- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40317-DB WP No. 15153 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 15153 OF 2015 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. BUJENDRA S/O RAJSHEKAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS RETIRED TEACHER NO.21, MARUTHI LAYOUT VEERUPAKSHAPURA KODIGEHALLI, BANGALORE-97. 2. DR K B PATIL S/O BASANAGOUDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RETIRED PUBLIC SERVICE EXECUTIVE NO.354, ANUGRAHA, 9TH BLOCK 2ND STAGE, NAGARABHAVI NEAR MALAGALA BANGALORE-560072. 3. MALLAPPA S ANGADI S/O SIDDALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS OCC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR NO.401/2, G-3, SWASTIK MAHANANDI ARCADE S C ROAD, SHESHADRIPURAM BANGALORE-560020. Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40317-DB WP No. 15153 of 2015 4. UMESH S BAGAWADI S/O SANGAAPPA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS OCC AGRICULTURIST HIPPARIGE & POST JAMAKHANDI TALUK BAGALKOT DISTRICT-567311. 5. SHRISHAILA BASAPPA BAGEWADI S/O BASAPPA BAGEWADI AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS OCC AGRICULTURIST HIPPARIGE & POST JAMAKHANDI TALUK BAGALKOT DISTRICT-567311 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NATARAJ DONKANNAVAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRUTHVI WODEYAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI-110001 REPRESENTED BY THE HOME SECRETARY. 2. THE CENSUS COMMISSION OF INDIA NO.2/A, MANSINGH ROAD NEW DELHI 110001 REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER. 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560001 REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY. 4. THE KARNATAKA STATE BACK WARD CLASSES COMMISSION - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40317-DB WP No. 15153 of 2015 N.16-D, D DEVARAJURS BHAVAN, 2ND FLOOR VASANTH NAGAR, BANGALORE-52 REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER 5. PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS OFFICE NRUPATUNGA ROAD BANGALORE. REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI H SHANTHI BHUSHAN, DSGI FOR R1 AND R2: SMT. PRATHIMA HONNAPURA, AAG A/W SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R3 TO R5 SMT. BELLE R. ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER BEARING NO: BCK/271/BCA-2013 (SECTION-I) BANGALORE DATED: 23.01.2014 AT ANNEXURE-B PASSED BY THE R-3 IN SO FAR AS CONDITION NO.3 IN DEPLOYING THE TEACHERS TO CONDUCT CASTE BASE CENSUS AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40317-DB WP No. 15153 of 2015 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks to withdraw the present petition. 2. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE CM LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 0