IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107647 OF 2025 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

DEVRAJ URS G.N., AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: GUEST LECTURER, R/O: NEAR VENKATESHWAR TEMPLE, MALAMADDI, DHARWAD.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. B. N. MULIMANI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

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

2. THE COMMISSIONER, COLLEGIATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001.

Digitally signed by

3. THE DIRECTOR, RAKESH S HARIHAR DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, Location: High Court of PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001.

Karnataka, …RESPONDENTS Dharwad Bench, Dharwad (BY SMT. KIRILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR RESPONDENT/STATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED CIRCULAR NO. KA SHI E/NEVI-1/A U A/28/2025-26 DATED 30/09/2025 (ANNEXURE-D) ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENTS NO. 2 IN RESPONDENT OF PETITIONER. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER’S M.PHIL. QUALIFICATION REGIST