- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010609252024 NC: 2026:KHC:50399-DB WA No. 1579 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.VIVEKANANDA WRIT APPEAL NO.1579 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SIDDARTHA S/O ANNAPPA DEVADIGA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, GUDDEMANE, NAGOOR, KIRIMANJESWARA POT, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTIRCT, KARNATAKA 576219 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAVI V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY FOR RAILWAYS, RAIL BHAVAN, RAISINA ROAD, NEW DELHI 110001. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, UNDERTAKING BELAPUR BHAVAN, SSONALECTOR II, CBD BELAPURA, NAVI MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA 400614. Digitally signed by PAVITHRA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010609252024 NC: 2026:KHC:50399-DB WA No. 1579 of 2024 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF PERSONAL OFFICER. 3. DEPUTY CHIEF PERSONAL OFFICER KONKAN RAILWAY, CORPORATION LIMITED, A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING BELAPUR BHAVAN, SECTOR II, CBD BELAPUR, NAVI MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA 400614. 4. ASSISTANT PERSONAL OFFICER (RECRUITMENT) KONKAN RAILWAY, CORPORATION LIMITED A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, UNDERTAKING BELAPUR BHAVAN, SECTOR II, CBD BELAPUR, NAVI MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA 400614. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT R/W ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 12TH JULY 2024 PASSED BY THE HIGH COURT OF [INSERT JURISDICTION], WHICH DISMISSED THE WRIT PETITION ON THE GROUNDS OF PROCEDURAL DELAY, THEREBY DENYING THE APPELLANT, SIDDARTHA, HIS RIGHTFUL CLAIM TO EMPLOYMENT UNDER THE LAND LOSER POLICY OF THE KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD. AND ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010609252024 NC: 2026:KHC:50399-DB WA No. 1579 of 2024 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.VIVEKANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Learned counsel appearing for the appellant seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the appeal and has filed a memo to that effect. 2. In view of the memo, appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (T.P.VIVEKANANDA) JUDGE RAK,List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27