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NC: 2026:KHC:4698

WP No. 38477 of 2025

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 28^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI

WRIT PETITION NO. 38477 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

KARTHIK GOWDA M B

S/O BHUJALINGAIAH C,

AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,

STUDENT, FIRST YEAR LL.B. (I SEMESTER),

MALAVALLI - 571430,

BHAGAWAN BUDDHA LAW COLLEGE,

MANDYA DISTRICT.

…PETITIONER

Digitally signed

by KIRAN

KUMAR R

(BY SRI. VIDYASAGAR. H. V., ADVOCATE)

Location: HI GH

COURT OF

KARNATAKA

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION,

VIDHANA SOUDHA,

BENGALURU - 560001.

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2. THE KARNATAKA STATE LAW UNIVERSITY,

REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR,

HUBBALLI - 580025

KARNATAKA.

3. THE PRINCIPAL,

BHAGAWAN BUDDHA LAW COLLEGE,

MALAVALLI - 571430,

MANDYA DISTRICT,

KARNATAKA.

…RESPONDENTS

[BY SMT. MANJUNATH K., HCGP , FOR R1

SRI. GIRISH KUMAR R., ADVOCATE FOR R2 (VK NOT

FILED)]

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226

AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO

A) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTION, ORDER

DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER

TO APPEAR FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER LL.B. EXAMINATIONS

SCHEDULED IN JANUARY 2025 AND ALL SUBSEQUENT

SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS TILL COMPLETION OF HIS LLB,

EVALUATE HIS ANSWER SCRIPTS AND DECLARE RESULTS.

B) DECLARE THE ADMISSION OF THE PETITION TO THE LL.B

COURSE IS VALID AND RESTRAIN THE RESPONDENTS FROM

QUESTING HIS ELIGIBILITIES OR CANCELLING HIS

ADMISSION AT ANY FUTURE STATE C) PASS SUCH OTHER

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ORDER OR DIRECTION AS THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY DEEM

FIT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,

ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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

ORAL ORDER

1. The petitioner has filed this petition seeking for a

mandamus directing the respondents to permit him

to appear for the I Semester LL.B. Examinations

scheduled in the month of January 2025.

2. This Court vide order dated 18.12.2025 granted an

interim order directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to

accept the examination fee and provisionally permit

the petitioner to write the I Semester Examination

for 3 years’ LL.B. course held in the month of

January 2025. Pursuant to the interim order, the

petitioner has already appeared for the said

examination.

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3. In view of the same, nothing survives for

consideration in this petition. Accordingly, the writ

petition is disposed of as having rendered

infructuous

Sd/-

(ASHOK S.KINAGI)

JUDGE

RK

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