- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9608-DB WA No. 550 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO.550 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: DR. MAHESH JOSHI S/O LATE. SRI HANUMANTH BHAT JOSHI AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS WORKED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL/ CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER DOORADARSHAN KENDRA RETD. AS ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL (SOUTH ZONE) R/AT NO.10, GURUGOVINDA KRIPA, 16TH MAIN, R.K. LAYOUT, 3RD STAGE, PADMANABHANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 070. (SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED) …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SUYOG HERELE E., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR CLUB BUILDING, NEAR POST OFFICE OLD J.N U CAMPUS, NEW DELHI-110 067. AND ALSO AT: CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, II FLOOR, 'B' WING Digitally signed by RAKSHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9608-DB WA No. 550 of 2023 AUGUST KRANTI BHAVAN BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI-110 066. 2. SRI. B. ASHOK HELPER SPT ALL INDIA RADIO, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN AGED ABOUT 61 YEAR,S S/O LATE A. R. BASAVAIAH, R/AT BO.26/1, BENSON ROAD, BENSON TOWN, BENGALURU-560 046. 3. SRI. N. K. MOHAN RAM DEPUTY DIRECTOR (RETD.), DOORDARSHAN KENDRA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, S/O LATE. SRI.KRISHNA IYENGAR NO. GF-8, ATRIA VILLA PALACE GUTAHALLI, MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560 003. 4. CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER(CPIO) DOORDARSHAN KENDRA, J.C. NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 006. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH G. KANDEKAR, ADV. FOR R2 & R3; R1 & R4 ARE SERVED) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO i) CALL FOR RECORDS ii) ALLOW THE APPEAL; SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 10.04.2023 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.No.2346/2011 AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9608-DB WA No. 550 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) Learned counsel appearing for the appellant seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the appeal and has filed a memo to that effect. The memo reads as under; "The Appellant seeks leave of this Hon'ble Court to withdraw the above said writ appeal. Hence the Appellant may be permitted to withdraw the above said Appeal, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. In view of the memo, appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE RAK List No.: 3 Sl No.: 3