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IN THE HIGH COURT OF

CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 26 TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2012

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE H.G.RAMESH

WRIT PETITION Nos. 67378-67400 OF 2012 (EDN-AD)

BETWEEN

1. NAGARAJ NAIK AGE: 21 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: PALLIKERI BELA BANDAR ROAD, , TQ: ANKOLA DIST: UTTARA

2. RAVIKIRAN A BANT AGE: 21 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: BELA BANDAR ROAD, ANKOLA DIST:

3. SHANTARAM CHANDRAKANT HARIKANT AGE: 21 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: MADANAGERI, AT, BALALE, TQ: ANKOLA DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

4. ANIL G AGE: 21 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

5. SANTOSH RAMACHANDRA SHETTY AGE: 21 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: CHIPGI, TALUK: SIRSI DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

6. SUMITH VAMAN MANAKIKAR, AGE: 20 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: HANDIGON, TALUK: KUMTA DIST: UTTARA KANNADA W.P Nos. 67378-67400/2012 - 2 -

7. GURUDAS KAMALAKAR MALLAPUR S/O SUNANDA K BHANDARI AGE: 22 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: MALLAPUR, TALUK: DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

8. JOHNSON I D SOUZA AGE: 21 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: , TALUK: DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

9. SHASHANK N NAYAK AGE: 19 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: UPPINAPATNA, KATGAL, TALUK: KUMATA DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

10. SANGEETA ANNAPPA HARIKANT AGE: 18 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: HALKAR, TALUK: KUMTA DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

11. GOUTAM S WALVEKAR AGE: 19 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: GOKARNA, TALUK: KUMTA DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

12. SHARDHA ISHWAR VAIDYA AGE: 23 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O VANNALLI, TALUK: KUMTA DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

13. N DIVYA SARASWATI AGE: 19 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: KARKINAKA, HONNAVAR DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

14. CHANDRASHEKAR KAMALAKAR NAIK DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: MIRJANA, TALUK: KUMTA DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

15. SUBRMANYA SADAND SHET AGE: 21 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: , TALUK: HONNAVAR DIST: UTTARA KANNADA W.P Nos. 67378-67400/2012 - 3 -

16. GURURAJ NARAYAN NAIK AGE: 23 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: , TALUK: KUMTA DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

17. S.N. GANESH AGE: 20 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: KUMTA, TALUK: KUMTA DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

18. SOUMYA GAJANAN GUNGA AGE: 21 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: DIVAGI, TALUK: KUMTA DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

19. PRIYA SATYANARAYAN JOGLEKAR AGE: 21 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: GANDHI NAGAR, SIRSI, TALUK: SIRSI DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

20. PAVAN ASHOK SAVANT AGE: 19 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: NANANGADDA, TALUK: KARWAR DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

21. AJIT GAONKAR AGE: 20 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: SHRISTHAL CANACONA GOA TALUK: CANCONA, DIST: SOUTH GOA

22. K.G. RAVI AGE: 21 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: ARUS COMPOUND, LAXMESHWAR TALUK: ANKOLA, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA

23. NAGARAJ NAIK AGE: 19 YEARS, DIPLOMA STUDENT R/O: PALLIKERI BANDAR ROAD TALUK: ANKOL DIST: UTTARA KANNADA ... PETITIONERS

(BY SRI S G KADADAKATTI, ADVOCATE) W.P Nos. 67378-67400/2012 - 4 -

AND

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION VIDHAN SOUDHA, BANGALORE.-1

2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION PALACE ROAD, BANGALORE-1

3. THE PRINCIPAL SHRI VIDHYADHIRJA POLYTECHNIC KUMTA UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT ... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI P.H GOTKHINDI, HCGP FOR R1 & R2, SRI SATEESH T KAWARI, ADVOCATE FOR R.3)

THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION DTD.24.07.2012 IN NO. DTE 22 ACM(2) 2012-13 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-A BY ALLOWING THESE WRIT PETITIONS AND ETC.,

THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

O R D E R

H.G.RAMESH, J.(Oral) :

Learned High Court Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the Government Order dtd. 23.07.2012 is withdrawn and consequently the impugned Circular dtd. 24.07.2012 is also W.P Nos. 67378-67400/2012 - 5 -

withdrawn and a fresh Government Order dtd. 17.09.2012 is issued, fixing modified norms for admissions to third & fifth semester of Diploma courses. As the impugned circular has been

withdrawn, the Writ Petitions have become infructuous. The Writ Petitions are accordingly dismissed as having become infructuous with liberty to the petitioners to challenge the aforesaid

Government Order dtd. 17.09.2012 in accordance

with law.

Petitions dismissed .

SD/- JUDGE

BNS