- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10107 WP No. 11955 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 11955 OF 2024 (S-TR) BETWEEN: SRI. RANGARAJU S/O. JAGANNATHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR, WARD NO.1, SIRA CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, R/AT KALLUKOTE, SIRA TOWN, SIRA, TUMAKURU-572137 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAYAKA B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001 2. DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION VISHWESHWARAIAH TOWER, 9TH FLOOR, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560001. 3. SRI. K. RUDRESH AGED MAJOR, POSTED AS MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, SIRA, SIRA-572137. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHIVAPRABHU HIREMATH, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2; Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10107 WP No. 11955 of 2024 SRI. GOPALAKRISHNAMURTHY C., ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF QUO WARRANTO OUSTING RESPONDENT NO.3 FROM THE POST OF MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, SIRA AS HE IS INELIGIBLE TO HOLD THE SAID POST INASMUCH AS THE POST OF MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER IS TO BE FILLED/ OCCUPIED BY MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER GRADE - II OR GRADE - I AS PER THE KARNATAKA MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE (CADRE & RECRUITMENT) RULES, 2022 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition. 2. The memo is taken on record. In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE HJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0