- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26611-DB WP No. 19507 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO. 19507 OF 2025 (KLGP) BETWEEN: 1. SRI M S SHANKARGULLI S/O. LATE SANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, RETIRED SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, RESIDING AT HOUSE NO. 44, 14TH MAIN ROAD, 15TH CROSS, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, YELAHANKA, GKVK POST, BENGALURU 560065. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.S.P.KULKARNI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI.HARSHITHA MANI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE REGISTRAR (JUDICIAL) KARNATAKA LAND GRABBING PROHIBITION SPECIAL COURT, KANDAYA BHAVAN, 3RD FLOOR, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009. 3. THE TAHSHILDAR, YELAHANKA TALUK OFFICE, Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26611-DB WP No. 19507 of 2025 YELAHANKA, BENGALURU-560 065. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SARITHA KULKARNI., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER, QUASHING THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN LGC(S) No-123/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE KARNATAKA LAND GRABBING PROHIBITION SPECIAL COURT BENGALURU INITIATED PURSUANT TO ORDER DATED 01.02.2025 AND ORDER OF COGNIZANCE DATED 13.02.2025 AS BEING ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY AND WITHOUT JURISDICTION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY (ANNEUXRE-J) & ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Learned senior counsel Sri.S.P.Kulkarni for Sri.Harshitha Mani, learned counsel for petitioner after arguing the matter for some time, seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26611-DB WP No. 19507 of 2025 2. Submission of the learned senior counsel is placed on record. 3. Writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE NC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33