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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022

PRESENT

THE HON9BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE

AND

THE HON9BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY

W.P.No.22501/2022 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

ALLADABOINA SRI SAI DEVI

BHAGAVAN SUSHANTH

S/O SATISH

17 YEARS, MINOR

REPRESENTED BY HIS NATURAL GUARDIAN /

FATHER SATISH

S/O LATE ARJUN RAO

48 YEARS, EMPLOYEE

RESIDING AT QUARTER NO.521/D

NABARI RAILWAY COLONY

NEAR GOSALA, MALIGAON

GUWATHATI - 781 011, ASSAM. ...PETITIONER

(BY SRI S.V. PRAKASH, ADV.)

AND:

1.

UNION OF INDIA

DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY

WELFARE, NIRMAL BHAVAN

NEW DELHI - 110 108

REP BY ITS SECRETARY.

2.

NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY

NEET UG 2022 EXAMINATIONS

C 20 IA/8, SECTOR 62M IITK

2

OUTREACH CENTER, NOIDA

UTTAR PRADESH - 201 309

REP BY ITS CHAIRPESON.

3.

STATE OF KARNATAKA

REP BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHEIF SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION

ROOM NO 610, 6TH FLOOR

4TH GATE M S BUILDING

BENGALURU 560001.

4.

DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION

ANANDA RAO CIRCLE

NEAR CITY RAILWAY STATION

BENGALURU 560009.

5.

KARNATAKA EXAMINATIONS AUTHOIRTY

SAMPIGE ROAD, 18TH CROSS

BENGALURU 560003

REP BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

6.

NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION

UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL

EXAMINATION BOARD

POCKET 14, SECTOR 18

DWARAKA PHASE I

NEW DELHI 110077

REP BY ITS SECRETARY. ...RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI LAXMI NARAYANA, AGA., FOR R-3 & R-4;

ASGI FOR R-1; SRI N.K. RAMESH, ADV., FOR R-5;

NOTICE NOT ORDERED IN R/O R-2 & R-6)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226

AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO

QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 11/11/2022 ISSUED BY

THE

FIFTH

RESPONDENT

IN

NO.ED/KARNATAKA

EXAMINATION AUTHORITY/UGNEET/2022 PRODUCED AS PER

ANNEXURE-H AND ETC.

THIS

PETITION

COMING

ON

FOR

PRELIMINARY

HEARING

THIS

DAY,

ALOK

ARADHE

J.,

MADE

THE

FOLLOWING:

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O R D E R

Learned counsel for the parties fairly submit that

the controversy involved in this writ petition is squarely

covered by the order dated 08.03.2022 passed by the

Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.3310/2022.

2. In view of the aforesaid submission and for the

reasons assigned in the aforesaid order, the impugned

communication dated 11.11.2022 (Annexure-H) is hereby

quashed and the petitioner is permitted to participate in

the second round of counseling. Accordingly, the petition

is allowed.

SD/-

JUDGE

SD/-

JUDGE

NMS