- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35671-DB WP No. 12424 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T WRIT PETITION NO.12424 OF 2024 (GM-KLA) BETWEEN: DR. REVATHI W/O. SHARATH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.109/A 14TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN JAYANAGARA MYSURU-570 014. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SURESHA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. 2. DISTRICT HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE OFFICE WARD NO.18, TUMAKURU-572101 KARNATAKA. 3. SMT. ALAMELAMMA D/O. VENKATASWAMY MAJOR BY AGE RESIDENT OF NAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE Y.N. HOSAKOTE TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 141. 4. KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA Digitally signed by MOUNESHWARAPPA NAGARATHNA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35671-DB WP No. 12424 of 2024 M.S. BUILDING DR. ABMEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 5. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR ENQUIRIES-8 KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MANJUNATH B., AGA FOR R-1 AND R-2; SRI VENKATESH S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R-4 AND R-5) * * * THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR APPROPRIATE WRIT AND QUASH ANNEXURE-J DATED 12-2-2016 IN NO.LOK/ARE-8/ENQ-423/2012 AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASHING THE ANNEXURE-A DATED 14-8-2012 IN NO.COMP/UPALOK/BD-1746/2006/ARLO-2 AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed memo to withdraw this Writ Petition with liberty to approach the appropriate Forum/Court/Tribunal to impugn the order of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35671-DB WP No. 12424 of 2024 punishment, whereby the petitioner has been compulsorily retired from services. Sri. Venkatesh S. Arabatti, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.4 and 5, does not have any objection for the request made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. We, therefore, dismiss the Writ Petition as withdrawn with liberty to approach the appropriate Forum/Court/Tribunal to impugn the order of compulsory retirement. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE AM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1