IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 6869 OF 2024 (GM-RES-PIL)

BETWEEN:

1. SAMAJA SAMPARKA VEDIKE (R)

HAVING OFFICE AT SHRI ADICHUNCHANAGIRI MAHASAMSTHANA MATHADA COMPLEX VIJAYANAGAR BANGALORE - 560 040 REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT …PETITIONER (BY SRI ABHISHEK K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. UNION OF INDIA Digitally REP. BY ITS HOME SECRETARY signed by NORTH BLOCK SRIDEVI S NEW DELHI - 110 001 Location:

High Court of Karnataka 2. CENSUS COMMISSION OF INDIA REP. BY ITS COMMISSSIONER No.2/A, MANSINGH ROAD NEW DLEHI - 110 001

3. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001

4. KARNATAKA STATE BACKWARD CLASS COMMISSION REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER NO 16/B, D. DEVARAJ URS ROAD II FLOOR, MILLERS TANK BUND AREA VASANTHANGAR BEGNALURU - 560 052 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI H. SHANTHI BHUSHAN, DGSI FOR R-1 & 2, SRI K. SHASHIKIRAN SHETTY, ADVOCATE GENERAL A/W SMT. PRATHIMA HONNAPURA, AAG &

SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-3, PROF. RAVIVARMA KUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W BELLE R., ADVOCATE FOR R-4)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH RULE 14(1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER STRIKING DOWN SECTION 9(i) OF THE KARNATAKA STATE COMMISSION FOR BACKWARD CLASSES ACT 1995 INCORPORATED VIDE SECTION 3 OF THE KARNATAKA STATE COMMISSION FOR BACKWARD CLASSES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2014 WHICH IS PUBLISHED IN THE KARNATAKA GAZETTE ON 6^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2014 AS KARNATAKA ACT No. XXXIII OF

2014, AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL & ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA

ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)

1. The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present petition.

2. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Sd/-

(VIBHU BAKHRU)

CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/-

(C.M. POONACHA)

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