- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37458-DB WP No. 56903 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION No. 56903 OF 2016 (S-CAT) BETWEEN: 1. MR. SOMASHEKAR, S/O LATE SHIVANNA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS CONSTABLE, O/O THE CBI, No.36, BELLARI ROAD GANGANAGAR, BENGALURU. R/A No.31, 4TH C MAIN ROAD, JUDGES COLONY, BASAVESHWARA NAGAR, BENGALURU-560079. …PETITIONER (BY SRI V. LAKSHMINARAYANA, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI L. MURALIDHAR PESHWA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OFPERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSION, PLOT No.5-B, 7TH FLOOR, CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI. Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37458-DB WP No. 56903 of 2016 2. THE DIRECTOR, CBI PLOT No.5-B, 7TH FLOOR, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI. 3. THE HEAD OF THE BRANCH, CBI, No.36, BELLARI ROAD, GANGANAGAR, BENGALURU. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.S. ANASUYADEVI, CGC) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL IN ORIGINAL APPLICATION No.170/01356/2015 DATED 27.7.2016 AS PER ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Sri V. Lakshminarayana, learned Senior Counsel appearing for Sri L. Muralidhar Peshwa, learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing the matter for some time, seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru ('CAT') as observed by the CAT at paragraph 5 of the impugned order. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37458-DB WP No. 56903 of 2016 2. The above submission is placed on record. 3. Writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought subject to all exceptions and in accordance with law. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE MV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12