- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19549 WP No. 16396 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 16396 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: DR. N. LAKSHMI, W/O CHANDRASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SENIOR PROFESSOR AND DEAN(ACADEMIC) KARNATAKA STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY MUKTHAGANGOTRI, MYSURU MYSURU – 570 006 R/AT 162, MOOV AND C.S LAYOUT, PANDAVANA ROAD, KUMPEVUNAGAR MYSURU – 570 023 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A. D. RAMANAND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, VIDHANASOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA M. S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001 3. THE REGISTRAR KARNATAKA STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY MUKTHAGANGOTRI UNIVERITY, MYSORE MYSORE – 570 006 4. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED ITS SECRETARY Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19549 WP No. 16396 of 2025 MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI – 110 001 5. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY O/O BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI – 110 002 O/O SOUTH WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICE (BANGALORE) P.K. BLOCK, PALACE ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA – 560 009 (INDIA) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SPOORTHY HEGDE, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI. T.P. RAJENDRA KUMAR SUNGAY, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI. SADHANA S. DEBAI, CGC FOR R4; SRI. H.R. SHOWRI, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION THE RESPONDENTS TO FIX THE RETIREMENT AGE TO 65 TILL THE DISPOSAL SLP (CIVIL) 17457-17491/2022 AND OTHER CASES DATED 10.10.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE -A BY CONTINUING TO PAY SALARY REGULARLY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 17.03.2026, which reads as under: “The petitioner craves leave of this Hon’ble Court to permit her to withdraw the petition as per her personal request letter enclosed along with this Memo and therefore the Writ Petition be dismissed as not pressed in the interest of justice and equity.” - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19549 WP No. 16396 of 2025 2. The said memo is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of as withdrawn in terms of the aforesaid memo. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 42