IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. H.G.RAMESH ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NOs.51984-51988/2017 (EDN-MED-ADM) BETWEEN:
1. KOLLU LAKSHMI DEEPIKA D/O K.PRASADA RAO AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NETHRAVATHI LADIES HOSTEL ROOM NO.15, ANJANEYA LAYOUT DAVANAGERE – 577 004 KARNATAKA 2. KURAPATI LAVANYA D/O KURAPATHI SRINIVASA REDDY AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NETRAVATHI LADIES HOSTEL ROOM NO.216, B.I.E.T ROAD ANJANEYA LAYOUT, DAVANAGERE – 577 004 KARNATAKA 3. ZAREEFA TABBASUM D/O MD KHASIM ALI AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NETHRAVATHI LADIES HOSTEL ROOM NO.18, B.I.E.T ROAD ANJANEYA LAYOUT, DAVANAGERE – 577 004 KARNATAKA 4. OMKAR P.D S/O. DEVADUTT PATRE AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS PERMANENT R/O PATRE HOUSE HALEPETE, BIRUR – 577 116 KARNATAKA 5. SRI GOURI N. MATH D/O N.M.RUDRESH AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS PRESENTLY RESIDING AT #4096, 9TH CROSS SIDDAVEERAPPA LAYOUT DAVANGERE – 577 004 ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI K.SHASHI KIRAN SHETTY, SENIOR COUNSEL A/W SMT. LATHA S. SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE NEW DELHI – 110 002 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 2. DENTAL COUNCIL OF INDIA AIWAN-E-GALIB MARG KOTLA ROAD, TEMPLE LANE NEW DELHI – 110 002 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION M.S.BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU – 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 4. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, 4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU, KARNATAKA – 560 041 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI G,S,BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI S.S.MAHENDRA, AGA FOR R3; SRI N.K.RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR R4;
NOTICE TO R1 IS DISPENSED WITH V/C/O DATED 20.11.2017) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THE ACTION OF RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY IN NOT CONSIDERING REPRESENTATIONS DATED 20.12.2016, 16.06.2017, 21.08.2017, 14.09.2017 AND 13.11.2017 REQUESTING TO APPROVE PETITIONERS ADMISSION TO BDS COURSE ADMITTED IN ACADEMIC YEAR-2013-14 ON THE BASIS OF PETITIONERS RANK CARDS OF NEET, EAMCET AND KEA IS HIGHLY ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND CONTRARY TO LAW VIDE ANNEXURE-A TO A4 AND ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Ag.CJ (Oral):
1. Sri K.Shashi Kiran Shetty, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the writ petitions may be disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioners to approach respondent No.4-Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences for approval of their admission to BDS course for the academic year 2013-14 by submitting all the original documents in support of their claim that they were eligible for admission to the BDS course for the academic year 2013-14.
2. Liberty sought for is granted. Respondent No.4 shall consider the claim of the petitioners within one week from the date of submission of documents by the petitioners.
However, this order will not come in the way of respondent No.4-Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences to take appropriate action in the matter in accordance with law against the concerned college.
Petitions disposed of.
Sd/-
ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE KSR