- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10535-DB WP No. 21641 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 21641 OF 2023 (GM-MM_S) BETWEEN: 1. SRI B. HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZENSHIP NOT CLAIMED) S/O. LATE C.M. BYANNA, R/AT DHANAVAHALLI VILLAGE, NARASAPURA HOBLI, KOLAR TQ AND DIST. PIN - 563 133. …PETITIONER (BY SRI NATARAJA BALLAL A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIKHASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, SESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU - 560 001 REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR. Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10535-DB WP No. 21641 of 2023 3. THE CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT TASK FORCE (MINES) COMMITTEE, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT - 563 101. 4. JOINT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SOUTH ZONE, MYSORE - 570 022. 5. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, OFFICE OF THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, JILLA ADALITHA BHAVANA, KOLAR - 563 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 21.02.2012 (ANNEXURE-A) BEARING No. 06 AQL2012 FORTHWITH AND ETC,. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10535-DB WP No. 21641 of 2023 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Figures on record of this petition, the memo of withdrawal dated 13.02.2025 signed by the petitioner as well as learned advocate for the petitioner. 2. The said memo reads as under, "The Petitioners above named respectfully pray that in view of the petitioner filing a comprehensive petition in W.P.No.5585/2024 and prosecuting the same, he does not want to pursue the above petition and this petition may be dismissed as withdrawn and liberty may be granted to file the fresh petition in the interest, in the interest of justice." 3. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with observation that this court does not express any opinion on the maintainability or merits of the proposed comprehensive petition. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE DDU/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 92