- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5371 WP No. 32260 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 32260 OF 2024 (EXCISE) BETWEEN: M/S. JOHN DISTILLERIES PRIVATE LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO.110, PANTHARAPALYA, MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560039 REPRESENTED HEREIN BY ITS DIRECTOR, MR. N KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRADEEP S. SAWKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. EXCISE COMMISSIONER IN KARNATAKA KARNATAKA STATE EXCISE DEPARTMENT, 2ND FLOOR, TTMC - A BLOCK, BMTC BUILDING, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560027. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT(6), BENGALURU - 560061. 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, M/S. JOHN DISTILLERIES PRIVATE LIMITED, NO.110, PANTHARAPALYA, MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 039. Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5371 WP No. 32260 of 2024 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, (AUDIT-I) KARNATAKA AUDIT BHAVAN, NEAR VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH B., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE DEMAND NOTICE DATED 24/01/2024 BEARING NO. EXE/JDPL/AUDIT/17/2023-24, ISSUED BY R3 (ANNEXURE- A) AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER Memo is filed seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the petition. Memo is accepted. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent authority, if such course of action is advised in law. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE DS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19