IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.S. DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.15085 OF 2015 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
MR. SAYED ABDUL KABEER AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MANAGING DIRECTOR M/S.ALPINE ALLOYS (DIVISION OF ALPINE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.,) NOS.263, NH-4, NARASAPURA BYPASS NARASAPURA-563 133 KOLAR DISTRICT … PETITIONER (BY SHRI. SOMASHEKAR, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SHRAM SHAKTI BHAVAN NEW DELHI-110 001 (JUDICIAL CHALLENGE TO SECTION 96-A OF THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948) 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIKASA SOUDHA DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001 3. THE DIRECTOR OF FACTORIES KARMIKA BHAVANA BANNERUGHATTA ROAD BENGALURU-560 029 4. THE ASST. DIRECTOR OF FACTORIES DIVISION NO.13, KARMIKA BHAVANA BANNERUGHATTA ROAD BENGALURU-560 029 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SHRI. R. MADANAN PILLAI, CGC FOR R-1; SMT. M.C. NAGASHREE, AGA FOR R2-R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE WORD ‘AND’ BETWEEN THE WORDS "IMPRISONMENT' AND FINE' IN SEC.96-A OF THE FACTORIES ACT AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Shri Somashekar, learned advocate for the petitioner has filed a memo of even date seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition.
2. Memo is placed on record. The petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn.
No costs.
Sd/- JUDGE AV