- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33051-DB WP No. 35025 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO. 35025 OF 2024 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: SRI ARUNODAYA B SHRIKHANDE S/O. BALESH SHRIKHANDE, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS TAHASILDAR GRADE-II (UNDER RULE 32), ANNIGERI TAHASILDAR OFFICE, DHARWAD, R/O. NEAR B. K. COLLEGE, CHIKODI, TALUK CHIKODI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H M VIJAYA RAGHAVA SARATHY, ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE OFFICE OF REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI REGION, DC COMPOUND, BELAGAVI-01. 3. THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, BELAGAVI-01. Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33051-DB WP No. 35025 of 2024 4. B. S. KADAKBHAVI, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGE: MAJOR, WORKING AS TAHASILDAR GRADE-II, (UNDER RULE 42), MUDDEBIHAL TALUK, VIJAYANAGAR DISTRICT-02. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 19.06.2023 IN A.NO-408/2023 PASSED BY THE KSAT BENGALURU ANNEXURE- A AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE APPLICATION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Learned counsel Sri.Vijaya Raghava Sarathy H.M. for the petitioner, after arguing the matter for some time seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the writ petition, keeping open all the contention. 2. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is placed on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33051-DB WP No. 35025 of 2024 3. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, keeping open all the contentions of the parties. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE MPK CT:bms List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18