- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12495 WP No. 7640 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 7640 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI RAVISHANKAR S/O LATE MADEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, WORKING AS JUDICIAL MEMBER ADDITIONAL BENCH KARNATAKA STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION BASAVA BHAVAN, HIGH GROUNDS BENGALURU - 560001. 2. SMT. SUNITHA CHANNABASAPPA BHAGEWADI W/O RAJU BHAGEWADI AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS WORKING AS LADY MEMBER ADDITIONAL BENCH KARNATAKA STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION BASAVA BHAVAN, HIGH GROUNDS BENGALURU - 560001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. J.M. ANIL KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD CIVIL SUPPLIES, CONSUMER AFFAIRS VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560001. Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12495 WP No. 7640 of 2025 2. THE KARNATAKA STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISRTAR AND ADMINISTRATOR, BASAVA BHAVAN HIGH GROUNDS BENGALURU - 560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHIVAPRABHU S. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED OFFICIAL MEMORANDUMS BEARING NO. KARAAA/ARTHIKA/02/2020-21 DATED 13.03.2025 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-H AND J DECLARING THE SAME AS ILLEGAL. DIRECTION, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONTINUING THE SERVICES OF THE PETITIONERS HAS JUDICIAL MEMBER AND LADY MEMBER RESPECTIVELY, GRANT AN INTERIM ORDER TO STAY, STAYING THE OPERATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IMPUGNED OFFICIAL MEMORANDUMS BEARING NO. KARAAA/ARTHIKA/02/2020-21 DATED 13.03.2025 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-H AND J AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO CONTINUE THE SERVICES OF THE PETITIONERS AS JUDICIAL MEMBER AND LADY MEMBER IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 21.03.2025 seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. Memo reads as under: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12495 WP No. 7640 of 2025 "The petitioners above named humbly submits as follows: It is submitted that, in the above writ petition, petitioners have sought for quashing of the official memorandum dated 13.03.2025 (Annexures-H & J) and a direction to continue the petitioners as Judicial Member and Lady Member respectively of the Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission along with other reliefs. It is further submitted that, subsequent to filing of the aforesaid writ petition, vide order dated 14.03.2025 issued by the 1st Respondent, the services of the petitioners are continued. Wherefore, it is humbly prayed that, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to permit the petitioners to withdraw the aforesaid writ petition, in the interest of justice and equity". 2. In view of the memo, writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE DH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14