- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4964-DB WP No. 25579 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT PETITION NO. 25579 OF 2024 (GM-POL) BETWEEN: M/S. BRAHMANANDA SAGAR JAGGERY INDUSTRIES HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT HARUGERI-591 220 REP. BY ITS PARTNER MR. MAHAVEER J. ASKI …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANIRUDHA R. NAYAK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 2. THE MEMBER SECRETARY KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD "PARISARA BHAVAN", No.49 CHURCH STREET BENGALURU-560 001 3. THE ZONAL SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD No.1, MAIN ROAD, AUTO NAGAR KANBARGI INDUSTRIAL AREA BELGAVI-590 015 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1; Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4964-DB WP No. 25579 of 2024 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO (a) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF A CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDER /DIRECTION BEARING No.PCB/311/17CAT/HPI/ 2014/2024/2232 DATED 30.08.2024 ENCLOSED AS ANNEXURE-B1 AND GRANT CFO IN TERMS OF THE MANDATE OF SECTION 25(7) OF THE WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 14.11.2024 seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the petition, which reads as under; 1. "That the petitioner was aggrieved by inaction of the respondent in not granting CFO despite the earlier directions of this Hon'ble High Court. That the petitioner sought for deemed sanction of CFO in terms of Section 25 of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. 2. However, the authorities have now accorded the sanction. The petitioner's therefore seek leave of this Hon'ble Court - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4964-DB WP No. 25579 of 2024 to withdraw the petition keeping all issues open. Hence, this memo." 2. In view of the memo, writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE PN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 55