- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7600 WP No. 103203 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NO. 103203 OF 2025 (LB-ELE) BETWEEN: SRI. SHIVANAND MENASINKAI S/O. GURUSIDDAPPA, AGE: 50, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. SHILAWANTAR ONI, HUBLI-580020, DIST: DHARWAD. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. VIDYAVATI M. KOTTURSHETTAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI DIVISION, POST AND DIST: BELAGAVI, BELAGAVI-590001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DIST: DHARWAD, DHARWAD-580001. 4. THE HUBLI-DHARWAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, DHARWAD-580001, DIST: DHARWAD, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 5. THE BELGAUM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, DIST: BELGAUM, BELGAUM-590001, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. CHANABASAPPA K KALLUR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7600 WP No. 103203 of 2025 6. THE GULBARGA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, DIST: GULBARGA, GULBARGA-585101, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 7. THE BELLARY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, DIST: BELLARY, BELLARY-583101, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 8. THE BIJAPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, DIST: BIJAPUR, BIJAPUR-586101, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.M. KHANNUR, AGA FOR R1-R3; SRI. G.I. GACHCHINAMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R4; SRI. VINAY S. KOUJALAGI, ADVOCATE FOR R5; SRI. SHARANABASAVARAJ C., ADVOCATE FOR R7; R6 & R8-SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE NOTIFICATION GOVERNMENT ORDER NO.UDD 02 MLR 2022 DATED 29.09.2022 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 AT ANNEXURE - J. b) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO.1 TO REDO TO RESERVATIONS TO THE POST OF MAYOR OF BALLARI, BELAGAVI, HUBLI DHARWAD KALABURAGI, VIJAYAPURA MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BY FOLLOWING THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED BEARING NO.UDD 204 MLR 2020 DATED 21.01.2021 VIDE ANNEXURE – B AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7600 WP No. 103203 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) Learned counsel for the petitioner files memo dated 12.06.2025 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw this petition. 2. Memo dated 12.06.2025 reads as under : “Herein the memo on behalf of the petitioner as under : I am the petitioner in the top noted petition. The above said petition may kindly be permitted to withdraw and the election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor may kindly be held on or before 28.06.2025, in the interest of justice and equity.” 3. Memo is signed by the petitioner as well as counsel representing the petitioner. Learned AGA has not objections for same. 4. Learned AGA has no objections for the same. Hence, placing the memo and submission on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE CKK CT-MCK List No.: 3 Sl No.: 1