- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6401 WP No. 100785 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M.G.UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 100785 OF 2024 (SCST-) BETWEEN: SHRI. UDAY VISHWESHWAR BHAT AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: GOUDALLI, ISALOOR, TAL: SIRSI, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA 581343, REP. BY HIS GPA HOLDER, SHRI. SANJEEV S/O. PANDURANG NAIK. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY DEPT. OF REVENUE, M. S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KARWAR - 581301, TAL: KARWAR, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SIRSI - 581401, TAL: SIRSI, DIST: UTTARA KANANDA. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, SIRSI - 581401, TAL: SIRSI, Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6401 WP No. 100785 of 2024 DIST: UTTARA KANNADA. 5. SHRI. BASAVARAJ S/O. NAGAPPA BHOVIVADDAR, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O: SIRSI, TAL: SIRSI, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA – 581343. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. LAXMESH P. MUTAGUPPE, ADVOCATE FOR R5) ------ THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI BY QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO.PTCL.02/2023 DATED 7/12/2023 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-D, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M.G.UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner, after addressing his argument for some time at length, seeks permission to withdraw the petition as not pressed with liberty to file fresh petition. The memo is also filed in that regard. The submission and memo are placed on record. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6401 WP No. 100785 of 2024 In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as sought for, in accordance with law. In view of dismissal of the writ petition, pending I.A.No.2/2024, seeking vacating stay also stands dismissed. Sd/- (M.G.UMA) JUDGE MKM CT:ANB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17