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Karnataka HC Dismisses 50 Students’ Petition After They Fail To Clear Office Objections Despite Final Deadline

AJAY KUMARv.STATE OF KARNATAKA

Karnataka HC Dismisses 50 Students’ Petition After They Fail To Clear Office Objections Despite Final Deadline. AJAY KUMAR vs STATE OF KARNATAKA. Karnataka High Court. LawLens
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In brief

The question

1. Whether the writ petition should be dismissed when the petitioners failed to comply with office objections despite being granted a final opportunity.

The court held

The writ petition was dismissed for non-compliance with office objections.

It also directed

The Court did not adjudicate the petitioners’ request for consideration of their representation on its merits.

01Facts

The 50 petitioners sought a direction for consideration of their representation dated 12 February 2025.

p. 6

The petition had been listed for non-compliance with office objections.

p. 7

On 18 September 2026, the Court granted a final extension until 29 October 2026 and directed that the matter be listed for dismissal if the objections remained unaddressed.

p. 7

The objections were not complied with.

p. 7

02Issues

i.1. Whether the writ petition should be dismissed when the petitioners failed to comply with office objections despite being granted a final opportunity.

p. 7

03Law Applied

The Court applied the procedural requirement that office objections be complied with for a petition to proceed.

p. 7

It had previously granted a final opportunity and specified that non-compliance would result in the matter being listed for dismissal.

p. 7

No statute, precedent, or substantive legal principle was discussed in the order.

p. 7

04Reasoning

The Court noted that sufficient time had been granted, including a final extension, but the office objections remained unaddressed.

p. 7

It therefore enforced the consequence previously indicated and dismissed the petition on procedural grounds, without considering the merits of the requested direction to consider the representation.

pp. 6–7

05Holding

The writ petition was dismissed for non-compliance with office objections.

p. 7

The Court did not adjudicate the petitioners’ request for consideration of their representation on its merits.

pp. 6–7
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AJAY KUMARvsSTATE OF KARNATAKA

Karnataka High Court · November 02, 2026

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