- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18381 WP No. 102968 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO.102968 OF 2023 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SHRI. JAYARAM SHETTY AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: BAILLIF AT VII ADDL. DISTRICT & SESSIONS COURT, BELAGAVI SITTING AT CHIKODI WORKING ON DEPUTATION IN THE COURT OF CIVIL JUDGE & JMFC SANKESHWAR - 591 313. OCC: PRESENTLY NOT WORKING. NOW/R/AT NO. 2-123, V, VIJAYA UPLADI BANNADY, TQ. & DIST. UDUPI - 576 229. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B C JNANAYYASWAMI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY AND PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI - 590 001. Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18381 WP No. 102968 of 2023 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE PRESENTING OFFICER, SHERISTEDAR, SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE COURT, CHIKODI, DIST. BELAGAVI - 590 001. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 28.03.2019 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI IN DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRY NO.8/2018 AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18381 WP No. 102968 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI) 1. The petitioner filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition with a liberty to file an appeal. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. 4. Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the impugned order after retaining the photocopy of the same. Sd/- (ASHOK S. KINAGI) JUDGE SKS