- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42892 WP No. 8352 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 8352 OF 2017 (SC-ST) BETWEEN: LOKESH NAIK S/O RAMA NAIK AGED BOUT 50 YEARS OCC:AGRICULTURIST R/O JAYANTHINGAR VILLAGE CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577223. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M R HIREMATHAD AND SRI. R. SURESH., ADVOCATES) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANASOUDHA DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE DISTRICT DAVANAGERE-577001. Digitally signed by VIDYA G R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42892 WP No. 8352 of 2017 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE SUB DIVISION DAVANAGERE-577001. 4. THE THAHASILDAR CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE-577217. 5. CHIKKA SIDDAPPA VASUDEVA S/O LATE SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS CHIRADONI VILLAGE CHANNAGIRI TALUK-577231. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.SESHU., HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 13.01.2017 PASSED BY THE R-2 AT ANNEXURE-F, CONSEQUENTLY QUASH OF THE ORDER DATED 25.03.2023 PASSED BY THE R-3 AT ANNEXURE-E AND DIRECT THE R-3 TO NOT MUTATE THE NAME OF THE R-5 IN RESPECT OF THE LAND IN SY.NO.35/19 OF CHIRADONI VILLAGE AND TO PASS SUCH OTHER ORDER, DIRECTION OR RELIEF AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42892 WP No. 8352 of 2017 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Learned Counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 28.10.2025, which reads as hereunder: "Advocate for the Petitioner respectfully submits that, In view of the subsequent developments, the petitioner has preparing to file necessary proceedings before the appropriate authority. Wherefore, the petitioner praying this Hon'ble court to grant permission to withdraw the above petition with liberty to file necessary proceedings before the appropriate authority in the interest of justice and equity." 2. In the light of the same, the petition is disposed of without adjudication reserving liberty to the petitioner as sought for. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE DL CT: JL