 2025 2. THE KARNATAKA STATE LAW UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, HUBBALLI - 580025 KARNATAKA. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, BHAGAWAN BUDDHA LAW COLLEGE, MALAVALLI - 571430, MANDYA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA. …RESPONDENTS [BY SMT. MANJUNATH K., HCGP , FOR R1 SRI. GIRISH KUMAR R., ADVOCATE FOR R2 (VK NOT FILED)] THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTION, ORDER DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO APPEAR FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER LL.B. EXAMINATIONS SCHEDULED IN JANUARY 2025 AND ALL SUBSEQUENT SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS TILL COMPLETION OF HIS LLB, EVALUATE HIS ANSWER SCRIPTS AND DECLARE RESULTS. B) DECLARE THE ADMISSION OF THE PETITION TO THE LL.B COURSE IS VALID AND RESTRAIN THE RESPONDENTS FROM QUESTING HIS ELIGIBILITIES OR CANCELLING HIS ADMISSION AT ANY FUTURE STATE C) PASS SUCH OTHER - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4698 WP No. 38477 of 2025 ORDER OR DIRECTION AS THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY DEEM FIT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner has filed this petition seeking for a mandamus directing the respondents to permit him to appear for the I Semester LL.B. Examinations scheduled in the month of January 2025. 2. This Court vide order dated 18.12.2025 granted an interim order directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to accept the examination fee and provisionally permit the petitioner to write the I Semester Examination for 3 years’ LL.B. course held in the month of January 2025. Pursuant to the interim order, the petitioner has already appeared for the said examination. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4698 WP No. 38477 of 2025 3. In view of the same, nothing survives for consideration in this petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of as having rendered infructuous. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE RK CT:KHV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4