- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20352 WP No. 15746 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 15746 OF 2019 (T-IT) BETWEEN: SRI. K. SEETHARAM RAI AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, S/O S NARAYAN RAI, RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-100, RASHMI NIVAS, SAVANNUR VILLAGE AND POST, PUTTUR TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT-574202. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BALRAM R RAO, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CENTRAL CIRCLE-2, MANGALURU. 2. DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX (INVESTIGATION) CR BUILDING, ANNEX, QUEENS ROAD, BENGALURU. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M. DILIP, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20352 WP No. 15746 of 2019 QUASH THE SEARCH WARRANT DTD 31.01.2017 ISSUED BY R-2 HEREIN AND ALL CONSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS THEREIN INCLUDING THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ORDER DTD 28.12.2018 VIDE ANNX-C ISSUED BY R-1; QUASH THE NOTICE DTD 26.07.2018 AND 07.08.2018 ISSUED U/S.153 C OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 BY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-2, MANGALURU/R-1 VIDE ANNX-A AND B RESPECTIVELY; QUASH THE ASSESSMENT ORDERS FROM THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2011-12 TO 2017-18 VIDE ANNX-D1-D7. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The petitioner has caused a memo for withdrawal, which reads as under: "The Advocate for the Petitioner prays that he may be permitted to the withdraw the Writ Petition, as the Writ Petition filed is infructuous. Liberty may be reserved to file a fresh Writ Petition or to file recall application in the interest of justice and equity." - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20352 WP No. 15746 of 2019 In the light of the afore, the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE RB