- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24679 WP No. 44848 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 44848 OF 2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SMT ASHA PRAVEEN W/O GOPAL KRISHNA B .N, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, RENT CONTROLLER, BANGALORE NORTH DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVAN, 3RD FLOOR, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 560 009. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SADHANA DESAI.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPT BY SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIDHAN SOUDA, DR. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001 2. THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION REPT. BY COMMISSIONER, 2ND FLOOR, INFORMATION COMMISSION, OPPOSITE VIDHAN SOUDHA WEST GATE-2, BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24679 WP No. 44848 of 2019 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMISSION, BENGALURU SOUTH, K G ROAD, BENGALURU 560 009. 4. THE THASILDAR ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BENGALURU 562 106. 5. B KRISHNA REDDY SON OF NOT KNOWN, AGED MAJOR, CHARTGERED ENGINEER, NO.56, 1ST FLOOR, 1ST CROSS, LAKKASANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 030. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR AGA FOR R1; SRI. SHARATH GOWDA GB., ADVOCATE FOR R2; R4 AND R5 SERVED) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT RULE 8 OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATIN RULES, 2012 AND THE CONSEQUENTIAL CLAUSE (v) OF SUB-RULE (1) OF RULE UNDER THE KARNATAKA RIGHT TO INFORMATIN RULES, 2005 IS ULTRAVIRES SECTION 19(3) OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24679 WP No. 44848 of 2019 ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: '' (i) Issue a Writ or Declaration by declaring that rule 8 of the Right to Information Rules, 2012 and the consequential Clause (v) of Sub-Rule (1) of Rule under the Karnataka Right to Information Rules, 2005 is ultravires section 19(3) of The Right to Information Act; (ii) Consequently issue a Writ in the nature of Certiorari to quash Annexure-A, passed in Proceedings No.KIC/5158/APL/2015, dated.21/02/2017; (iii) Issue such other writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice and equity.'' 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 08.07.2025 signed by the learned counsel for the petitioner, which reads as under: '' This hon'ble Court may kindly permit the petitioner to withdraw the above petition as the same has become infructuous. This memo may kindly be taken on record in the interest of justice and equity. '' 3. Accepting the said memo and the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE RL