- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22334 WP No. 36420 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 36420 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. A RADHAKRISHNAIAH S/O A VENKATA SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, (RTD) ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT R/AT 'INDIRA NIVAS', 5/28, 12TH A CROSS, JP NAGAR 1ST PHASE, BENGALURU – 560 078 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTEDBY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE N.R.SQUARE, BENGALURU – 560 002 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SPOORTHY HEGDE, AGA FOR R1 & R3; SRI. B L SANJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22334 WP No. 36420 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS RELATING TO ISSUE OF THE IMPUGNED ARTICLE OF CHARGE BEARING NO.NAAAE.400.MNU.2024 DATED 08.07.2025 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT (VIDE ANNEXURE-M). 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 seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition on the ground that the sole petitioner expired on 26.02.2026. 2. The aforesaid memo is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE MDS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 79