- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010605422025 NC: 2026:KHC:46383-DB WA No. 1539 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN WRIT APPEAL NO. 1539 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRTARY MINISTRY OF MICRO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, L BLOCK, OPP HALDIRAM CONNAUGHT CIRCUS, CONNAUGHT LANE BARAKHAMBA, NEW DELHI 110 001 2. THE COIR BOARD HEAD OFFICE REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD KOCHI, KERALA 682 016 3. THE CHAIRMAN COIR BOARD, HEAD OFFICE, MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, KOCHI KERALA 682 016 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI.UNNIKRISHNAN.M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M KRISHNA S/O MARIMADAIAH Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010605422025 NC: 2026:KHC:46383-DB WA No. 1539 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS WORKING AS MANGER GR-I COIR BOARD, REGIONAL OFFICE 3A, PEENYA INDUSTRIAL AREA PEENYA 1ST STAGE, ANDRAHALLI MAIN ROAD KALIKA NAGAR, RAGAVENDRA NAGAR BANGALORE 560 058 AND RESIDING AT FLAT NO. TF-02 MALLIGE APARTMENTS 3RD MAIN, 3RD CROSS, 5TH STAGE BEML LAYOUT, RAJARAJESWARI NAGAR BANGALORE 560 095 2. ANANDABABU S/O A KUTTY KRISHNAN NAIR AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS WORKING AS JOINT DIRECTOR, COIR BOARD, HEAD OFFICE, MAHATHMA GANDHI ROAD, KOCHI, KERALA - 682 016 3. V BABU AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN WORKING AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR(SFURTI), COIR BOARD, HEAD OFFICE, MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, KOCHI, KERALA - 682 016 4. A C JOSE MAJOR, THE THEN CHAIRMAN COIR BOARD, HEAD OFFICE, MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, KOCHI, KERALA - 682 016 - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010605422025 NC: 2026:KHC:46383-DB WA No. 1539 of 2025 5. J VIJAYARAGHAVAN MAJOR, FORMER CHAIRMAN, COIR BOARD, R/O. ERIMAUR POST, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, KERALA - 678 001 6. M KUMARARAJA MAJOR, SECRETARY, COIR BOARD, HEAD OFFICE, MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, KOCHI, KERALA - 682 016 7. PROF. G BALACHANDRAN MAJOR, FORMER CHAIRMAN, COIR BOARD, CONVENT SQUARE, ALLAPUZHA - 688 012 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NARAYANA BHAT MOVVAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI.K.G.SADASHIVAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR R2; V/O DTD: 17.08.2026, NOTICE TO R2 TO R7 IS D/W) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO 1. CALL FOR THE RECORDS PERTAINING TO WRIT PETITION No. 54272/2014 (S-RES) AND 2. SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE DATED 03.03.2025, PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.54272/2014 (S-RES) AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE SAID WRIT PETITION AND ETC., - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010605422025 NC: 2026:KHC:46383-DB WA No. 1539 of 2025 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel appearing for the appellant submits that the prayer in W.P.No.54272/2014, wherein the impugned judgment and order has been passed was only for expeditious decision on the appeal pending before the concerned authority. However, the said appeal had already stood rejected vide order dated 29.11.2011. This fact is omitted in the impugned judgment and order of the learned Single Judge. 2. In view of the above, learned counsel for the appellant seeks permission to withdraw the writ appeal, with liberty to file a review petition seeking review of the impugned judgment and order passed in W.P.No.54272/2014. - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010605422025 NC: 2026:KHC:46383-DB WA No. 1539 of 2025 3. The writ appeal is, accordingly, disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty as sought for. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (H.SHANTHI BHUSHAN) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9