IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. L. NARAYANA SWAMY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S. DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 48403/2016 (EDN-RES-PIL) BETWEEN KARNATAKA SCHOOLS PARENTS ASSOCIATION A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960 NO.4153, TOWER 4, PRESTIGE SHANTHINIKETAN EPIP ZONE, WHITEFIELD, BANGALORE - 560 066 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT ... PETITIONER (BY SRI SAMARTH M. RAJU, ADVOCATE FOR SRI PRAMOD NAIR, ADVOCATE) AND 1.UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY, SHASTRI BHAWAN NEW DELHI - 110 001 REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY 2.STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION) REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY EDUCATION, NEW PUBLIC OFFICES NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001 3.CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN SHIKSHA KENDRA, 2, COMMUNITY CENTRE PREET VIHAR, DELHI - 110 092 4.COUNCIL FOR THE INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN PRAGATI HOUSE, 3RD FLOOR, 47-48 NEHRU PLACE, NEW DELHI - 110 019 5.MANAGEMENTS OF INDEPENDENT CBSE SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION, KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY MR.MANSOOR ALI KHAN MAJOR, OFFICE AT NO.9:1, 13TH MAIN J BLOCK, KANAKADASANAGARA BETTAHALLI, 3RD STAGE, MYSORE (IMPLEADED V/O DATED 02.01.2017) ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K DILIP KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-1; SRI S H PRASHANTH, AGA FOR R-2;
SRI P B APPAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR R-4; SRI S BASAVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R-5; R-3 SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2 TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO PREVENT COMMERCIALIZATION OF EDUCATION AND PROFITEERING BY PRIVATE UNAIDED SCHOOLS AFFILIATED TO OR RECOGNISED BY CBSE/CISCE AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the writ petition.
Memo is taken on record.
Writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE bkv