- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17281-DB WA No. 660 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT APPEAL NO. 660 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. CANARA BANK (A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING) HEAD OFFICE 112, J C ROAD BENGALURU - 560 002 REP BY MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO 2. GENERAL MANAGER CANARA BANK (GOVT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING) HRM SECTION CIRCLE OFFICE #86 SPENCER TOWER, M.G. ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 NOW BOTH REP BY ASST. GENERAL MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES WING … APPELLANTS (BY SRI SANDESH J. CHOUTA, SENIOR ADVOCATE ALONG WITH SRI. T P MUTHANNA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17281-DB WA No. 660 of 2025 AND: 1. YATHISH SAGAR H S/O VARADARAJ R/AT HALE HALLI VILLAGE MANCHENAHALLI HOBLI GAURIBIDANUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DIST. - 562 101 2. KARTHIK G S/O GANESH R/AT # 2111, BHOVI NAGAR BANGARPET TOWN KOLAR DIST. - 565 114 3. MADHAVI K W/O THIRUMALA RAO #21, 19TH A CROSS NEW ANDHRA BLOCK LAKSHMIPURA BENGALURU - 560 008 4. NAVEEN B.S. S/O SIDDALINGAIAH B R/AT #18, 9TH CROSS 1ST MAIN ROAD BAPUJINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 026 5. HAMSA S W/O SHIVAKUMAR R/AT BOYINAHALLI VILLAGE KETHGANHALLI POST BANGARPET TALUK KOLAR DIST. - 563 114 6. SOWBHAGYA C S/O G CHANDRA SHEKAR R/AT #73, 13TH A CROSS AGRAHARA DASARAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 079 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:17281-DB WA No. 660 of 2025 7. BHARATHI D S W/O RANGANATH A N R/AT #171, VINAYAKA LAYOUT NAYANDAHALLI MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 039 8. VENKATESH M S/O MARISIDDAIAH R/AT WARD No.2 LAKSHMANA BADAVANE THIRUMALE, MAGADI TOWN RAMANAGAR (DIST.) - 562 120 9. PRADEEPA K S/O KALEGOWDA R/AT KICHEVADI VILLAGE HULIYURDURGA HOBLI KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR DIST. - 572 130 10. MARESH M S/O MADUGAPPA R/AT MALLIGURKI VILLAGE MITTEMARI HOBLI, BAGEPATTI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST. - 562 101 11. SUNILKUMAR HN S/O NAGARAJ R/AT MAGADI HIPPE MARADAPALYA THAGGIKUPPE POST MAGADI TAMANAGARA - 562 120 12. LAXMIDEVAMMAJ D/O JAYANNA R/AT MADARA BEEDI HOSAPETE MAGADI RAMANAGARA - 562 120 13. PUSHPA K S W/O HARISH V R/AT BASAVANATHA VILLAGE - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:17281-DB WA No. 660 of 2025 TAMAKA POST KOLAR DIST. - 563 103 14. LAKSHMIDEVI R W/O MAGADI RAMAIAH R/AT MADARA BEEDI HOSAPETE MAGADI TOWN RAMANAGARA - 562 120 15. MANJULA H W/O RAJU R/AT MANCHENABELE MADBAL HOBLI MAGADI TOWN RAMANAGARA - 562 120 16. KIRAN RAO S/O VITTAL RAO R/AT SHARADANAGAR TIPTUR, TUMKUR - 572 201 17. KAVIRAJ J S/O JAYAPAL R/AT BEHIND SDA SCHOOL 4TH CROSS, K G HALLI JALAHALLI WEST BENGALURU - 560 015 18. SHEELA V D/O V VENKATESH R/AT SOMESHWARA NAGAR YESHWANTHPURAM BANGALURU - 560 022 19. ANIL KUMAR C S S/O SHIVARAMAIAH R/AT YANGOJI BEEDI CHIKKANAYAKANA HALLI TUMKUR - 574 214 ... RESPONDENTS (MS. AVANI CHOKSHI, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT No.10) - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:17281-DB WA No. 660 of 2025 THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORAL ORDER DATED 07/04/2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.26494/2018 (ANNEXURE-A) AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) In course of hearing of the present appeal, learned Senior Advocate Mr. Sandesh J. Chouta for the appellant-Bank, having realized that the order impugned in the appeal is interim order and that the proceedings of the writ petition are pending at large on merits, sought permission to withdraw the petition stating that the appellant-Bank would prefer to seek review of the order dated 07.04.2025, since the submission is that the Managing Director is not required to be subjected to police investigation. 2. Without expressing any opinion on the said aspect, the appeal is permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to the appellants to - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:17281-DB WA No. 660 of 2025 file a review petition in respect of which, however, this court does not express any opinion on merits. 3. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn accordingly. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29