- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10473-DB WP No. 17020 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO. 17020 OF 2024 (S-CAT) BETWEEN: 1. DIRECTOR GENERAL, ESIC HQS, PANCHADEEP BHAVAN, CIG MARG, NEW DELHI-110 002. 2. REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ESIC KARNATAKA, NO.10, BINNY FIELDS, BINNYPET, BENGALURU-560 023. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR I/C, SUB REGIONAL OFFICE, ESIC, NO.89, SATAGATTI ROAD, NEAR RTO, NAVANAGAR, INDUSTRIAL SUBURB, HUBBALLI-580 025. 4. THE MEMBER SECRETARY, TRANSFER COMMITTEE, HQS ESIC, PANCHADEEP BHAVAN, CIG MARG, NEW DELHI-110 002 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. D BASAVARAJA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI RAJA KRISHNAPPA HATAGAR, S/O KRISHNAN, Digitally signed by K G RENUKAMBA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10473-DB WP No. 17020 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS ASST DIRECTOR, ESIC AT SRO, HUBBALLI-580 025, R/AT HNO 187, 3RD CROSS, RAVINAGAR, GOKUL ROAD, HUBBALLI-585 030. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. KAMALESAN P, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER BY WAY OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 12.03.2024 IN OA NO. 170/528/2023 (VIDE ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY HONBLE CAT BENGALURU BENCH AND DECLARE THE SAME TO BE ILLEGAL, ONE SIDED, ARBITRARY AND CONTRARY TO THE INSTRUCTIONS LAID DOWN IN ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO) Mr. D.Basavaraja, learned counsel for the petitioners state that, as the respondent has been relieved of his duties on his compulsory retirement, the present petition has become infructuous, and as such, he wishes to withdraw the appeal. 2. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10473-DB WP No. 17020 of 2024 3. Pending IAs if any, stands disposed of. Sd/- (V KAMESWAR RAO) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE SMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43