- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51174 WP No. 9366 of 2020 C/W WP No. 9313 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 9366 OF 2020 (S-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 9313 OF 2020 (S-RES) IN WP No. 9366/2020 BETWEEN: ACHUTHA SHANBHAG S/O PANDURANGA SHANBHAG AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/O DURGA GANESH HOSUE NAGOOR KIRIMANJESHWARA VILLAGE BYNDOOR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SMT. LATHA S SHETTY., ADV.) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY FOR RAILWAY RAIL BHAVAN, RAISINA ROAD, NEW DELHI 110001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 2. KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LIMITED A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING BELAPUR BHAVAN, SECTOR II, CBD BELAPUR, NAVI MUMBAI 400614 REPRESENTD BY ITS CHIEF PERSONAL OFFICER Digitally signed by SHILPABAI S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51174 WP No. 9366 of 2020 C/W WP No. 9313 of 2020 3. DEPUTY CHIEF PERSONAL OFFICER KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LIMITED A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAIKING BELAPUR BHAVAN, SECOT II, CBD BELAPUR, NAVI MUMBAI 400614 4. ASSISTANT PERSONNEL OFFICER (RECRUITMENT) KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LIMITED A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING BELAPUR BHAVAN, SECTOR II, CBD BELAPUR NAVI MUMLBAI 400 614 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ABHINAY Y.T., ADV. FOR R1, SRI. OMKAR KAMBI, ADV. FOR R2 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNBDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE CONSOLIDATED INSTRUCTIONS DTD 29.08.2019 ISSUED BY THE R-2 IN SO FAR AS THE REVISED DEFINITION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE PAST NOTIFICATION AS HIGHLY ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLE 14 AND 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA VIDE ANNX-A, AND ETC., IN WP NO. 9313/2020 BETWEEN: RESHMA KUMARI N D/O SEENA ACHARYA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/O PADU NEELAVARA NEELAVARA POST, UDUPI DISTRICT-576 213 ...PETITIONER (BY SMT. LATHA S SHETTY., ADV.) AND: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51174 WP No. 9366 of 2020 C/W WP No. 9313 of 2020 1. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY FOR RAILWAYS RAIL BHAVAN RAISINA ROAD, NEW DELHI-110001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 2. KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LIMITED A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING BELAPUR BHAVAN SECTOR II CBD BELAPUR NAVI MUMBAI-400 614 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF PERSONAL OFFICER 3. DEPUTY CHIEF PERSONAL OFFICER A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING BELAPUR BHAVAN SECTOR II CBD BELAPUR NAVI MUMBAI -400 614 4. ASSISTANT PERSONNEL OFFICER (RECRUITMENT) KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LIMITED KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LIMITED A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING BELAPUR BHAVAN SECTOR-II CBD BELAPUR, NAVI MUMBAI-400614 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ABHINAY Y.T., ADV. FOR R1, SRI. OMKAR KAMBI, ADV. FOR R2 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNBDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE CONSOLIDATED INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED ON DATED 29.08.2019 ISSUED BY THE R-2 IN SO FAR AS THE REVISED DEFINITION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE PAST NOTIFICATION AS HIGHLY ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLE 14 AND 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THESE WRIT PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51174 WP No. 9366 of 2020 C/W WP No. 9313 of 2020 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petitions. It is stated that the petitioners are selected in the present recruitment and their documents verification is on 09.12.2025. In view of the same, the petitioners submits that, this Court may be pleased to take the memo on record and permit the petitioners to withdraw the writ petitions as not pressed with the liberty to approach this Court, if need arise. 2. The memos are taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51174 WP No. 9366 of 2020 C/W WP No. 9313 of 2020 4. The pending applications, if any, stand disposed off accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SSB