IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 17800 OF 2024 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. PROF. MANJUANTH K R AGED 44 YEARS, S/O LATE P. RAJAPPA WORKING AS:

PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MBA DEPARTMENT OF PG STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN MBA KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY JNANA SAHYADRI SHANKARAGHATTA Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 451.

BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PALLAVA R, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (UNIVERSITIES) M S BUILDING AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. THE KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR JANAN SAHYADRI SHANKARAGHATTA SHIVAMOGGA DSITRICT - 577 451.

3. THE VICE CHANCELLOR KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY JNANA SAHYADRI SHANKARAGHATTA SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 451.

4. THE REGISTRAR KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY JNANA SAHYADRI SHANKARAGHATTA SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 451.

5. THE SYNDICATE OF KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY REP. BY THE REGISTRAR KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY JNANA SAHYADRI SHANKARAGHATTA SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 451.

6. PROF. R. HIREMANI NAIK AGED 59 YEARS, S/O. REKHYA NAIK WORKING AS:PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF PG STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN MBA KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY JNANA SAHYADRI SHANKARAGHATTA SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 451.

APPOINTED AS DEAN TO THE FACULTY OF COMMERCE VIDE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 24.06.2024.

7. PROF. S VENKATESH FATHER’S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, MAJOR OCC: PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF PG STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN COMMERCE KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY JNANASAHYADRI, SHANKARAGHATTA SHIVMOGGA DISTRICT – 577 451.

8. PROF. H N RAMESH FATHER’S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER MAJOR OCC: PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF PG STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY JNANASAHYADRI, SHANKARAGHATTA SHIVMOGGA DISTRICT – 577 451.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA FOR R1;

SRI. T P RAJENDRA KUMAR SUNGAY, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R5(VC);

SMT. NANDINI B S, ADVOCATE FOR R6 TO R8)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION NO. KU.VI:UAT-2:68A:4639/130:2024-25 DATED 24/06/2024 ISSUED BY THE REGISTRAR - THE 4^TH RESPONDENT HEREIN APPOINTING THE 6^TH RESPONDENT HEREIN AS DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF COMMERCE, KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS GIVEN HEREIN AT ANNEXURE-A.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI

ORAL ORDER

1. The learned counsel for the petitioner filed a memo dated 13.11.2025 seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition with liberty to approach the respondent University to consider the appointment of the petitioner for the post of Dean to the faculty of Commerce after expiry of the term of respondent No.6.

2. Memo is taken on record.

3. In view of the memo, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with aforesaid liberty.

Sd/-

(ASHOK S.KINAGI)

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