- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48859 WP No. 23159 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 23159 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: DR.RAVINDRACHARY V S/O LATE VASACHARY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, DEPT OF PHYSICS, MANGALURU UNIVERSITY MANGALAGANGOTRI, MANGALURU 574 199 R/AT NO. A-9 UNIVERSITY QUATRES, MANGALURU UNIVERSITY, MANGALAGANGOTRI, MANGALURU 574 199 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A D RAMANAND,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, M S BUILDING AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001 Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48859 WP No. 23159 of 2025 3. THE REGISTRAR MANGALURU UNIVERSITY, MANGALAGANGOTRI, MANGALURU 574 199 4. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SHASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI 110 001 5. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSIONER REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, O/O BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI 110 002, O/O SOUTH WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICE (BANGALORE), P K BLOCK, PALACE ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA 560009 (INDIA) …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P.RADHA, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; R3- SERVED;SRI. SHOWRI H.R., ADVOCATE FOR R5; SRI. H SHANTHI BHUSHAN, DSGI FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTIO OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR AN ORDER OR A DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO FIX THE RETIREMENT AGE TO 65 TILL THE DISPOSAL SLP (CIVIL) 17457-17491/2022 AND OTHER CASES DATED 10-10-2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A BY CONTINUING TO PAY SALARY REGULARLY., AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48859 WP No. 23159 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw this Writ Petition with a liberty to file fresh Writ Petition. 2. Memo is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. 4. In view of dismissal of main petition, IA No.2/2025 stands disposed of. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SSD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3