Saifulla Khan v. the Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court writ petition dismissed as withdrawn (WP No. 12781 of 2025 (S-TR); NC: 2026:KHC:30644; decided 22.06.2026 by Justice Ashok S. Kinagi). Railway employee (Technician GR-1/MSM/YPR, South Western Railway, Yeshwanthpur) had sought quashing of Annexure-A transfer order dated 11.03.2025 (Grade-I SSE/P.WAY/WFD) and setting aside of the order in M.A No.148/2025 filed in O.A No.160/2025 of the Central Administrative Tribunal regarding interim relief on grounds of urgency. Withdrawal memo dated 11.06.2026 by counsel (C. Asharani) taken on record; petition dismissed as withdrawn; pending IAs disposed. No findings on transfer policy, railway administration action, or Tribunal procedure; no damages/costs awarded.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn: the Court took on record the petitioner's counsel's memo dated 11.06.2026 seeking withdrawal and ordered accordingly.