- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2080 WP No. 15648 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 15648 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: M/S. BULLS EYE MEDIA PVT. LTD., (A REGISTERED COMPANY UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT), HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO. 40, LGF, NATIONAL PARK, LAJPATH NAGAR PART-IV, NEW DELHI - 110 024. HAVING ITS BRANCH OFFICE AT NO. 615/A, 2ND FLOOR, 10TH MAIN, 31ST CROSS, 4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 011, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR MR. MUKESH KUMAR. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BHARATH KUMAR V, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. BANGALORE METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD., REGD. OFFICE AT BMTC COMPLEX, 3RD FLOOR, K.H. ROAD, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN/MANAGER. Digitally signed by MAMATHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2080 WP No. 15648 of 2023 2. BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, BENGALURU - 560 002, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARISH N.N, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. B.L. SANJEEV ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA RAYING TO QUASH THE TERMINATION NOTICE DATED 31.01.2023 (ANNX-A) ISSUED BY THE R1 BANGALORE METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD. WHEREBY THE LICENSE AGREEMENT 24.07.2017 VIDE ANNEXURE-B ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE R1 AND THE PRESENT PETITIONER IS SOUGHT TO BE CANCELLED. BEARING NO.BMRCL/DCE/PD/PARTYP/AUDIT-8/2023/16881 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for respondent No.1-BMRCL has filed a memo stating that during the hearing on 30.07.2024, the petitioner submitted that it would not press the prayers if the directions are issued to the BMRCL to refund the security deposit of the first year advance license fee. Accordingly, the respondent-BMRCL made payment of - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2080 WP No. 15648 of 2023 Rs.1,88,80,123/- by RTGS to the petitioner on 18.01.2025. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition for the reasons stated above. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7 CT: BHK