IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 32077 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. MR. BENANTONIO. R S/O MANVEL STEPHEN RODRIGUES, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS RESIDENT OF JAYALAXMI NILAYAM, YASHODAMMA LAYOUT, SRINIDI NILAYA, 1^ST CROSS, 2^ND MAIN, KUDLU, BENGALURU-560 068, FORMER STUDENT, LL.B (3 YEAR) PROGRAMME, DAYANANDA SAGAR UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF LAW, BENGALURU.

2. MR. KARTIKKUMAR S S/O SHIVASWAMY R Digitally signed AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS by CHANDANA RESIDENT OF NO.607, B M

4^TH MAIN, 2^ND STAGE, 9^TH BLOCK, Location: H igh NAGARBHAVI, BENGALURU-560 072, Court of FORMER STUDENT Karnataka LL.B (3 YEAR) PROGRAMME, DAYANANDA SAGAR UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF LAW, BENGALURU.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. HARSHA PRABHAKAR, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. AISHWARYA.M, ADVOCATE)

AND:

DAYANANDA SAGAR UNIVERSITY A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHED UNDER THE DAYANANDA SAGAR UNIVERSITY ACT, 2012 HAVING ITS OFFICE AT KUDLU GATE CAMPUS, HOSUR MAIN ROAD BENGALURU-560 068.

REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, DR.PUTTAMADAPPA C.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. BADRI VISHAN, ADVOCATE)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRE