Reaffirming judicial restraint in academic matters, the Karnataka High Court (HC) recently dismissed a petition filed by a first-year MBBS student seeking permission to take her Biochemistry exam for a fifth time, holding that such relief would run contrary to regulations framed by the National Medical Commission (NMC) and the university.

The bench of Justice R. Devdas, in its order dated September 25, 2025, rejected the plea filed by 24-year-old Nishat R. Kolyal, a student of Dr. Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru.

Kolyal had approached the court under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution after being denied permission to appear again for her first-year Biochemistry paper, the only subject she had failed to clear.

Represented by advocate Chandrakanth R. Goulay, the pet

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