- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38652 WP No. 28717 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 28717 OF 2025 (GM-KLA) BETWEEN: MR L SHARANAPPA S/O LAKSHMAN AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, R/A NO. 301, B BLOCK, ROADSON GARDEN APARTMENT, TRAINING COLLEGE ROAD, DHARWAD KARNATAKA 580001. PRESENTLY WORKING AS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, FINGERPRINT BUREAU, HUBLI DHARWAD 580001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAMOD NAIR., SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VIJAY HIREMATH.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38652 WP No. 28717 of 2025 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION, POLICE SERVICES A VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR M.S. BUILDING DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL CARIAPPA., AGA FOR R1) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED SANCTION ORDER DATED 10.06.2024 ANNX-C ISSUED BY THE R-1 AS WELL AS ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERETO INCLUDING THE PROPOSED ENQUIRY IN ENQUIRY NO. UPLOK-2DE 76/2024/RE-17 INITIATED BY R-2 AGAINST THE PETITIONER AS BEING ILLEGAL ARBITRARY AND UNSUSTAINABLE IN LAW. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38652 WP No. 28717 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER After being heard for sometime, Sri Pramod Nair, the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, seeks leave to withdraw the petition with liberty to the petitioner to pursue remedy in the light of the order dated 13.03.2025 in Application No.6228/2024 by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru. On perusal of the records, the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for but subject to all just exceptions. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE SA ct:sr