- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11556 WP No. 28601 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 28601 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. N JAGADEESHA C/O N NARAYAN, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, NO.37, 6TH CROSS, 11TH MAIN, MG PALYA MAIN ROAD, BOMMANAHALLI, BENGALURU 560068. 2. B S SOMASHEKAR S/O SHIVARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, VO 92/1, AKSHAYA NILAYA, 2ND CROSS, OPP. SURAKSHA VILLA, BELATHUR, KADUGODI, BENGALURU 560067. 3. SOMASHEKAR B C/O BACHEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, NO. 6/1, 1ST CROSS, 36TH CROSS, JAYANAGAR 4TH T BLOCK, BENGALURU - 560041. Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11556 WP No. 28601 of 2025 4. B GOVINDARAJU S/O BALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, NO 12, 38TH CROSS, 19TH MAIN, 5TH BLOCK, HBR LAYOUT, BENGALURU 560043. 5. BABU PATTAR C/O VEERABHADRAPPA PATTAR, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, NO.28/1, 1ST STAGE, 3RD CROSS, 1ST MAIN, KHB COLONY, BASAWESHWARANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560079. 6. N.L. NARENDRA BABU S/O LATE N.A LAKSHMAN AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RESIDENT OF 904, 9TH A CROSS,M 6TH MAIN ROAD, W.C ROAD, BANGALORE 560086. 7. SMT KANTI SHETTY D/O LATE RAMANNA SHETTY, VICE PRESIDENT BUNTS SANGHA BENGALURU, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.52, FLAT NO.202, RMV 2ND STAGE, SANJAYNAGAR, BENGALURU 560094. 8. KARUNAKAR KHASALE S/O JNANESHWAR, GED ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.14, SHREEVARI NILAYA, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11556 WP No. 28601 of 2025 BEHIND RAJARAJESHWARI MARBELS, RAMAMURTHY NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560016. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R PATEL.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE HOME SECRETARY NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI- 110 001. 2. THE CENSUS COMMISSION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER NO. 2/A, MANSINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI- 110 001. 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHAN SOUDA BENGALURU- 560 001. 4. THE KARNATAKA STATE BACKWARD CLASSES COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER NO. 16-D, D. DEVARAJURS BHAVAN, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11556 WP No. 28601 of 2025 3RD FLOOR, MILLERS TANK BUND AREA, VASANTHNAGAR, BENGALURU- 560052. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.H. SHANTHI BHUSHAN., DSGI FOR R1; SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI., AGA FOR R3; SRI. BELLI R., ADVOCATE FOR R4; NOTIE TO R2 DEFERRED.) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASH THE ORDER BEARING NO. HIMVAKA/289 BCA 2025 DATED 13.08.2025 AT ANNEXURE -A, PASSED BY THE R3; STRIKE DOWN THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 9 OF THE 1995 KARNATAKA STATE BACKWARD CLASSES COMMISSION ACT KARNATAKA ACT NO. 33 OF 2014 DATED 06.09.2014 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-F PASSED BY THE R3. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11556 WP No. 28601 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo which reads as under: "The petitioners seek the leave of this Hon'ble Court to withdraw the above Writ Petition as due to oversight, the petitioners have already preferred another Writ Petition in WP No.28665/2025, seeking similar relief before this Hon'ble Court and hence seeks to withdraw the same, and seeking leave of this Hon'ble Court to pursue the earlier Writ Petition is WP No.28601/2025." Accepting the memo, the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE NV