- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7199 WP No. 102854 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF MAY 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T.NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 102854 OF 2025 (LB-ELE) BETWEEN: VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O. SHIVARAJ MUGAPPARA, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: PRESIDENT OF GUNDAGATHI GRAM PANCHAYAT, R/O. #39, VTC, GUNDAGATHI, AT/PO. GUNDAGATHI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: VIJAYANAGAR-583137. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANJAY S. CHANAL, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. S.S. PATIL AND SRI. MAHANTESH R. PATIL, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-01. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, HARAPANAHALLI, SUB-DIVISION, HARAPANAHALLI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: VIJAYANAGAR-583131. 3. THE GRAM PANCHAYAT GUNDAGATHI, AT/PO. GUNDAGATHI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: VIJAYANAGAR-583137. 4. Y.B. RENUKARAJ S/O. Y. BASAPPA, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, AT/PO. GUNDAGATHI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: VIJAYANAGAR-583137. 5. M. HALAMMA W/O. M. KARIYAPPA, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, AT/PO. GUNDAGATHI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: VIJAYANAGAR-583137. Digitally signed by VIJAYALAKSHMI M KANKUPPI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7199 WP No. 102854 of 2025 6. DURGAMMA W/O. G. OBAPPA, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, AT/PO. GUNDAGATHI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: VIJAYANAGAR-583137. 7. K. ROJA W/O. K. KOTRESH, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, AT/PO. GUNDAGATHI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: VIJAYANAGAR-583137. 8. E. MANJAMMA W/O. E. NAGARAJAPPA, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, AT/PO. GUNDAGATHI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: VIJAYANAGAR-583137. 9. DEEVIRAMMA T.K. W/O. SIRIYAPPA, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, AT/PO. GUNDAGATHI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: VIJAYANAGAR-583137. 10. B. K. MANJAPPA S/O. B.K. HANAMANTHAPPA, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, AT/PO. GUNDAGATHI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: VIJAYANAGAR-583137. 11. HEMANTHAPPA S/O. BASAPPA BANAKAR, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, AT/PO. GUNDAGATHI, TQ: HARAPANAHALLI, DIST: VIJAYANAGAR-583137. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA FOR R1-R2; SRI. ANAND D. BAGEWADI, ADVOCATE FOR R4-R11) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 17/04/2025 IN NO.SUM/KAM/CHUNAVANE/01/2025-26 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY; TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER NO.1 TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AS ADYAKHSHA OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT GRAM PANCHAYAT TILL HIS TERM EXPIRES IN VIEW OF THE ANNEXURE-D, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7199 WP No. 102854 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T.NARENDRA PRASAD) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. The memo is taken on record. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (H.T.NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE kmv Ct:mck