- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2686 WP No. 10606 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 10606 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. VENU K.M, S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, BALIGANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 130. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. R. SHASHI KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA INFORMATION COMMISSION, COURT HALL NO.04, MAHITI SOUDHA, DEVARAJ URA ROAD, OPPOSITE TO VIKASASOUDHA, WEST GATE NO.2, BANGALORE - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 2. SRI. M. SHANKAR, FATHER NAME NOT KNOW TO PETITIONER, AGED MAJOR, EDITOR SHRESTAVANI PATRIKE, DHARMARAYANAGARA, KOLAR TOWN - 563 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHARATH GOWDA G.B, ADVOCATE FOR R1; R2 SERVED - UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by MAMATHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2686 WP No. 10606 of 2023 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 22.02.23 PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT IN KIC/16912/APL/2022 IMPOSING THE PENALTY OF RS. 25,000/- ON THE PETITIONER ON THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENT NO. 1 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER The petitioner and learned counsel for the petitioner have filed a memo stating that the petitioner is willing to pay the penalty of Rs.25,000/- imposed by the respondent-Karnataka Information Commission and therefore, the learned counsel submits that the petition may be disposed of as not pressed. 2. The memo is taken on record subject to all just exceptions. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13 CT: BHK