- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8955-DB WP No. 1951 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 1951 OF 2025 (LB-RES PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. LOKESH V.S. S/O SRI. SHIVALINGEGOWDA H.S. AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/OF JPM LAYOUT, HALAGUR MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571 421 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K.ABHINAV ANAND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT. RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ KARNATAKA STATE GOVT. SECRETARIAT VIKASA SODUHA, BENGALURU -560 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ GANDHINAGAR 1ST CROSS Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8955-DB WP No. 1951 of 2025 BENGALURU-560 009 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA -571 401 4. THE EXCUTIVE OFFICER RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ MALAVALLI TALUK MALAVALLI, MANDYA -571 430 5. THE PANCHAYATHA DEVELOPMENT OFFICER H. BASAVAPURA GRAM PANCHAYATH HALAGUR HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT -571 421 6. SMT. BASURAJAMMA D/O SMT. PARVATHAMMA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/OF GANESHA TEMPLE STREET HALAGURU, MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT -571 421 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W RULE 14(1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS AGAINST RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 5 DIRECTING THEM TO DIRECT THE 6TH RESPONDENT TO COMPLY THE REQUIREMENTS AS CONTEMPLATED IN TECHNICAL APPROVAL ORDER IN No.JAM.NI.MAI/NA.YO(1)/VI.NA.A/08/2015-16 DATED 24.04.2015 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:8955-DB WP No. 1951 of 2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-C WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD LIKE 6 MONTHS AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Learned advocate for the petitioner in course of the hearing seeks permission to withdraw the petition. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10