IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 14th DAY OF MARCH, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT WRIT PETITION NOS.15013-15014 OF 2015 (EDN MED-ADM) BETWEEN 1. DR. LOKESH G SON OF V C GANGADHARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, PRESENTLY WORKING AS CASUALTY MEDICAL OFFICER BOWRING & LADY CURZON HOSPITAL SHIVAJINAGAR BENGALURU-560 001 2. DR. RADHA K.R.
WIFE OF BABU GIRISH H AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS PRESENTLY WORKING AS CASUALTY MEDICAL OFFICER BOWRING & LADY CURZON HOSPITAL SHIVAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 001. ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI REUBEN JACOB, ADV.) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (MEDICAL EDUCATION), VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION ANAND RAO CIRCLE BENGALURU -560 009 3. KARNATAKA EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY SAMPIGE ROAD, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560 055, BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES 4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 041, BY ITS REGISTRAR 5. DR. PRADEEP KUMAR H D S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, CASUALTY MEDICAL OFFICER SHIMOGA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES SHIVAMOGGA-577201 6. DR. SHAH MOHAMMED ZUBAIR QUADRI S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, CASUALTY MEDICAL OFFICER BIDAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES BIDAR-585401 7. DR. ARUN KUMAR G S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, SENIOR RESIDENT ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT BELGAUM INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES BELGAUM-590001 8. DR. USHA PALAKSHAN D/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, MEDICAL OFFICER INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH, BENGALURU-560029.
9. DR. KHAJA MOINUDDIN S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, CASUALTY MEDICAL OFFICER BIDAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES BIDAR-585401 10. DR. VIJAY KUMAR PATIL S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, CASUALTY MEDICAL OFFICER BELGAUM INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES BELGAUM-590001 11. DR. NISHA D/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, MEDICAL OFFICER MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE MYSORE – 570001.
12. DR. SAI KUMAR S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, MEDICAL OFFICER MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE MYSORE-570001.
13. DR. AMAR PRAKASH ARAVIND S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, SENIOR RESIDENT MEDICINE DEPARTMENT MANDYA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES MANDYA-571401.
14. DR. NISHANT R K S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, SENIOR RESIDENT RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MYSORE-570001 15. DR. NARAYANA NAIK S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, SENIOR RESIDENT ORTHOPEDICS, SHIMOGA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES SHIVAMOGGA-577201.
16. DR. MEGHAMALA S TAVARGI D/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, PSYCHIATRIST DHARWAD INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEURO SCIENCES DHARWAD.
17. DR. SANGEETHA C D/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, MEDICAL OFFICER MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE MYSORE-570001.
18. DR. LOHITH G S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, MEDICAL OFFICER SHIMOGA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES SHIVAMOGGA-577201.
19. DR. MOHAMMED KHALEEMULLA S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, TUTOR PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT BIDAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES BIDAR-585401.
20. DR. YOGENDRA KUMAR S S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, CASUALTY MEDICAL OFFICER MANDYA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES MANDYA-571401.
21. DR. BALARAM PATIL M S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER AGE: MAJOR, CASUALTY MEDICAL OFFICER MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE MYSORE-570001. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI LAKSHMINARAYANA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2, SRI N.K.RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR R3 & R4, SRI N.KHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R5, R6, R9 & R10, SRI CHANDRAKANTH R.GOULAY, ADVOCATE FOR R16, R7, R8, R11 TO R15 & R17 TO 21 ARE SERVED THROUGH HAND SUMMONS.) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARITICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NOT TO ALLOW CANDIDATES WHO HAVE PUT IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OF REGULAR SERVICE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COUNSELING PROCESS OF KARNATAKA STATE PGET 2015 UNDER IN-SERVICE CATEGORY IN TERMS OF THE AMENDMENT TO RULE 3[2] AND 10[1][a] OF KARNATAKA CONDUCT OF ENTRANCE TEST FOR SELECTION AND ADMISSION TO POST GRADUATE MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEGREE AND DIPLOMA COURSE RULES 2006 AS PER THE NOTIFICATION DATED 23.11.2013 VIDE ANN-B; DIRECT RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 4 NOT TO ALLOW RESPONDENT NOS.5 TO 21 TO TAKE PART IN THE COUNSELING PROCESS TO BE HELD AS PER ANN-F OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE DIRECT RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 4 TO HOLD COUNSELING FOR KARNATAKA STATE PGET 2015 UNDER IN-SERVICE CATEGORY BY FOLLOWING 5/4/3 YEARS SLAB METHOD ETC. ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has filed a memo today, stating therein, that the relief sought for in the petitions has become infructuous and hence the writ petitions may be disposed of.
Memo is placed on record.
Writ petitions are disposed of as having become infructuous.
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JUDGE JUDGE sac* CT-HR