- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2418 WP No. 31351 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 31351 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: K C CARIAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/A 11, 22 CROSS, NEAR NOBEL SCHOOL, BAGALGUNTE, BANGALORE NORTH, KARNATAKA-560 073. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHISHEK KUMAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING, ROOM NO.655, A-WING, SHASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110 001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANASOUDHA, DR. BR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU- 560 001 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001 Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2418 WP No. 31351 of 2024 4. STATION HOUSE OFFICE RT NAGAR POLICE STATION RT NAGARA, BENGALURU-560032 5. THE PUBLISHERS AND BROADCASTERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF KARNATAKA CUBBON PARK, BEHIND INDIA POST, BENGALURU GENERAL POST BENGALURU- 560 001 REP BY ITS SECRETARY 6. DISHA CARIAPPA D/O. HAPPY CARIAPPA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT. NO.203204, KODAVA SULTHANA, APARTMENT, 1ST CROSS, DODAMMA LAYOUT, RT NAGAR, BENGALURU 7. YOUTUBE LLC A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF USA HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO.901, CHERRY AVE, SANBRUNO, CA 94066, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REP BY ITS SECRETARY ALSO AT GOOGLE LLC HAVING OFFICE AT 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 9403 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EMAIL SUPPORT-INGOOGLE.COM …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHANTHI BHUSHAN H., DSGI FOR R1 SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH., AGA FOR R2 TO R4 SRI. MANU PRABHAKAR KULKARNI., ADVOCATE FOR R7) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2418 WP No. 31351 of 2024 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO R7 TO DELETE / BLOCK THE URL LINKS ON YOUTUBE AS CONSEQUENCE OF ANN-A WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE -A HEREUNDER AND DIRECTION DIRECTING R6 NOT TO APPROACH ANY MEDIA HOUSES AND NOT TO MAKE ANY VIDEO CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REPUTATION OF THE PETITIONER PERTAINING TO CRIME NO. 458/2023 REGISTERED BY RT NAGAR POLICE I.E. R4 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 21.01.2025 stating that since the petitioner has filed O.S.No.8510/2023 before the Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge Court, Bengaluru, he may be permitted to agitate all the grounds in the said suit and accordingly the writ petition may be dismissed as not pressed. 2. The memo is taken on record, subject to all just exceptions. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:2418 WP No. 31351 of 2024 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KLY CT: JL