- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14070-DB WP No. 14247 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 14247 OF 2024 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: SRI. S. RAJU, S/O SIDDAIAH, AGED 64 YEARS, RETIRED MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, SAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. R/AT DOOR NO.1108/34, 'SRI SIDDESHWARA NILAYA', OPP. AUTO COMPLEX, VINOBHANAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 204. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA RAO BHOUNSLE, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, BY ITS REGISTRAR, M.S.BUILDING, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA FOR R1) Digitally signed by SHAKAMBARI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14070-DB WP No. 14247 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE a) A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE ORDER IN A. No. 845 OF 2022 DATED 05.12.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-D PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU AND FURTHER PLEASED TO ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT) Four opportunities for addressing the office objections earlier given have gone in vain. Fifth time, the matter has come before the Court. There is no representation from the side of the petitioner, either. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14070-DB WP No. 14247 of 2024 In view of the above, Court presumes that the petitioner has lost interest in prosecuting the cause and therefore, the petition is accordingly dismissed. Registry to send a copy of this order to the petitioner by speed post. Sd/- (KRISHNA S DIXIT) JUDGE Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE DH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5