- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46460 WP No. 16589 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 16589 OF 2021 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI K RAMESH S/O K P KRISHNAPPA AGED 48 YEARS KANNUR VILLAGE AND POST BANGALORE NORTH TALUK BENGALURU 562149 WORKING AS SECRETARY DODDAGUBBI PANCHAYATH BENGALURU EAST TALUK …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AMARESH N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46460 WP No. 16589 of 2021 M S BUILIDING BENGALURU 560001. 2. DEPUTY SECRETARY BANGALORE ZILLA PANCHAYATH BHANASHANAKARI BANGALORE 560050 3. THE UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVT (ZP) DEPARTMENT OF RDPA M S BUILDING BANGALORE 560001 4. ADDL. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU (ACB) NO 49, KANJIJA BHAVANA RACE COURSE ROAD BANGALORE 560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.J. ESHWARAPPA, AGA FOR R1 TO R3 SRI. B.B. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE ORDER DATED 04.08.2021 ISSUED BY R2 AS AT ANNEXURE-G AND ON PERUSAL OF THE SAME QUASH THE SAID ORDER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46460 WP No. 16589 of 2021 ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner filed a memo dated 13.11.2025 stating that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the present writ petition, in view of the fact that the respondents have already issued a final order on 31.03.2023 withholding the increments and therefore, nothing survives for consideration in the writ petition and hence, the same may be disposed of accordingly. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE RK CT:KHV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26