IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 BEFORE:
THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION No.43642/2019 (EDN – EX) BETWEEN:
HIMANSHU SHEKHAR S/O KUMAR SURINDER SHARMA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, PERMANENTLY R/AT PLOT No.245, BARI KHAGAUL, NEAR RAIL NEER PLANT, CHAKALDAHA MORE, BARI KHAGAUL PATNA, KHAGAUL, BIHAR-801115.
CURRENTLY R/AT B 308 PRYMID TEMPEL BELL RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR KENCHANALLI ROAD OPPOSITE OF ICICI BANK BANGALORE-560098. …PETITIONER (BY SMT.LAKSHMI MENON, ADV.) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 6TH FLOOR, M.S.BUILDING BANGALORE-560001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
2. VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ‘JNANA SANGAMA’, BELAGAVI-590018, KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR (EVALUATION) 3. RV COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING MYSORE ROAD, R.V.VIDYANIKETAN POST, BENGALURU-560059, KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI E.S.INDIRESH, AGA FOR R-1; SRI SANTOSH S. NAGARALE, ADV. FOR R-2.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 & R-3 AUTHORITIES TO CONSIDER AND REPLY TO THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PETITIONER DATED 30.08.2019 (ANNEXURE-A) AND 05.09.2019 (ANNEXURE-B) AND PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO WRITE THE EXAMINATIONS IN 12ME72 AND 12ME52 PAPERS, BY EXTENDING HIS DEGREE PERIOD BY SUCH SUITABLE TIME FRAME, AS MAY BE NECESSARY.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R Learned counsel for respondent No.2 has filed a memo submitting that the petitioner is entitled to take benefit of extension of duration, if the petitioner satisfy the eligibility criteria in terms of the decision taken by the University to extend the duration by one year for completion of the course.
2. The said memo is placed on record.
3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail the decision of the University to extend the duration by one year for completion of the course.
Sd/- JUDGE PMR