IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 BEFORE:
THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION No.25495/2019 (EDN – RES) BETWEEN:
KARTHIK ASHOK S/O ASHOK KULKARNI AGED 25 YEARS R/AT DOOR No.9 SRI RAMACHANDRA KUTEERA 1ST ‘A’ MAIN, 9TH CROSS R.R. LAYOUT, BANGALORE-560056. …PETITIONER (BY SRI T.P.VIVEKANANDA, ADV.) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
2. VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY JNANA SANGAMA, MACHHE BELGAUM-590018.
3. Dr. AMBEDKAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OUTER RING ROAD, MALLATHAHALLI BANGALORE-560056 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL.
4. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION Dr. AMBEDKAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OUTER RING ROAD, MALLATHAHALLI BANGALORE-560056.
5. THE DEAN [ACADEMIC] Dr. AMBEDKAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OUTER RING ROAD, MALLATHAHALLI BANGALORE-560056. …RESPONDENTS (BY Mrs. PRAMODINI KISHAN, AGA. FOR R-1; Mr. SANTHOSH S. NAGARALE, ADV. FOR R-2; Mr. H.V.HARISH, ADV. FOR R-3 TO R-5.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE CERTIFICATE DATED 12.06.2019 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT No.3 AT ANNEXURE-E; AND ETC., THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties.
2. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent Nos.3 to 5 submits that by virtue of the subsequent decision of the Academic Council inasmuch as the Regulation 14.0 of the Academic Regulations, the petitioner is entitled to the relief claimed. Reliance is placed on the order of the Cognate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.22808/2017 [D.D. 16.10.2017].
3. In view of the aforesaid, certificate dated 12.06.2019 issued by the respondent No.3 at Annexure- E is quashed. The respondent No.3 is directed to announce the result of the petitioner relating to the VI – semester Unix System Programme, Management and Enterpreneurship as well as VII semester – Android Lab and issue the necessary certificate, credentials as far as the petitioner is concerned.
With the aforesaid observations and directions, writ petition stands disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE NC.