Kum Tejaswini C v. Union of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 18432 OF 2026 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN:

KUM TEJASWINI C D/O SRI. T. CHANDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, R/AT NO. 17, 1ST CROSS, BYRAVESWARANAGAR, SUNKADAKATTE, BENGALURU -560091, …PETITIONER

(BY SRI. PRADEEP NAIK K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

¶1UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MOE , HEAD QUARTERED NO. 122-C, AT SHASTRIBHAWAN, NEW DELHI-110 001

¶2THE CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER CPIO, NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION, POCKET-14, SECTOR 8, DWARKA PHASE-I, NEW DELHI-110 077

¶3THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY NTA, 1ST FLOOR, NSIC-MOBP BUILDING,

by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

OKHLA INDUS ESTATE, NEW DELHI-110 020. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. ARAVIND KAMATH, ASG FOR R2 SRI. VINAY VENUGOPAL, ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R3 (MOA FILED BEFORE NOTICE)]

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO ISSUE NEET (UG) 2020 SCORE CARD NEET (UG) 2020 ADMIT CARD AND NEET (UG) 2020 ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATE PERTAINING TO THE PETITIONER BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATIONS AS PER ANNX-A DATED 13.02.2026 ANNX-B DATED 12.02.2026 AND ANNX-C DATED 06.01.2026.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI

ORAL ORDER

¶1The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing the respondents to furnish NEET (UG):2020 admit card, NEET (UG):2020 scorecard, and NEET (UG):2020 eligibility certificate pertaining to the petitioner by considering the representations dated 13.02.2026, 12.02.2026 and

06.01.2026 vide Annexure-A, B and C respectively.

¶2The respondent has not considered the said representations. Hence, this writ petition.

¶3Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Solicitor General of India for the respondent.

¶4Learned counsel to the petitioner submits that the petitioner has appeared in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test ("NEET") Examination for Under Graduates held in the year 2020 and the petitioner has lost his score card, admit card, and eligibility certificate. The petitioner applied for re-issuance of his score card, admit card, and eligibility certificate and the respondent has not considered the said representations submitted by the petitioner. Hence, he prays to allow the writ petition.

¶5Learned Additional Solicitor General of India submits that the respondent will preserve the records upto 90

days from the date of declaration of the results, as per the Information Bulletin of NEET (UG) 2020.

¶6He submits that the respondent did not preserve the documents sought by the petitioner in terms of the Information Bulletin. Hence, the respondent is not in a position to furnish the documents sought by the petitioner. Hence, prays to dismiss the petition.

¶7Perused the records and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the respective parties.

¶8It is an undisputed fact that the petitioner has appeared for the NEET (UG) Examination held in 2020. The respondent had already issued score card, admit card and eligibility certificate to the petitioner. However, the petitioner has lost the said documents and hence, applied for issuance of certified copy of the said documents. The respondent did not consider the same.

¶9The respondent has furnished the Information Bulletin in respect of NEET (UG) 2020, wherein clause (15.6) pertains to Weeding out Rules and the same reads as follows : " 15.6) Weeding out Rules: The record of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test

(UG) - 2020 would be preserved upto 90 days from the date of declaration of result. "

¶10Admittedly, the results were declared in the year 2020 and after 90 days thereof, as per the Information Bulletin clause (15.6), the said documents will not be preserved and hence are not available with the respondent.

¶11In view of the same, by considering the NEET (UG)- 2020 Information Bulletin, I do not find any ground to entertain the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE RK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31