- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7267-DB WP No. 104991 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO.104991 OF 2023 (GM-KLA) BETWEEN: MRS. HEMAVATHI N., D/O. NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC. SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT, BAGALKOTE, R/O. PUJAR HOUSE, SECTOR NO.35, NEAR SYNDICATE BANK, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOTE-587103. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SHALINI A.HASINAL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE, 3RD GATE, IV FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. DIRECTORATE OF HORTICULTURE, LALBAGH PARK, NEAR URVASHI THEATRE, LALBAGH MAIN GATE, LALBAGH, BENGALURU-560004. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE, GOPALPURA GALLI, VIJAYAPURA-586101. 4. KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, MULTI STORIED BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7267-DB WP No. 104991 of 2023 BENGALURU-560001, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, GOVERNMENT ADV. FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. ANIL KALE, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE: A) A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRY REPORT VIDE ORDER NO.LOK/INQ/14A/478/2014/ARE-7 DATED 17.03.2020 SUBMITTED BY ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF ENQUIRIES - 7, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, BENGALURU AT ANNEXURE-A FROM PAGE NOS.25-58; INSOFAR PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. B) A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE RECOMMENDATION VIDE ORDER NO.LOK/INQ/14A/478/2014/ARE-7 DATED 23.06.2020 BY THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA AT ANNEXURE-B FROM PAGE NOS.59-100; INSOFAR PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. C) A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE MODIFIED RECOMMENDATION VIDE ORDER NO.LOK/INQ/14A/478/2014/ARE-7 DATED 20.08.2020 BY THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA AT ANNEXURE-C FROM PAGE NOS.101- 104; INSOFAR PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. D) A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER IN ORDER NO.KruTHoE 1 THoSePa 2010 (PART-2) DATED 21.12.2020 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 AT ANNEXURE-D FROM PAGE NOS.105-112; INSOFAR PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. E) A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO GRANT 10TH AND 15TH TIME-BOUND INCREMENT ALONG WITH APPLICABLE INTEREST AS PER THE KARNATAKA CIVIL SERVICES RULES; F) A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO GRANT PROMOTION AS PER THE APPLICABLE RULES AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7267-DB WP No. 104991 of 2023 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 17.04.2025 seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition while also seeking liberty to approach the appropriate forum. 2. The memo is taken on record subject to just exception. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn while reserving liberty to the petitioner as prayed for. Certified copy of the impugned order may be returned to the petitioner while retaining the copy for the records. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE Sd/- (K V ARAVIND) JUDGE CLK_ CT: UMD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2