- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10594-DB WA No. 100536 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO. 100536 OF 2024 (GM-R/C) BETWEEN: 1. SRI.MAHESHWAR S/O. SHANTARAM ANVEKAR AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: GOLD SMITH R/O. CHITTAKULA, TQ: KARWAR, PIN- 2. SRI.PRAMOD KAMALAKAR BANDEKAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: CONTRACTOR R/O. CHITTAKULA, TQ: KARWAR, PIN- 3. SRI.SANTOSH S/O. SRIKANT NAIK AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O. CHITTAKULA, TQ: KARWAR, PIN- 4. LINGARAJ PUTTU KALAGUTKAR AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O. CHITTAKULA, TQ: KARWAR, PIN- 5. SRI.DATTAL VITTAL ACHARI AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O. CHITTAKULA, TQ: KARWAR, PIN- 6. SRI.ANIL MAJLIKAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O. CHITTAKULA, TQ: KARWAR, PIN- 7. SRI.SANTOSH JANY WARKER AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O. CHITTAKULA, TQ: KARWAR, PIN- 8. SRI.PRAMOD SHANTAVAM DESAI AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O. CHITTAKULA, TQ: KARWAR, PIN- 9. SMT.LATA SHANTA GADAKAR Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10594-DB WA No. 100536 of 2024 AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O. CHITTAKULA, TQ: KARWAR, PIN- 10. SRI.DEEPAK SADANAND SHIRDORKAR AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O. CHITTAKULA, TQ: KARWAR,PIN- …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. SURESH S. BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT M,.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS & CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UTTARA KANNADA, DISTRICT KARWAR, 4. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER SEA BIRD, KARWAR, PIN- 5. SRI.JAGADISH M.NAIK AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: MANAGER SHANTADURGA MAHAMAYA TEMPLE R/O.CHITTAKULA, TQ: KARWAR,PIN- 6. SRI.DATTATRAYA S/O.GHANASHYAM DESAI AGE: 80 YEARS, OCC: PRESIDENT R/O. SRI.SHANTADURGA MAHAMAYA @ MAHAMAYA TEMPLE, SADASHIVAGAD KARWAR, DIST: U.K, PIN- 7. SRI.SHIVANAND S/O.GANABA RANE AGE: 88 YEARS, OCC: TRUSTEE R/O. SRI.SHANTADURGA MAHAMAYA @ MAHAMAYA TEMPLE, SADASHIVAGAD KARWAR, DIST: U.K. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.S. KALASURMATH, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10594-DB WA No. 100536 of 2024 THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S.4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 08.09.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.108140/2016 (GM-R/C) AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS WRIT APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) Learned counsel for the appellants files a memo for withdrawal of the appeal. The memo reads as hereunder: “The appellants are humbly submitted as follows: The counsel appearing for the appellants in the above noted Writ Appeal, upon instructions of the Appellants submit that, as per Order in Writ Appeal No.100139/2025 dt: 18.07.2025, the Appellants are not to prosecute the above writ Appeal as not pressed. Hence this memo, and same may kindly be taken on record, in view of the above development, the Appellants are intends to withdraw this petition. It is most respectfully prayed to accept this memo on record and permit the Appellants to withdraw the Writ Appeal as per this memo, in the ends of justice.” - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10594-DB WA No. 100536 of 2024 In view of the aforesaid memo, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) JUDGE VP