Bujendra v. the Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; WP No. 15153 of 2015 (GM-RES); oral order dated 13 October 2025 by Vibhu Bakhru, CJ and C.M. Poonacha, J; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn at counsel's request; challenge was to Condition No.3 of order No. BCK/271/BCA-2013 (Section-I) dated 23.01.2014 passed by respondent No.3 (State of Karnataka) deploying teachers to conduct caste-based census; petitioners Bujendra, Dr K B Patil, Mallappa S Angadi, Umesh S Bagawadi, Shrishaila Basappa Bagewadi; respondents included Union of India, Census Commission of India, Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission and Public Education Department; Article 226, Constitution of India; no merits decided, no cases cited, no quantum.
What did the court decide?
Learned counsel for the petitioners sought withdrawal of the petition; the petition was dismissed as withdrawn.