- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11537-DB WP No. 32077 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH 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. 32077 OF 2024 (GM-POL) BETWEEN: 1. THE KUDACHI AGRICULTURAL AND SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES MULTIPURPOSE DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, KUDACHI RAIBAG TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591311 …PETITIONER (BY SRI GURUMATH G. RUDRAMUNI SHARMA, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI DESAI RAJENDRA CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST 708, 7TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING GATE NO.4, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 2. THE CHAIRMAN/MEMBER SECRETARY KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PARISARA BHAVAN, NO.49, CHURCH STREET BENGALURU-560001 Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11537-DB WP No. 32077 of 2024 3. THE ZONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD ZONAL OFFICE, BELAGAVI, 1ST FLOOR, PLOT NO.1 AUTO NAGAR, KANABARGI INDUSTRIAL AREA BELAGAVI-590015 4. THE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD HARINAGAR, 5TH CROSS, CHIKODI-591201 TALUK: CHIKODI, DISTRICT: BELAGAVI 5. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS O/O DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS CHIKKODI-591201 6. BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER RAIBAG, RAIBAG TAUK BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591317 7. ROYAL INDIAN ACADEMY REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN GNANADEEP EDUCATION SOCIETY KUDACHI, RAIBAG TALUK BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591311 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1, 5 AND 6; SRI A MAHESH CHOWDHARY, ADVOCATE FOR R-2 TO 4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE REFUSAL ORDERS DATED 18.03.2024 AND 20.04.2024 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.3 VIDE ANNEXURE-P AND ANNEXURE-P1 AND ETC. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11537-DB WP No. 32077 of 2024 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 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Memo on behalf of the petitioner is filed in court today seeking permission to withdraw the petition on the ground that closure order is passed. Memo is taken on record. Permission is granted. The petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. This order will not come in the way of the petitioner to challenge the closure order in accordance with law and on its own merits in respect of which, however, this court does not express any opinion on merits. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:11537-DB WP No. 32077 of 2024 In view of dismissal of the petition, the interlocutory applications, as may be pending, would not survive and they stand accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE BKV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 71