- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9599 WP No. 18052 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 18052 OF 2019 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: SHOWKATH ALI KHAN S/O:MAHABOOB KHAN, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS OCC:CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, W/A:PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, HALIWANA AT & PSOT, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR G M.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S.BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560001. 2. REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES OFFICE OF CO-OP. SOCIETY REGISTRAR, NO.1, ALIASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560052. 3. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES DAVANAGERE SUB-DIVISION, VIDHYANAGAR, DAVANAGERE. 4. THE PRESIDENT PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, HALWANA AT & POST, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9599 WP No. 18052 of 2019 HARIHAR TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT. 5. G.K. MALLESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS DIRECTOR, PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, HALWANA AT & POST, HARIHAR TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK., AGA FOR R1-R3 R4-SERVED AND UNREPRESENED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE APPOINTMENT OF ENQUIRY OFFICE AS PER THE ORDER DTD25.2.2019 DTD 25.2.2019 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-F PASSED BY THE R-3. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: i. To issue a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the appointment of enquiry officer as per the order dated 25.02.2019 bearing No. AR-31/Sec 64/CR- 02/2018-19 dated 25.02.2019 produced at Annexure-F, passed by the Respondent No.3 ii. Pass such other orders/directions as may be deemed appropriate under the circumstances of the case, in the ends of justice. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9599 WP No. 18052 of 2019 2. A memo dated 6.3.2025 has been filed and signed by the learned counsel for the petitioner, which reads as under; Memo for withdrawal The above named petitioner submits as follows; Since the petition has held infructuous and same may be permitted to withdrawn as not pressed, in the interest of justice and equity. 3. Accepting the said memo and submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is dismissed as not pressed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45