- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19431-DB WP No. 2022 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO.2022 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. VISHWANATH NINGAPPA SHEBANNAVAR S/O NINGAPPA SHEBANNAVAR AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, RESIDENT OF SIGIKERI VILLAGE, BAGALKOT TALUK AND DISTRICT – 587 111. 2. SRI MALLIKARAJUN WALIKAR S/O HANUMANTH WALIKAR, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, RESIDENT OF SIGIKERI VILLAGE, BAGALKOT TALUK AND DISTRICT – 587 111. 3. SRI SHIDDAYYA VIRAKATHMATH S/O BASAYYA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, RESIDENT OF SIGIKERI VILLAGE, BAGALKOT TALUK AND DISTRICT – 587 111. 4. SRI MALLAPPA METI S/O SHANKRAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RESIDENT OF SIGIKERI VILLAGE BAGALKOT TALUK AND DISTRICT – 587 111. 5. SRI PARASHURAM Y KALLOL S/O YALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDENT OF SIGIKERI VILLAGE BAGALKOT TALUK AND DISTRICT – 587 111. 6. SRI HOLABASAPPA MACHAKANUR S/O ADIVEPPA MACHAKANUR Digitally signed by PRAJWAL A Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19431-DB WP No. 2022 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RESIDENT OF SIGIKERI VILLAGE, BAGALKOT TALUK AND DISTRICT – 587 111. 7. SRI SIDDAPPA KAGALAGOMB S/O HANAMMAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, RESIDENT OF SIGIKERI VILLAGE, BAGALKOT TALUK AND DISTRICT – 587 111. 8. SRI SURESH BALAPPA BARAKER S/O BALAPPA BARAKER AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDENT OF SIGIKERI VILLAGE, BAGALKOT TALUK AND DISTRICT – 587 111. 9. SRI YALLAPPA MACHAKANUR S/O PAKIRAPPA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, RESIDENT OF SIGIKERI VILLAGE, BAGALKOT TALUK AND DISTRICT – 587 111. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SANGAMESH G. PATIL., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, TO GOVT, DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND JUSTICE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001. 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY MR. KIRAN V. RON., AAG ALONG WITH MS. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19431-DB WP No. 2022 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W RULE 14(1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PRACTICE & PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES 2018, PRAYING TO i) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER REPRESENTATIONS DATED 20.09.2023 (VIDE ANNEXURE A, B AND C) AND PASS NECESSARY ORDER/S HEREWITH AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo dated 09.06.2025 seeking withdrawal of the petition, which reads as under: The counsel for Petitioners most respectfully prays that this Hon'ble court may be pleased to permit the petitioners to withdraw the above case, since the relief sought in the petition was considered and Hon'ble presiding officers has been appointed as prayed in the representation. Wherefore I pray that this Hon'ble court may be pleased to take the memo on record and dismiss the above Writ petition as withdrawn, in the interest of justice and equity. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19431-DB WP No. 2022 of 2024 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits he wishes to withdraw the petition. 4. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 5. Pending IAs if any, shall stands disposed of. Sd/- (V KAMESWAR RAO) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE SMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37 CT:SK