- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6565-DB WP No. 104528 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO.104528 OF 2024 (S-CAT) BETWEEN: ARUNKUMAR STANDLI GOKAVI S/O STANDLI GOKAVI AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/O. NO.64, JANANATH HOUSE, HEGGERI COLONY, BEHIND BHUVANESHWARI TEMPLE, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD 580024. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VISHWANATH HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GENERAL MANAGER SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY, HUBBALLI ZONE, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD 580020. 2. THE CHIEF WORKSHOP MANAGER SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY, GADAG ROAD, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD 580020. 3. WORKSHOP PERSONAL OFFICER SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY WORKSHOP, GADAG ROAD, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD 580020. 4. SMT. NEELA W/O STANDLI GOKAVI AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD, R/O. BACK KANNADA GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, LAST BUS STOP, ANAND NAGAR, OLD HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD 580024. …RESPONDENTS MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6565-DB WP No. 104528 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO, STRIKE DOWN THE CLAUSE NO.4 AND 5 (b) OF CIRCULAR RBE NO.42/2018 BEARING NO.E (NG) II/2018/RC-1/5 DATED 21-3-2018 ISSUED BY DIRECTOR Estt.(N) II, RAILWAY BOARD MARKED AT ANNEXURE J4 AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ULTRA VIRES TO THE ARTICLE 14 AND 16 OF THE CONSTITUTION & ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Memo dated 15.4.2025 is filed seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the above petition. The memo is placed on record. The writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Pending applications, if any, are disposed of as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE JTR, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 5