- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27611 WP No. 8194 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 8194 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI P MUTHURAYA S/O LATE SRI PAPANNA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, WORKING IN GROUP D POST, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL THIMAYA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ADVENTURE, 3RD FLOOR, STATE YOUTH CENTRE, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU 560001 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VASANT KADAPPA GUDODAGI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND SPORTS DEPARTMENT, 2ND FLOOR, 2ND PHASE, MS BUILDING, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 56000 2. THE GENERAL THIMYYA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ADVENTURE REPRESENTED BY ITS Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27611 WP No. 8194 of 2024 CHAIRMAN AND MINISTER FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND SPORTS VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL GENERAL THIMMAYYA, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ADVENTURE AND COMMISSIONER OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND SPORTS, 3RD FLOOR, STATE YOUTH CENTRE, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU 560001 4. THE COMMISSIONER YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND SPORTS DEPARTMENT, STATE YOUTH CENTRE, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU 560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G RAMESH NAIK, AGA FOR R1 SRI. JAYASHYAM JAYASHANKAR RAO, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3 R4 SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE IMPUGNED EXECUTIVE ORDER DTD NIL ISSUED ON OR AFTER 18.02.2020 BY THE R3 AS PER ANNEXURE-U IN SO FAR AS THE SAID ORDER RELATES TO DENIAL OF PAYMENT OF INTEREST TO THE PETITIONER AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE GETNAA ON THE BELATED PAYMENT OF ARREARS OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES AMOUNTING TO RS. 5,24,368/- (RUPEES FIVE LAKHS TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT) FOR THE PERIOD FORM 01.11.2014 UNTIL THE DATE OF ACTUAL PAYMENT OF ARREARS AND DENYING THE SERVICE BENEFIT - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27611 WP No. 8194 of 2024 PROVIDING FOR A PENSION SCHEME, AS A CONDITION OF SERVICE, ON PAR WITH THE EMPLOYEES OF THE BHARAT SCOUTS AND GUIDES AND THE EMPLOYEES OF THE BHARAT SEVA DAL AS APPLICABLE TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE GRANT -IN-AID SECONDARY SCHOOLS AS BEING ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS; CALL FOR THE RECORDS PERTAINING TO ENDORSEMENT PASSED BY THE R3 HEREIN AS PER ANNEXURE-Y REJECTING THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 10.04.23 AND DTD 17.07.23 JOINTLY SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER SEEKING TO INTRODUCE / SANCTION, AS A CONDITION OF SERVICE, THE SCHEME PROVIDING FOR RETIREMENT PENSION AND OTHER PENSIONARY BENEFITS SUCH AS DEATH-CUM-RETIREMENT GRATUITY (DCRG), COMMUTED VALUE OF PENSION (CVP) AND LEAVE ENCASHMENT BENEFIT TO THE PETITIONER AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE GENERAL THIMAYYA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ADVENTURE (GETNAA) ON PAR WITH THE EMPLOYEES OF THE BHARAT SCOUTS AND GUIDES AND THE EMPLOYEES OF BHARAT SEVA DAL AS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE GRANT-IN-AID SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PERSUE THE SAME AND DECLARE THE SAME AS BEING ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND WITHOUT SUBSTANCE AND AS A CONSEQUENCE THEREOF TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DTD 31.07.23 AS PER ANNEXURE-Y PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 3 HEREIN REJECTING THE REPRESENTATIONS DTD 10.04.23 AS PER ANNEXURE-W AND DTD 17.07.23 AS PER ANNEXURE-X JOINTLY SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AND ANOTHER SEEKING TO INTRODUCE/ SANCTION THE SCHEME, AS A CONDITION OF SERVICE, PROVIDING FOR RETIREMENT PENSION AND OTHER BENEFITS SUCH AS DEATH-CUM RETIREMENT GRATUITY (DCRG), COMMUTED VALUE OF PENSION (CVP) AND LEAVE ENCASHMENT BENEFIT TO THE PETITIONER AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE GENERAL THIMAYYA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ADVENTURE (GENAA) ON PAR WITH THE EMPLOYEES OF THE BHARAT SCOUTS AND GUIDES AND THE EMPLOYEES OF BHARAT SEVA DAL AS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE GRANT-IN-AID SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND, BY ISSUE OF WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ORDER OR DIRECTION AS THE CASE MAY BE AND ETC; - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27611 WP No. 8194 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner filed a memo dated 25.09.2025 seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition stating that the petitioner passed away on 17.04.2025. In view of the same, nothing survives for consideration. 2. The memo is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 4. Pending interlocutory application/s, if any, stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SKS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5