- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11498 WP No. 104337 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 104337 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MITESH S/O. ANEELA PATTAN, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC. ADVOCATE, R/O. ATHANI, TQ. ATHANI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591304. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRIYANKA HANUMANTH PAWAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, TQ.DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE ATHANI DIVISION ATHANI, TQ. ATHANI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591304. 4. THE POLICE SUB INSPECTOR / STATION HOME OFFICER, ATHANI POLICE STATION, TQ. ATHANI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591304. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) Digitally signed by SAROJA HANGARAKI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dhrawad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11498 WP No. 104337 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ORDER 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING THAT THIS WRIT PETITION MAY KINDLY BE ALLOWED AND MAY KINDLY BE QUASH TO ISSUED NOTICE ON DATED 25/04/2025 IN ORDER NO 305/2025 ANNEXURE-A BY ATHANI POLICE RESPONDENT NO 4 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. Learned AGA accepts notice for respondent Nos. 1 to 4. 2. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: Writ petition may kindly be allowed and may kindly be quash to issued notice on dated 25/04/2025 in order no 305/2025 Annexure-A by Athani Police respondent no 4 in the interest of justice. 3. The challenge in the present proceedings is to the notice dated 25.04.2025, whereby the petitioner has been called upon to show cause as to why his name should not be included in the rowdy register. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11498 WP No. 104337 of 2025 4. The petitioner is at liberty to respond to the said notice and to place all necessary documents and factual contentions on record before the respondent authorities. A writ petition challenging a show cause notice issued by a competent authority is not maintainable, as the authority has jurisdiction to issue such notice. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to submit a detailed reply, considering the potential adverse effect the notice may have on the petitioner’s status, the Petition stands disposed. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE Vb/-Ct:pa List No.: 1 Sl No.: 74