- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1895 WP No. 201080 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA WRIT PETITION NO.201080 OF 2023 (S-RES) BETWEEN: ARIF HUSSAIN S/O NASIR HUSSAIN INAMDAR AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: LECTURER, R/O. NEAR YASIN MASJID, MUSHIRIFF MOHALA, BAGALKOT ROAD, VIJAYAPURA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VARUN PATIL ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHIVANAND PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATKA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, M. S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 01. BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY. 2. THE COMMISSIONER COLLEGIATE EDUCATION 18TH CROSS, SAMPIGE ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE -01. 3. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR COLLEGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DHARWAR. – 580 001. Digitally signed by VARSHA N RASALKAR Location: High Court Of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1895 WP No. 201080 of 2023 4. ANJUMAN-E-ISLAM M.G.ROAD, VIJAYAPURA – 586 101. BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. ANJUMAN ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, VIJAYAPURA-586 101, BY ITS PRINCIPAL. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAQBOOL AHMED – AGA FOR R1 TO R3; R5 IS SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF DECLARATION OR ANY OTHER COMMAND DECLARING THAT THE PETITIONER IS ENTITLED TO AND ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT AND THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER BY CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POST OF THE DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN TERMS OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 02.03.2023 AS PER ANNEXURE- E OF THE RESPONDENT NOS.4 AND 5 BY MODIFYING THE CONDITION NO.2 THEREIN AND THEREBY PROVIDING RELAXATION IN THE MAXIMUM AGE LIMIT BY ADDITION OF ADDITIONAL 2 YEARS IN VIEW OF THE COVID-19 AND THE LETHARGIC CONDUCT AND ATTITUDE OF THE RESPONDENTS IN DELAYING THE NOTIFYING OF THE APPROVAL FOR APPOINTMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RETIREMENT OF THE EARLIER APPOINTEE OR AFTER THE APPROVAL COMMUNICATION BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AS PER ANNEXURE-D TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1895 WP No. 201080 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) Sri.Varun Patil, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition. Memo filed to that effect is also on record. Permission to withdraw the writ petition is accorded. 2. Writ petition is, therefore, dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (Dr.CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) JUDGE VNR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16 CT:NI