IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019 BEFORE:
THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION No.45899/2018 (EDN – RES) BETWEEN:
SRI DHEERAJ KUMAR GUPTA S/O SRI KRISHORE KUMAR GUPTA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT H.T.M. LAYOUT, NEAR JASS TOLL GATE, KYATHSANDRA, TUMKUR-572104 USN:1HM06CS018 ... PETITIONER [BY SRI DHEERAJ KUMAR GUPTA, PARTY – IN – PERSON.] AND:
1. THE VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, JNANA SANGAMA BELGAVI-590018 REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR 2. THE H.M.S. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL HIGHWAY NO.4 KESARAMADU POST KYATHSANDRA, TUMKUR-572104 REP BY THE PRINCIPAL …RESPONDENTS [BY SRI AMBRISH, ADV. FOR SRI SANTOSH S. NAGARALE, ADV. FOR R-1;
SRI SHAFIULLA, ADV. FOR R-2.] THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT UNIVERSITY TO COMPLY WITH THE FULL ORDERS PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE DIVISIONAL BENCH JUDGMENT DATED 04.11.2016 FOR THE W.P.NOS.1084-86/16 PRESENT AT ANNEXURE-J1 AND THE EVIDENCE PRESENT AT ANNEXURE- J2; REVELAS THE FACT THAT UNIVERSITY AUTHORITY NEVE FILED ANY OBJECTIONS AGAINST ANY INTERIM ORER PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT OF KARNATAKA;
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R The petitioner is claiming to be a student of B.E. course in Computer Science Engineering stream, prosecuting his studies in respondent No.2 – College since 2006-07. The petitioner was required to complete the course within a period of eight years from the date of first admission in terms of the Regulations of the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). It transpires that on the request made from the students admitted during the academic years 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 with a prayer to relax the maximum duration for completion of their course and also permit them to appear for the University examinations, the Notification dated 27.10.2016 has been issued by the VTU relaxing the maximum duration for undergraduate programs providing two additional years to B.E./B.Tech/B.Arch. students, both regular and lateral entry (B.E./B.Tech.) admitted during the said academic years. However, results of the petitioner for the 7th and 8th Semesters were not announced by the University.
2. Learned counsel for respondent No.1 has filed a memo submitting that the University has announced the results of the petitioner for the 7th and 8th Semesters and the copy of the result sheets are also produced for the perusal of this Court.
3. The memo is placed on record.
4. Learned counsel for respondent No.1, however submits that in terms of the Notification dated 27.10.2016, the petitioner is permitted to take up the backlog examinations on or before June, 2019.
5. The petitioner is at liberty to avail the benefits of the said Notification.
With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE PMR