- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40697 WP NO.11930 OF 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.11930 OF 2023 (GM-SLUM) BETWEEN: SRI. HANUMANTHAPPA S/O GURAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT NO. 698F, 12TH CROSS, NAVALE, BEHIND CHURCH, SHANTHNAGARA, SHIVAMOGGA CITY, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 204. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K.B. LOKANATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. REP. BY SECRETARY. 2. THE KARNATAKA SLUM DEVELOPMENT BOARD, SLUM DEVELOPMENT BOARD OFFICE, SUBEDAR CHATHARMA ROAD, SHESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU - 560 020. REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 3. THE KARNATAK SLUM DEVELOPMENT BOARD SHIVAMOGGA SUB-DIVISION, 2ND CROSS, BASAVESHWARANAGARA, SHIVAMOGGA CITY, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 204. REP. BY ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1; SRI. SIDDHARTH P. DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3) Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40697 WP NO.11930 OF 2023 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER OF CANCELLATION OF POSSESSION CERTIFICATE DATED 05TH MAY, 2023 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 PERTAINS TO HOUSE NO.1026 AND POSSESSION CERTIFICATE NO.3323 HOUSE SITUATED AT SHANTHINAGARA SLUM AREA, SHIVAMOGGA VIDE ANNEXURE- E; 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 Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner filed memo dated 14th October, 2025 seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the petition. 2. The said memo is taken on record. 3. Accepting the memo filed by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12