- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33988-DB WP No. 1970 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST 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. 1970 OF 2025 (GM-KLA) BETWEEN: 1. SRI S SATHISH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS S/O LATE SANNAPPA, OCC: VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT, YADAGODANAHALLI CIRCLE, HALLIMYSURU HOBLI, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT, KARNATAKA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.V.LAKSHMINARAYANA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. PRATHAM N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA REPRESENTED BY M.S. BUILDING, ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR ENQUIRIES - 4, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PRATHIBHA R.K, AGA FOR R-1; SRI. B.B.PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R-2/LOKAYUKTA) Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33988-DB WP No. 1970 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING SHOW CAUSE NOTICES (BOTH)s DATED 13.09.2024 BOTH BEARING No. KAE 57 BDP 2022 (ANNEXURE P AND Q) ISSUED BY RESPONDENT No. 1 AS VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLES 14 AND 21 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, ETC. THIS 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) 1. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned Senior Counsel Sri V.Lakshminarayana assisted by learned counsel Sri Pratham N submits that he would like to withdraw this writ petition and pursue his remedy(ies) before the appropriate Authority/Forum/Tribunal against the final punishment order of Compulsory Retirement passed against the petitioner. Learned Senior Counsel further submits that, this Court may keep open all contentions of the petitioner against the final punishment order of Compulsory Retirement. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33988-DB WP No. 1970 of 2025 2. Considering the aforesaid submissions, we dispose of this writ petition as withdrawn with liberty to pursue the remedy(ies) as may be available to the petitioner against the final punishment order of Compulsory Retirement from service before the appropriate Authority/Forum/Tribunal/ Court. All contentions are kept open. In view of the disposal of the writ petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, shall stand disposed off. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE DHA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5