- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4028 WP No. 35917 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 35917 OF 2024 (LB-ELE) BETWEEN: 1. SMT SWAPNA WIFE OF K.M.CHETHAN BABU, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, RESIDING AT SAMPIGENAGAR, VADDARAPALYA VILLAGE, HEBBAGODI CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, WARD NO.27, ELECTRONIC CITY POST, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT. PINCODE 560100 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PUNITH C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIKAS SOUDHA BENGALURU REP BY TIS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. KARNATAKA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, #16,2ND AND 3RD FLOOR, BALLARI ROAD, SADASHIVANAGARA, BENGALURU, PINCODE560080 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER, 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, PINCODE560009 Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4028 WP No. 35917 of 2024 4. THE TAHSILDAR, ANEKAL TALUK ANEKAL, PINCODE-562106 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER HEBBAGODI CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BANGALORE SOUTH SUB-DIVISION, KANDAYA BHAVAN, PINCODE-560009 6. SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER, ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, PINCODE562106 7. THE COMMISSIONER HEBBAGODI CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, PINCODE-560099 8. REVENUE OFFICER HEBBAGODI CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. BANGALORE DISTRICT, PINCODE -560099 9. REVENUE INSPECTOR, HEBBAGODI CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE DISTRICT, PINCODE 560099 10. BLOCK LEVEL OFFICER (BLO) WARD NO.27 OF SOLLAPURADAMMA, HEBBAGODI CMC, ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE DISTRICT, PINCODE-560099 11. SMT.LAKSHMAMMA, WIFE OF NARAYANSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT KAMMASANDRA VILLAGE, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4028 WP No. 35917 of 2024 BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, PINCODE 560099 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL CARIAPPA., AGA FOR R-1, R-3, R-4, R-5 AND R-6; SMT. VAISHALI HEGDE., ADVOCATE FOR R-2; SRI. A.NAGARAJAPPA., ADVOCATE FOR R-11; R-7 TO R-10 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA., PRAYING TO CALL FOR ENTIRE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE BYE-ELECTION OF WARD NO. 27 OF SOLLAPURDAMMA OF HEBBAGODI TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL HELD ON 23/11/2024 AND TO DECLARE THE ELECTION OF RETURNING CANDIDATE NAMELY, R11, WARD NO. 27 OF SOLLAPURDAMMA TEMPLE OF HEBBAGODI CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL HELD ON 23/11/2024 AND DECLARED ON 26/11/2024 BY RETURNING OFFICER / R5 AS PER ANN-E ON THE DEFECTIVE NOMINATION SUBMITTED BY THE R11 AS PER ANN-D AS NULL AND VOID ON ACCOUNT OF INCORRECT, FALSE AND ERRONEOUS AFFIDAVIT FILED BY THE R11, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the Writ Petition and reserve liberty to himself to urge all the grounds that are urged in this Writ Petition in the Election Petition that he has filed - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:4028 WP No. 35917 of 2024 in E.P. No.1/2024 before the Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Anekal. 2. Liberty, as sought for, is granted. Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. It is open for the petitioner to request the Election Tribunal to consider his interim prayer in the pending Election Petition. 4. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23