- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31131 WP No. 27844 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 27844 OF 2024 (KLR-LG) BETWEEN: SRI MATHEW N. JOHN S/O MATHEW AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS R/AT NELLITHANAM HOUSE, SIDDAPURA VILLAGE KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 201 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. USMAN P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST M S BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE CONSERVATOR OF FOREST UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI - 576101 3. DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST KUNDAPURA RANGE, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576201 4. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KUNDAPURA, UDUPI - 576201 5. THASILDAR KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576201 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V., HCGP) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31131 WP No. 27844 of 2024 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED ON FILING OF ANNX-G BEFORE R-4 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, KUNDAPURA, UDUPI AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN PURSUANCE OF FILING ANNX-G AS THE SAME IS ILLEGAL AND VITIATED BY THE LAW AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 24.06.2025 stating that the petitioner has obtained an order of stay at the hands of the Deputy Commissioner, Udupi subsequent to the filing of this writ petition. It is therefore submitted that the writ petition may be dismissed as withdrawn while reserving liberty to the petitioner to raise a challenge to the order that may be passed by the Deputy Commissioner. 2. The memo is taken on record, subject to all just exceptions. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31131 WP No. 27844 of 2024 3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Liberty sought for by the petitioner regarding the order that would be passed by the Deputy Commissioner cannot be granted. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 83