- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11022 WP No. 109595 of 2014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 109595 OF 2014 (S-R) BETWEEN: SRI. S.B. GUTTAL, S/O. BHIMARAO GUTTAL, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, RETIRED EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HUBLI-DHARWAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, R/O. NO.13, SRI. NARASIMHA KRUPA, KESHAVA NAGAR, DHARWAD – 580007. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. T. BASAVANAGOUDA AND SRI. S.P. KULKARNI, ADVOCATES) AND: HUBLI-DHARWAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, HUBLI, DISTRICT: DHARWAD, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. GIRISH HIREGOUDAR, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITY TO PAY/DISBURSE INTEREST ON THE DELAYED PAYMENTS AT THE RATE OF 18% P.A., FROM 31.03.1999, THE DATE OF SUPERANNUATION OF THE PETITIONER TILL THE PAYMENT OF THE ENTIRE AMOUNTS DUE TO THE PETITIONER EVEN INCLUDING THE INTEREST THEREON: Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.09.01 15:22:01 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11022 WP No. 109595 of 2014 THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR) Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo, dated 29.08.2025, seeking to withdraw the petition as not pressed. Memo is placed on record. Writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE KMS CT-MCK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31