The Karnatak High Court ordered the Karnataka (Kea) Office to change its notification/prospectus from the next academic year, which would clearly indicate that, according to the Supreme Court judgment, Indian citizens are handled with Indian citizens.
The divisional bench composed of justice DK Singh and the Justice Venkatesh Naik T. Approved the order and allowed two petitions filed by the OCI card holders, Shreyas Cm Bengalur and Mukul PK from Cape.
The Petitioners Had Complained that Despite The Scated February 2023 Judgement in the Case of Anushka Renguntthwar and Others vs. Union of India on Eligibility of OCI Cardholders to Claim Seats Under Government Quota One of the eligibility Condition Specied there.
The Kea announcement further declared that “candidates who did not qualify the criteria of competence do not correspond to the adoption of professional courses under government bars through Kea. The capacity of OCI/PIO candidates is according to the government direction.”
Meanwhile, the state government told the court that the rules concerning the capacity for acceptance were changed in accordance with the Supreme Court judgment in the case of Anushka Renguntthware, but must still be announced.
Since the Supreme Court has already ruled that OCI card holders and who were born before March 2021 should be considered to be citizens of India in order to accept, etc., the bench stated that the KEA/Prospect for ECC’s capacity was contrary to the SC judgment.
Published – October 14, 2025 20:57
