- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30207 WP No. 8199 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 8199 OF 2020 (GM-KLA) BETWEEN: SRI SHIVARAJ BASAVANNAYYA SWAMY S/O BASVANNAYYA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT, O/O BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICE, JEVARGI, KALABURAGI-588105. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JEEVAN KUMAR B.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE HON'BLE LOKAYUKTHA REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR ENQUIRY-7 KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, BENGALURU-560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VENKATESH S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2 ) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF ENQUIRIES NO.7 KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, BANGALORE IN CASE NO.LOK/INQ/272/2014/ARE-07 DATED 26.08.2019 VIDE ANNEXURE- K PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO PERUSE THE SAME AND QUASH OR SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 26.08.2019 OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF ENQUIRIES NO.7, KARNATAKA Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30207 WP No. 8199 of 2020 LOKAYUKTA, BANGALORE IN NO.LOK/INQ/272/2014/ARE-07 DATED 26.08.2019 VIDE ANNEXURE-K. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 04.08.2025 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw this petition. 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. Since a final order was passed by the Lokayuktha, the petitioner has sought liberty to challenge the impugned order before the appropriate forum. If the order impugned in this writ petition has culminated in the passing of a final order, the petitioner is always entitled to challenge the final order. 4. In that view of the matter subject to the above, this petition is dismissed. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE BKN/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 76