- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48608 WP No. 23481 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 23481 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI CHETAN S/O THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.8-A, 3RD MAIN, N R LAYOUT, VIJINAPURA BENGALURU-560 016. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HOLABASAPPA HALAKERI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIR DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL METROLOGY ROOM NO.320, VIKASA SOUDHA DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE LOKAYUKTA AND UPA -LOKAYUKTA DR B R AMBEDKAR ROAD M S BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48608 WP No. 23481 of 2024 4. THE SECRETARIES DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNELS AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS ROOM NO.246, 2ND FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. 5. 6. THE OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL METROLOGY MAPANA SOUDHA NO.01 4TH FLOOR, ALI ASKER ROAD P B NO.175, BENGALURU-560 052. SRI.GOVINDAPPA C. DEPUTY CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY (ADMIN), OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY MAPANA SOUDHA, 4TH FLOOR, NO.1, ALI ASKER ROAD, P.B.No.175, BENGALURU-560 052. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B. RAVINDRANATH, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST RESPONDENT NO.6 FOR HIS UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE AND MISUSE OF POWERS AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48608 WP No. 23481 of 2024 ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner is before this Court, seeking for the following reliefs: a) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to take appropriate action against respondent No.6 for his unauthorized absence and misuse of powers. b.) Issue a writ of certiorari directing the respondent No.2 to take necessary action against the respondent No.6 for misusing the official powers and for causing financial loss to the government which is still pending for consideration in case no. COMPI/UPLOK/BCD/6481/2023 before the Karnataka Upa-lokayuktha since 24.11.2023 at ANNEXURE-H". 2. Perusal of the documents indicate that there is no private lis involved. Faced with the same, learned counsel for petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the above petition with liberty to file a fresh petition by complying with the requirements of the High Court of Karnataka (Public Interest Litigation) Rules, 2018. Reserving such liberty petition stands dismissed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SBN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22