- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38889-DB WP No. 25677 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 25677 OF 2025 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. MAHENDRA V S/O. VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/O. MAGALAKUPPE VILLAGE YALAGERE POST CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK AND DISTRICT - 562 104 …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHIVA KUMAR K.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE SECRETARY (MSME AND MINES) COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO. 49, KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38889-DB WP No. 25677 of 2025 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101 4. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS CHIKKABALLAPURA DIVISION CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101 5. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING ANNEXURE-A IN No.GaBhuE/ UNi(Kha.Aa)/CKB/KaGuGaAaSa-70/2015- 2024-25/ 15694-15696 DATED 16.11.2024 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present petition with liberty to avail alternate remedy. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38889-DB WP No. 25677 of 2025 2. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19