IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JUNE 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.G.RAMESH AND THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL WRIT PETITION NO. 6510/2017 (S-KAT) BETWEEN:
SRI SREEDHARAN K S/O LATE KESAVAN AGE 53 YEARS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER WORKING AS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE ENGINEER O/o. DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, ZONAL OFFICE TUMKUR, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 101 R/AT C/O UMASHANKAR G.K SRI SYLASIRI NO.5, 5TH CROSS 80 FEET ROAD MAHALAKSHMINAGAR BATAWADI TUMKUR, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 101 ...PETITIONER (BY SRI D.N.NANJUNDA REDDY SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI K.N.PUTTEGOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PORTS INLAND WATER TRANSPORT VIKASASOUDHA, BANGALORE-560 001 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE VIKASASOUDHA BANGALORE-560 001 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE MEMBER, KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD (KIADB) NO.49, EAST WING, KANIJABHAVAN BANGALORE-560 001 4. SRI H.V.OMKARMURTHY WORKING AS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KARNATAKA UDYOGAMITRA KHANIJABHAVAN BENGALURU-560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI I.THARANATH POOJARY AGA FOR R1 & R2: SRI BASAVARAJ V.SABARAD, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI S.M.CHANDRASHEKAR, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI NANDISH PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DTD:10.01.2017 PASSED BY R-2 (ANNEXURE-G) IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONER AND R-4 ARE CONCERNED AND THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD: 01.02.2017 (ANNEXURE-P) PASSED BY THE HON’BLE TRIBUNAL IN APPLICATION NO.189/2017 AND ETC .
THIS WP COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, H.G.RAMESH J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R H.G.RAMESH, J. (Oral):
Sri D.N. Nanjunda Reddy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner wants to withdraw the writ petition in view of the notification dated 19.06.2017 modifying the earlier notification dated 10.01.2017 by posting respondent No.4 to K.I.A.D.B Regional office, Mangaluru, as Development Officer and Executive Engineer. Leave granted. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of as withdrawn. However, respondent No.4 is at liberty to challenge the aforesaid notification dated 19.06.2017 in accordance with law.
Petition disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- JUDGE HR