- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22214-DB WA No. 1583 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT APPEAL NO. 1583 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. M/S RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (KARNATAKA) LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT SAMPARKA SOUDHA, 1ST FLOOR, OPP. TO ORION MALL RAJAJINAGAR, 1ST BLOCK, BENGALURU-560 010. REP. BY ITS DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (KARNATAKA) LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT SAMPARKA SOUDHA, 1ST FLOOR OPP. TO ORION MALL, RAJAJINAGAR 1ST BLOCK, BENGALURU-560 010. 3. THE GENERAL MANAGER/C-1, M/S RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (KARNATAKA) LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT SAMPARKA SOUDHA, 1ST FLOOR OPP. Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22214-DB WA No. 1583 of 2024 TO ORION MALL, RAJAJINAGAR 1ST BLOCK, BENGALURU-560 010. 4. THE DIRECTOR (PROJECT AND PLANNING), M/S RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (KARNATAKA) LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT SAMPARKA SOUDHA, 1ST FLOOR OPP. TO ORION MALL, RAJAJINAGAR 1ST BLOCK, BENGALURU-560 010. …APPELLANTS (BY MRS. SUMANA NAGANAND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI SRIDHAR VEDULA, S/O. SRI.V.S.R.MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, M/S RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (KARNATAKA) LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT SAMPARKA SOUDHA, 1ST FLOOR OPP. TO ORION MALL, RAJAJINAGAR 1ST BLOCK, BENGALURU-560 010. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, PORTS & INLAND WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22214-DB WA No. 1583 of 2024 RAILWAY BOARD, RAIL BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110 001. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS (BY MR. A NAGARAJAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR R-1; MR. K.S HARISH, GA FOR R-2; MS. RESHMA K THAMMAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR R-3) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 26/09/2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.10322/2024 AND CONSEQUENTLY GRANT THE ORDER SOUGHT AS INTERIM ORDERS IN THE WRIT PETITION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) Learned counsel for the appellants has filed a memo for withdrawing the appeal. The same reads as under: "Appellant has filed the present appeal seeking to set-aside the order dated 30.09.2024 passed in WP.No.10322/2024. It is submitted that appellant does not intend to press the present appeal. Hence, the appellant craves leave of this Hon'ble Court to withdraw the present appeal. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22214-DB WA No. 1583 of 2024 Wherefore, it is respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to receive the present memo on record, and dismiss the present appeal as withdrawn, in the interest of justice." 2. Memo is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (V KAMESWAR RAO) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE NR/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 67