IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.37323 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. DR. V.S. KIRAN KUMAR S/O N VEERABHADHRACHARI, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT INDIRA NAGARA, HUCHAVVANAHALLI, DAVANAGERE - 577534.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUMANA BALIGA M., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION(NMC)

REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, POCKET-14, SECTOR-8, DWARKA PHASE-I, Digitally signed by NEW DELHI-110077.

CHAYA S A Location: H IGH COURT OF 2. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF KARNATAKA HEALTH SCIENCES (RGUHS)

4^TH 'T' BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 041.

REP. BY REGISTRAR (EVALUATION).

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHOWRI H.R., ADVOCATE FOR R1;

SMT. MAMATHA KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE CLAUSE 8.4(B) OF THE 'CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF M.S./M.D./M.CH./DM COURSES' UNDER PGMER-2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-C TO THE EXTENT IT MANDATES ROUNDING-OFF OF MARKS AND FIXES 200/400 AS THE RIGID THRESHOLD FOR PASSING THEORY EXAMINATIONS, AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, ARBITRARY, DISPROPORTIONATE, AND VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLES 14 AND 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA