IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.G.RAMESH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH WRIT PETITION NO.46904/2016 (GM-KLA) BETWEEN:
SRI VARADARAJU G S/O SRI S.GOVINDANAYAKA AGED 36 YEARS, INSPECTOR OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, CHECK POST, BAGEPALLI CHICKBALLAPUR DISTRICT ... PETITIONER (BY SRI H.SUBRAMANYA JOIS, SR.ADVOCATE FOR SRI K.C.SHANTHA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE SECRETARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AND TRANSPORT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001 3. THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S.BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI BENGALURU – 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR 4. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001 5. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT BENGALURU – 560 001 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI D.ASHWATHAPPA, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI B.S.PRASAD, ADVOCATE FOR R3 TO R5) WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS RELATING TO CONCERNING AND CONNECTED WITH SEARCH WARRANT DATED 18.08.2016 VIDE ANNEXURE-E THE SEARCH MAHAZAR DATED 23.08.2016 VIDE ANNEXURE-A PREPARED BY R-5; AND NOTICE DATED 23.08.2016 VIDE ANNEXURE–C ISSUED BY R-5, PERUSE THE SAME, BY DECLARING AND QUASHING THE ENTIRE ACTION TAKEN UNDER AND IN PURSUANCE THEREOF AS DEVOID OF THE AUTHORITY OF LAW, AS AUTHORITARIAN, NONEST AND A VIOLATIVE, INTERLIA OF ARTICLES 14 AND 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA.
WP COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, H.G.RAMESH J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R H.G.RAMESH, J. (Oral):
1. Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 30.01.2017 in Court today; it reads as follows:
“In view of the petitioner having filed a separate writ petition in W.P.Nos.51313-51315/2016 invoking interalia, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in which the proceedings initiated against him in pursuance of the First Information Report bearing No. Nil in Crime No.4/2016, dated 16.9.2016 has been assailed, he hereby respectfully craves the kind leave of this Hon’ble Court to withdraw the aforementioned writ petition No.46904/2016 (GM-KLA), as not pressed, in the interest of justice and equity.
It is submitted accordingly.”
2. Sri H.Subramanya Jois, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that in view of the aforesaid memo, the writ petition may be disposed of as not pressed. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of as not pressed.
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JUDGE LB