- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41574 WP No. 31081 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 31081 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. R. RAGHAVENDRA REDDY S/O. LATE RAMA REDDY AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS NO. 47/10/01, 6TH CROSS 10TH MAIN, BSK 3RD STAGE BENGALURU - 560 085. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA A.C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, 3RD GATE, 3RD FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE ZILLA PANCHAYAT BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT S. KARIAPPA ROAD, BANASHANKARI (NEAR BANASHANKARI TEMPLE) BENGALURU - 560 070 REP BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 3. THE TALUK PANCHAYAT YALAHANKA TALUK NES OFFICE ROAD, SUGGAPPA LAYOUT, EAST COLONY, YALAHANKA, BENGALURU - 560 064, REP BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41574 WP No. 31081 of 2025 4. THE MEENUKUNTE GRAMA PANCHAYATH MEENUKUNTE VILLAGE YALAHANKA TALUK BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT - 562 157 REP BY PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 5. SMT. ANJINAMMA W/O. RAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 6. SRI. RAMACHANDRA. C S/O. LATE CHIKKAMUNISWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 7. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA W/O. MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 8. SRI. MUNIYAPPA S/O. DODDAANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 9. SRI. VENKATESH S/O. JAYARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS 10. SMT. MUTHYALAMMA W/O. MUNIVENKATASWAMY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 11. SRI. MUNIVENKATASWAMY S/O. LATE RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 12. SRI. RAJASHEKAR S/O. LATE PILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 13. SRI. NARASIMHAPPA S/O. MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41574 WP No. 31081 of 2025 14. SRI. AMBRISH S/O. MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 15. SMT. GOWRAMMA W/O. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 16. SMT. ANNAPOORNA D/O. MUNIVENKATASWAMY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 17. SMT. AKKAYAMMA W/O. ANAND KUMAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 18. SMT. CHANNAMMA W/O. LOKESH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS 19. SMT. ANUMAKKA W/O. PILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS THE RESPONDENT NO.5 TO 17 ARE R/AT CHANNAHALLI VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, YALAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT-562 157. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.K.KENCHE GOWDA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE RESOLUTION DATED 20.01.2007 PASSED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41574 WP No. 31081 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time, sought permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file an appeal under Section 269 of the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (for short, 'the Act, 1993') before the appropriate Authority. 2. In view of the aforesaid submission, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to file an appeal before the appropriate Authority under Section 269 of the Act, 1993. The time consumed in pursuing this petition shall be deducted while calculating the limitation applicable to an appeal that may be filed by the petitioner. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE SMA/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38