- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24460-DB WP No. 9047 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO.9047 OF 2023 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S BUILDING, DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MADHU KIRAN JAGGA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. JOSEPH ANTHONY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. SRI RAJIV R.E. S/O R.T.ERAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT TALUK OFFICE, HASSAN HASSAN DISTRICT R/AT NO.567, KUVEMPUNAGAR NEAR MINI VIKASA SOUDHA, HASSAN – 573 201. Digitally signed by MADHUSHREE H Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24460-DB WP No. 9047 of 2023 3. SRI. D.YATHISH S/O LATE A.K.DEVARAJ SECOND DEVISION ASSISTANT D.C.ROAD, B.M.ROAD, HASSAN, R/AT KESHAVA NILAYA 2ND MAIN, 3RD CROSS, MLA'S HOUSE ROAD, HEMAVATHINAGAR, HASSAN – 573 201. 4. SRI. VIKHA R. AHMED S/O LATE B.M.ZAKRIA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, SHIRESTEDAR, TALUK OFFICE, HASSAN – 573 201 R/AT C/O ARUN KUMAR EUM COTTAGE, 2ND CROSS RAKSHAMAPURAM HASSAN – 573 201 5. SRI JAYARAM K.R. S/O LATE RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT TALUK OFFICE, ALUR HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 18.12.2020 IN APPLICATION No.7141-7144/2017 (ANNEXURE-A) AS ISSUED BY THE KSAT, ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24460-DB WP No. 9047 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Sri.Madhu Kiran Jagga, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Sri.Joseph Anthony, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. 2. His submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE MH/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14