Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER’S PAYMENT OF EXAMINATION FEES ON 23.07.2025 (ANNEXURE – E) AND TUITION FEES ON 19/08/2025 (ANNEXURE – J) AS VALID IN LAW.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, petitioner seeks the following reliefs:

“i) Issue a writ of mandamus directing Respondent No.2 and Respondent No.3 to consider the Petitioner’s payment of examination fees on 23.07.2025 (Annexure-‘E’) and tuition fees on 19.08.2025 (Annexure-‘J’) as valid in law;

ii) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondent No.2 and Respondent No.3 to treat the Petitioner as duly promoted to the 3rd semester of the LL.B course and permit him to attend classes without any hindrance;

iii) Pass such other order/s as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the interest of justice and equity.”

Heard learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for respondent No.1 and learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3 and perused the material on record.

A perusal of the material on record will indicate that the petitioner, who was studying in 2nd Semester B.A., LLB in the respondent No.2 – College, which is affiliated to respondent No.3 – University. Respondent No.3 – University issued a notification to all affiliated colleges including the respondent No.2 – College regarding payment of examination fees for the upcoming 2024- 2025 even semester examination. It is the specific contention of the petitioner that due to health issues and being bed ridden, the petitioner could not pay the requisite examination fees for the purpose of taking the 2nd semester examination, which was conducted from 16.06.2025 onwards and the respondents did not permit the petitioner to attend the examinations, as a result of which, the petitioner approached this Court by way of the present petition in which this Court passed an interim order on 09.10.2025, which reads as under:

“Re-list on 27.10.2025 at 2.30 p.m.

In the meanwhile, by way of an interim arrangement and without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties and subject to the final outcome of this petition, the respondent No.2 - College is directed to permit the petitioner to attend third semester classes till the next date of hearing.

Liberty is reserved in favour of respondents to seek vacation / modification of this order.”

In pursuance of the said interim order, the petitioner started attending 3rd semester classes and since he was not permitted to write the 3rd semester examination, this Court passed one more interim order on 20.01.2026, which reads as under:

“By way of court order, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though the matter was directed to be posted on 31.01.2026, since the 2nd respondent – College did not issue Hall ticket to the petitioner, he was constrained to move the present petition to be taken up by this Court.

Per contra, learned counsel for the 2nd respondent – College submits that without prejudice to their rights and contentions and making it subject to the final outcome of the petition, the 2nd respondent – College would issue Hall ticket in favour of the petitioner for 1st semester, 2nd semester and 3rd semester, subject to the petitioner paying the requisite examination fees. The said submission is placed on record.

Re-list on 28.01.2026 at 2.30 p.m.”

Subsequently, on 24.03.2026, this Court passed the following interim order:

“Learned counsel for respondent No.3 – University has filed memo along with copy of the marks obtained by the petitioner in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd semester examinations conducted by respondent No.3 – University.

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