- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16816 WP No. 15986 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 15986 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI.M.P. LOKESHA S/O PUTTASWAMY GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, WORKING AS TYPIST, O/O OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HUNSUR - 571 105 R/A 115, RATHNAPURI ROAD, CHIKKAHUNSUR, HUNSUR, MYSURU DISTRICT - 571 105. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.V.LAKSHMINARAYAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI.VIKRAM BALAJI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANASOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MS BUILDING 5TH FLOOR, BENGALURU - 560 001. 4. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, GRADE-II OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, HUNSUR SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HUNSUR, Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16816 WP No. 15986 of 2024 MYSURU - 571 105. 5. JOINT DIRECTOR, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, BABUJAGJEEVANA BHAVAN, MYSURU - 570 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SHIVAPRABHU S. HIREMATH, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO REGULARIZE THE SERVICE OF THE PETITIONER ON COMPLETION OF 10 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE PRINCIPLE OF PARITY AND THE PETITIONER CANNOT BE DISCRIMINATED IN THE MATTER OF ABSORPTION AND REGULARIZATION INCLUDING THE FIXATION OF PAY SCALE AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed another writ petition in W.P. No.6308/2025 and therefore, prays that this writ petition may be dismissed as withdrawn. A memo to that effect is also filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. In view of the memo, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16816 WP No. 15986 of 2024 3. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to pursue W.P.No.6308/2025. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE BKN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1