The High Court of Karnataka accepted a memo for withdrawal filed by the petitioners. After verifying their identities, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn.
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NC: 2023:KHC:30959 WP No. 3065 of 2020
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD
WRIT PETITION NO. 3065 OF 2020 (CINEMA)
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by NARASIMHA MURTHY VANAMALA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. S V PRAKASH.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
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SRI DAYAL PADMANABHAN, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O LATE J. PADMANABHAN.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. G.R. MOHAN, ADVOCATE FOR R5; DR. RAVINDRA V. REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R8; R3, R4, R6 & R7 ARE SERVED)
THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE SELECTION MADE BY THE R-3 AND 4 GIVING AWARD TO THE KANNADA FILMS IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES TO THE YEAR 2018 AS ARBITRARY AND ILLEGAL BEING CONTRARY TO THE POLICY SPELT OUT BY THE STATE IN THE YEAR 2011;
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DIRECT THE R-1 AND 2 TO APPOINT NEW COMMITTEE STRICTLY AS PER THE POLICTY SPELT OUT BY THE SATE IN THE YEAR 2011 IN ORDER TO CONFER AWARDS TO KANNADA FILMS FOR THE YEAR 2018 IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
A memo for withdrawal is filed on 19.07.2023 by the petitioners in person. On the previous occasion, Sri.Rajendra S., who is on record along with Sri S.V. Prakash for the petitioners, had submitted that his office is not instructed and none from his office has identified the signatures of the petitioners in the memo for withdrawal.
Neither Sri.Rajendra S. nor any other from the office of Sri.S.V.Prakash is present, but the petitioners are present. They have identified themselves and they are willing to place on record the photocopies of their personal identity. They stand by
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the memo dated 19.07.2023 and request for dismissal of the writ petition.
In the light of the afore, the memo for withdrawal is accepted and the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn after taking the photocopies of the identity cards and signatures of the petitioners.
Sd/JUDGE
SA ct:sr
S KUMAR AND ORS
STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS
B M SHYAM PRASAD
As recorded by the court registry
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