- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12069-DB WA No. 1859 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1859 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT. DEPT., OF INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE COMMANDANT GENERAL HOME GUARDS AND DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE AND.DIRECTOR GENERAL KARNATAKA STATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES NO.1 ANNASWAMY MUDALIAR ROAD BENGALURU - 560 042 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT MANGALURU - 575 001 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12069-DB WA No. 1859 of 2024 AND: 1. THE PRESIDENT ACADEMY OF LIBERAL EDUCATION (REGD) AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF KVG MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL KURUNJIBAGH SULLIA - 574 327 2. THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY UNDER KPME ACT DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE DHO A.B. SHETTY CIRCLE PANDESHWARA MANGALURU - 575 001 …RESPONDENTS (SRI KRISHNAMOORTHY D., ADVOCATE FOR R-1 & R-2 IS SERVED & UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 15/06/2023, PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION NO.11068/2021 (GM-RES) & ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the appellants seeks to withdraw the present appeal. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12069-DB WA No. 1859 of 2024 2. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. The pending interlocutory applications also stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21