IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S.DIXIT WRIT PETITION NO.17346/2018 (EDN-EX) BETWEEN SRI.SHIVAKUMAR.S S/O.SIDDAPPA, AGED : 20 YEARS, REG.NO.510CE16012, R/O.A.M.PALYA, SIRA GATE, TUMKUR – 572 106 (BY SRI.ABHISHEK MALIPATIL, ADVOCATE) AND 1. KARNATAKA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EXAMINATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THANTHRIKA SHIKSHANA BHAVAN, NO.1, PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 2. H.M.S. RURAL POLYTECHNIC SHETTIHALLI ROAD, MANCHAKALKUPPE, NATIONAL HIGHWAY NO.4, TUMKUR – 572 102 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL (BY SMT.PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA FOR R1; R2 SERVED) ... PETITIONER …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 31.03.2018 VIDE ANNEXURE–E AND CONSEQUENTLY PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO APPEAR IN THE 4TH SEMESTER DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING EXAMINATIONS SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE FROM 19.04.2018; ALONG WITH THE OTHER FAILED SUBJECTS AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner asserts and the learned Additional Government Advocate does not dispute that the subject matter of this writ petition is akin to the one in cognate Writ Petition Nos.49556-557/2018 disposed off on 05.11.2018.
2. The petitioner having been similarly circumstanced, has to be given similar benefit and therefore, he is entitled to similar relief especially when on the strength of the interim order he having written the examination, is stated to have passed also.
3. In the above circumstance, this writ petition succeeds; the petitioner is permitted to continue the course if he is otherwise entitled too.
Costs made easy.
Sd/- JUDGE KPS