Karnataka High Court
WP/19729/2026 of DR. MANIL RAJ Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 29 August 2026
CNR: KAHC010438892026 NC: 2026:KHC:46765-DB WP No. 19729 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 19729 OF 2026 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: DR. MANIL
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS
AND
THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO
WRIT PETITION NO. 19729 OF 2026 (S-KSAT)
BETWEEN:
DR. MANIL RAJ
S/O RACHAIAH
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
WORKING AS ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE
CHAMARAJNAGAR, MYSORE ROAD
BEDARAPURA – 571 213
R/AT NO.112, HPO AND RMS LAYOUT
DR. RAJKUMAR ROAD
MYSURU – 570 029.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI VIJAYA KUMAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001.
2.
THE COMMISSIONER
COLLEGIATE & TECHNICAL
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
PALACE ROAD
BENGALURU - 560 001.
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SHREERAKSHA
Location: HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
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3.
THE DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
TANTRIKA SHIKSHANA BHAVANA
PALACE ROAD
BENGALURU – 560 001.
4.
THE PRINCIPAL
GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE
BEDARAPURA - 571 313
CHAMARAJNAGAR DISTRICT.
5.
THE PRINCIPAL
GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE
KRISHNARAJAPET
MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 426.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI V. SHIVA REDDY, AGA)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE
IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 02.06.2026 PASSED BY THE
HON’BLE TRIBUNAL IN APPLICATION No.2508/2026 (VIDE
ANNEXURE-A) AND ETC.,
THIS
PETITION,
COMING
ON
FOR
PRELIMINARY
HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS
and
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO
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ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS)
Learned AGA takes notice for all the respondents.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to serve a copy of the petition along with annexures on the learned AGA.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal has rejected the interim prayer made by the petitioner, on the ground that the orders impugned before the Tribunal are only meeting resolution and internal correspondence. However, learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court to page No.168 of the writ petition, where subsequently the Tribunal has passed interim orders of stay under similar circumstances where the respondents have sought to recover the amount from the applicants on the ground that they did not complete the Ph.D. degree within the prescribed time. The Tribunal has passed an
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order in Application No.2619-2621/2026 dated 20.05.2026. Moreover, it is submitted that the Rules and Regulations of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in respect of Ph.D. programmes as found at Annexure - A27 clearly provides for a period of six years for completion of the course and admittedly the petitioner has completed the course within a period of 5 years 6 months.
4. Consequently, there shall be an interim order of stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the impugned orders bearing No.DTE/32/CDC(2)/2023(1149317) dated 01.09.2025 insofar as the petitioner is concerned.
5. Since this writ petition has been filed by the petitioner being aggrieved of the Tribunal not granting the interim order of stay and that this Court has passed an interim order, the writ petition itself stands disposed of with a direction that the interim order of stay passed by this Court shall continue, till the disposal of the application filed by the petitioner before the Tribunal.
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Ordered accordingly.
Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE
Sd/- (DR.K.MANMADHA RAO) JUDGE
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