- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53907 WP No. 33356 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 33356 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: DR. M.S. SHYAMASUNDAR S/O M.A. SRINIVASAIAH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 35, 2ND FLOOR RAMA IYENGAR ROAD, V.V. PURAM BENGALURU 560004 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANJAY H SETHIYA, ADVOCATE SRI. DHIRAJ NAYARKODI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) P.O. BOX NO. 1095, NAGARBHAVI, BENGALURU 560072, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. 2. DIRECTOR, NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC), P.O. BOX NO. 1095, NAGARBHAVI, BENGALURU 560072. Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53907 WP No. 33356 of 2025 3. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC) BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 110 002 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. 4. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) P.O. BOX NO. 1095, NAGARBHAVI, BENGALURU 560072, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT QUASH THE SUSPENSION ORDER DATED 07.02.2025 (NO. NAAC/ADMIN/MSS/01/2025) AND ITS EXTENSIONS DATED 01.05.2025 (NO. NAAC/ADMIN/MSS/02/2025) AND 05.08.2025 (NO. NAAC/ADMIN/MSS.03/2025) AS IN ANNEXURE-A, B AND C RESPECTVELY. B. QUASH THE DEPARTMENTAL CHARGE SHEET DATED 24.09.2025 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. C. QUASH ALL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED PURSUANT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF ENQUIRY COMMITTEE DATED 21.10.2025. D. DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO FORTHWITH REINSTATE THE PETITIONER INTO SERVICE WITH ALL CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53907 WP No. 33356 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal of the writ petition stating that there is an efficacious alternative remedy available before the Central Administrative Tribunal and that, in view of the same, the petitioner may be permitted to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal and seeks leave of the court to withdraw the instant writ petition. 2. The Memo is taken on record. 3. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. 4. Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the Annexures, after retaining a photocopy of the same. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE RK CT:KHV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6