- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48460 WP No. 7798 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 7798 OF 2023 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI MALLIKARJUNA B M @ FIGHTER RAVI S/O SRI. N MALLAIAH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT 375, 13th CROSS, 9th MAIN, VYALIKAVAL BENGALURU 03. &PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUYOG HERELE E., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF HOME REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VIDHANASOUDHA BENGALURU 01. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU 01. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE CENTRAL DIVISION BENGALURU CITY BENGALURU 01. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SHESHADRIPURAM SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU 560 020. Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48460 WP No. 7798 of 2023 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER VYALIKAVAL POLICE STATION, VYALIKAVAL, BENGALURU 03. &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT DATED 05.07.2020 ISSUED BY THE R4 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDING PURSUANT THERETO AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER 1. In this writ petition, petitioner is challenging the impugned endorsement dated 05.07.2020 issued by respondent No.4 as per Annexure-A, inter alia, sought a writ of mandamus to respondents to remove the name of the petitioner from the list of rowdy sheeter maintained by respondent No.5 - Police. 2. Sri. Suyog Herele E., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that, as on today, no criminal cases are pending consideration against the petitioner. In that view of the matter, having taken note of the submission made by the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48460 WP No. 7798 of 2023 learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the petitioner is permitted to approach respondent No.4 within two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, stating that no criminal cases are pending consideration against him. 3. In that view of the matter, the impugned endorsement dated 05.07.2020 (Annexure-A) is hereby quashed and matter is remitted to the respondent No.4 to reconsider the issue afresh, based on the representation that may be made by the petitioner and take decision in the matter within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of such representation. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. Consequently, I.A.1/2023 is disposed of as not surviving for consideration. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE sac List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14