ORDER :

R. Devdas J.

Petitioners are the students of various institutions affiliated to the respondent No.1 Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). The prayer in this writ petition is to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to quash and set aside the circular dated 09.12.2020 issued by VTU providing for conduct of examination in offline mode. Consequently, the prayers are also made for directing the VTU to review the circular and make provisions for online examination.

2. In short, the grievance of the petitioners seems to be that in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic which prevails through out the country and in view of the admitted position that some of the students are based outside the State and all the students having taken online classes, the instant prayer has been made. The petitioners have made several averments in the memorandum of writ petition to buttress their contentions and in support of the prayers made herein.

3. Nevertheless, the learned counsel for the respondent-VTU has drawn the attention of this Court to a decision of the coordinate bench of this Court in W.P.No.9006/2020, which was decided on 29.09.2020 and the decision of the Apex Court in the case