IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR. JUSTICE B. VEERAPPA WRIT PETITION No.37530/2017(GM-RES) BETWEEN:
SRI S. NIRUPADISWAMI AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, S/O CHIDANANDA #24/3, 4TH FLOOR, 15TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN,CHINNAYANA PALYA, NEAR DHANPAL HOTEL ADUGODI POST BANGALORE-560030. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI VASANTH ADITHYA J., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE SECRETARY KARNATAKA STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISISON UDYOGA SOUDHA DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI SAMPANGI RAMA NAGAR BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-560001.
2. THE DIRECTOR EDUCATION SECRETARIAT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA ROOM 645, 6TH FLOOR, M. S. BUILDING. BENGALURU-560001 RESPONDENTS (BY SRI REUBEN JACOB, ADVOCATE FOR R1; MS. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R2)) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENT-1 TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER'S CANDIDATURE AND TREAT HIM ON EQUAL TERMS WITH HIS COMPETITORS IN THE SCHEDULED CASTE CATEGORY IN TERMS OF ' RIGHT TO EQUALITY AMONGST EQUALS ' (ARTICLE - 16) AND PLACE HIM APPROPRIATELY ON PURE MERIT AND ENSURE JUSTICE AS THE OPEN COURSE OF NIOS HAS ALREADY BEEN DEEMED TO BE EQUIVALENT TO THE PLUS 2 IN LINE WITH ARTICLE 38 (1) AND (2) AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECISION OF THE THIS COURT AS MENTIONED EARLIER.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER After arguing the matter for some time, Sri Vasanth Adithya J., learned Counsel for the petitioner files a memo dated 27.8.2019 to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal. The said memo is taken on record.
2. In view of the memo, writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.
Sd/- Judge Nsu/-