- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32872 WP No. 6701 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 6701 OF 2021 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. NAZEER KHAN AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, S/O LATE GOUS KHAN SHOP NO.71, MANDI MARKET MANDI MOHALLA MYSORE -570001. 2. AFSAR KHAN AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, S/O NAZEER KHAN SUB TENANT OF SHOP NO.69 MANDI MARKET MANDI MOHALLA MYSORE-570001. 3. UMESHA D AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, S/O LATE B. DEVEGOWDA SHOP NO.51, MANDI MARKET MANDI MOHALLA MYSORE-570001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B.S. NAGARAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32872 WP No. 6701 of 2021 BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE MYSURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE MYSURU CITY MYSURU -570 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI V., HCGP FOR R1; SRI HEMANTH P., ADVOCATE FOR SMT. GEETHA DEVI M.P., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTICES DATED 21.01.2021 MADE IN REF.NO.R8(2)PR/255/2020-21 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2-MYSURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE VIDE ANNEXURE-A TO A2 RESPECTIVELY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER 1. The writ petition is filed, challenging the notices issued by respondent no.2 calling upon the petitioners to vacate their shops. 2. The learned counsel for respondent No.2 upon instructions submits that the shops admittedly belong to respondent No.2 - the Mysuru Mahanagara Palike. However, the notices have been issued erroneously and hence, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32872 WP No. 6701 of 2021 subsequently, the same have been withdrawn and appropriate proceedings under the Karnataka Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1974 have been initiated to have the petitioners evicted from the property. 3. It is seen that the writ petition pertains to issuance of impugned notices and nothing else. As the same has been withdrawn, the writ petition is hereby dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32