IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20th DAY OF AUGUST 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.56812 OF 2018 AND WRIT PETITION NO.13325 OF 2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
1. SMT. SAVITHA M., WIFE OF LATE SHARATH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, 2. KUM. RAKSHITA, DAUGHTER OF LATE SHARATH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 13 YEARS, REPRESENTED BY NATURAL GUARDIAN MOTHER 1ST PETITIONER BOTH ARE RESIDING AT DOOR NO.146, DEVEGOWDANAGAR, THATTEKKERE POST, HASSAN TALUK, HASSAN – 573 201.
(BY MR. R.R.SACHIN, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, … PETITIONERS BENGALURU – 560 001.
2. GOVERNMENT TALUK HOSPITAL SHIKKARIPURA, SHIKKARIPURA TALUK, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, SHIVAMOGA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA – 577 427.
3. MCGANN HOSPITAL, SAGAR ROAD, NH-206, SHIVAMOGA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, KARNATAKA – 577 201.
4. NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL, N.T.ROAD, HARAKERE, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, KARNATAKA – 577 202.
(BY MR.B.BALAKRISHNA, AGA FOR R1 AND R2) … RESPONDENTS THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PAY A SUM OF RS.15,00,000/- (FIFTEEN LAKH RUPEES ONLY) TO THE PETITIONERS TOWARDS THE COMPENSATION, WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SPECIFIED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners, after arguing the matter for some extent, seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petitions with a liberty to avail of the remedy provided to him under the law.
2. In view of the aforesaid submission, the Writ Petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid.
Sd/- JUDGE bnv