- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7927 WP No. 108113 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NO. 108113 OF 2023 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN: NARAYAN S/O. ANAND KULKARNI, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. PLOT NO.9 OF TIMBER YARD, TQ: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580021. …PETITIONER (BY MS. SURABHI R. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS ARANYA BHAVAN, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE-560 003. 3. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, DHARWAD DIVISION, ARANYA SANKEERNA, K.C. PARK, DHARWAD-580 008. 4. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, DHARWAD DIVISION, NEAR K.C. PARK, P.B. ROAD, DHARWAD-580 008. VIJAYALAKSHMI M KANKUPPI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7927 WP No. 108113 of 2023 5. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELE) O & M UNKAL CSD-4, NAVANAGAR, HESCOM, HUBBALLI-580 025. 6. SRI. LAKSHMI VENKATESHWARA SAW MILL, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR RESPONDENT NO.7, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. PLOT NO.10, TIMBER YARD, UNAKAL, TQ: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580 021. 7. SMT. SANDHYA SHRIDHAR KULKARNI AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS R/O. PLOT NO.10, TIMBER YARD UNAKAL, TQ: HUBBALLI DIST: DHARWAD 580 021. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1-R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO, i. ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 01.07.2022 BEARING NO.C1/SAWMILL/NAVIKARANA/CR- 19/19-20/2022-23/649 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.4, RENEWING THE LICENSE IN THE NAME OF RESPONDENT NO.7 TO RUN THE RESPONDENT NO.6 SAW MILL FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01.04.2020 TO 31.03.2022, PRODUCED AS PER ANNEXURE-A; AND THE ORDER DATED 25.08.2022 BEARING NO. U.A.SUM/DHARWAD/C1/01/2022-23/3896/2022-23 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.4, RENEWING THE LICENSE IN THE NAME OF RESPONDENT NO.7 TO RUN THE RESPONDENT NO.6 SAW MILL FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01-04-2022 TO 31- 03-2027, PRODUCED AS PER ANNEXURE-B, AND THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 19-02-2020 BEARING NO.HBL/CSD- 4/AEE(EL)/AAO/19-20 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.5 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-S. ii. ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.5 TO STOP THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY IN RESPECT OF RR NO.MP2278 STANDING IN THE NAME OF RESPONDENT NO.7 AND ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7927 WP No. 108113 of 2023 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) Learned AGA Sri.S.V. Magadum, accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 to 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. Memo and submission of the learned counsel is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE gab CT-MCK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 55