IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 07TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR.JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.9842 OF 2017(S-RES) BETWEEN DR. H. R. VENKATASWAMY REDDY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, S/O RAVINDRA REDDY, WORKING AS PROFESSOR AND HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT AND MANAGEMENT, COLLEGE OF FISHERIES, KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL & FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, MANGALORE-575002.
(BY SMT SUVARNA M.L., ADVOCATE FOR M/S. M.NAGAPRASANNA ASSTS, ADVOCATES) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT., DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FISHERIES, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.
2. KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY NANDINAGAR, POST BOX NO.6, BIDAR-585401, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR.
... PETITIONER 3. INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE A COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013 KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE CAMPUS, GKVK, HEBBAL, BENGALURU-560065.
(BY SRI. KIRAN KUMAR T.L., AGA FOR R1, ... RESPONDENTS SRI. MAHESH SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS LEADING TO THE ORDERS DATED 30.12.2016 AND 21.02.2017 AND QUASH ORDER DATED 30.12.2016 AT ANNEXURE-V TO THE W.P. AND ORDER DATED 21.02.2017 AT ANNEXURE-W BOTH PASSED BY R-2 BY ISSUE OF ALL WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI AND GRANT ALL CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER R. DEVDAS J., (ORAL):
Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 10.12.2018 stating that during the pendency of the present writ petition, the respondent No.1, by order dated 18.09.2018, withdrew the impugned order of punishment passed against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner therefore submits that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the petition since the matter has become infructuous.
2. Memo is taken on record.
3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
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JUDGE DL