- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43205 WP No. 23203 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 23203 OF 2025 (S-R) BETWEEN: DR HONNUSIDDARTHA C B S/O LATE BASAVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, CETRE FOR KANNADA STUDIES, BANGALORE UNIVERSITY, JNANABHARATHI, BANGALORE 560056. R/AT NO. 182, 3RD MAIN, 4TH CROSS, RR LAYOUT, NAGADEVANAHALLI, JNANABHARATHI POST, KENGERI HOBLI, BENGALURU - 560 056. …PETITIONER (BY SRI A.D.RAMANAND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, VIDHANASOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M S BUILDING AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43205 WP No. 23203 of 2025 3. THE REGISTRAR BENGALURU UNIVERSITY, JNANABHARATHI, BENGALURU - 560 056. 4. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SHASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI - 110 001. 5. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, O/O BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 002. O/O SOUTH WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICER (BANGALORE) P K BLOCK, PALACE ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 56009 (INDIA) …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P.RADHA, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI PRAMOD.B., ADVOCATE FOR R3; SMT. SADHANA.S.DESAI, CGC, FOR R4; SRI SHOWRI.H.R., ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO FIX THE RETIREMENT AGE TO 65 TILL THE DISPOSAL SLP (CIVIL) 22871/2022 TAGGED WITH SLP (CIVIL) 17457-17491/2022 AND CONNECTED CASES DATED 10.10.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A BY CONTINUING TO PAY SALARY REGULARLY, ETC., - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43205 WP No. 23203 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for sometime filed a memo seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the writ petition with a liberty to file a fresh writ petition on the same cause of action. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. The Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. In view of the withdrawal of the petition, I.A.No.2 of 2025 does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE DH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14