IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR.JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NOs.28399-28400/2018 (S-RES) BETWEEN:
1.SRI. CHANDRADHARAPPA S/O LATE ANGADI MAHANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS WORKING AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, UBDT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, DAVANAGERE-577001.
2.DR.GIRISH T KUCHINAD S/O TIMMANNA G NAYAK, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS WORKING AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (I/C PRINCIPAL), DR.A.V BALIGA COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE, KUMTA, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-578004.
... PETITIONERS (BY SRI VIJAYA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND 1.STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, SACHIVALAYA, BANGALORE-560001.
2.THE COMMISSIONER FOR COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, SHESHADRI ROAD, BANGALORE-560001.
3.THE REGISTRAR VISVESWARAYA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, BELAGAVI-590012, BELAGAVI DISTRICT.
4.THE PRINCIPAL THE UNIVERSITY B.D.T. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, DAVANAGERE-577004.
5.THE PRINCIPAL DR.A.V BALIGA COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE, KUMTA, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-581343.
6.UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, BAHADDUR SHA ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI-110002.
... RESPONDENTS THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE CLAIM OF THE PETITIONERS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF AGE LIMIT FROM 62 TO 65 YEARS AND 60 TO 62 YEARS IN RESPECT OF TEACHING FACULTY IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGES AND AIDED INSTITUTION RESPECTIVELY, IN TERMS OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD 08.3.2018 VIDE ANNX-L AND TO PASS ORDER WITHIN A TIME FRAME SPECIFIED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER R.DEVDAS J., (ORAL):
Petitioner No.1 has filed a memo dated 17.01.2019 stating that the matter has been rendered infructuous by efflux of time. Therefore, the petitioners pray that the petitions be dismissed as having become infructuous.
2. The petitions are accordingly dismissed as having become infructuous.
SD/- JUDGE JT/-