- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12679 WP No. 106418 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 106418 OF 2024 (KLR-CON) BETWEEN: M ANAND S/O. M SHANKARAGOUDA AGE. 57 YEARS, OCC. AGRICUTLURE, R/O. OM SHANTI LINE, BASAVESHWARA BAZAR, HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI-583212, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGANGOUDA R KUPPELUR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, VIJAYANAGAR, DIST. VIJAYANGAR-583212. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER TQ. HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI, DIST. VIJAYANAGARA-583212. 3. THE TAHASILDAR TQ. HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI, DIST. VIJYANAGARA-583212. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED Digitally signed by SAROJA HANGARAKI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12679 WP No. 106418 of 2024 ENDORSEMENT DATED 07-11-2023 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT IN APPLICATION NO.538688 AS PER ANNEXURE- C.B) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER AND TO PASS AN APPROPRIATE ORDER GRANTING PERMISSION TO CONVERT THE LAND IN TO NON-AGRICULTURE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSE AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Issue a writ in the nature of Certiorari quashing the impugned endorsement dated. 07-11-2023 issued by the 1st respondent in application No. 538688 as per Annexure-C. b. Issue a writ of mandamus directing the 1st respondent to consider the application of the petitioner and to pass an appropriate order granting permission to convert the land into non- agriculture for residential purpose. c. Issue any other writ, order or direction as this Hon’ble Court deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12679 WP No. 106418 of 2024 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking for withdrawal of the petition. Memo reads as under: “The undersigned advocate for the petitioner respectfully submits that the petitioner filed the above petition being aggrieved by the endorsement dated 07.11.2023. During the pendency of the above petition, the party to the above petition has sold the land in question and hence the petitioner is not interested to continue in the present petition. Hence this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to take the memo on record and hence the petitioner respectfully pray that this Hon'ble court may be pleased to take the memo on record and permit the petitioner to withdraw the petition in the interest of justice.” 3. Memo is placed on record. The Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SH Ct:pa List No.: 3 Sl No.: 57