- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35891 WP No. 27476 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.27476 OF 2024 (SCST) BETWEEN: SRI VENKATACHALAPATHI S/O. NANJAPPA AGE 75 YEARS R/AT DODDAHOSAHALLI PURAVARA HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 175. …PETITIONER (BY SRI K. P. BHUVAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M. S. BUILDING DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER RAMANAGAR SUB-DIVISION RAMANAGAR – 562 159 RAMANAGAR DISTRICT. 3. THE TAHSILDAR RAMANAGAR TALUK RAMANAGAR – 562 159 RAMANAGAR DISTRICT Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35891 WP No. 27476 of 2024 4. SMT. MARAKKA W/O. YELLAPPA AGE MAJOR R/AT AVAREGERE VILLAGE, BIDADI HOBLI RAMANAGAR DISTRICT – 577 003. 5. SRI MALLAIAH S/O. ANJANAPPA R/AT MYLASANDRA R. V. COLLEGE POST BENGALURU. 6. SRI S. RAVIKUMAR S/O. SRINIVAS AGE MAJOR R/AT BANNIKUPPE VILLAGE BIDADI HOBLI RAMANAGAR DISTRICT – 562 159. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V. SESHU, H.C.G.P., FOR R-1 TO R-3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 28.08.2010 IN CASE NO. PTCL(R)/26/2007-08 PASSED BY THE R-2 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, RAMANAGAR SUB-DIVISION, RAMANAGAR, VIDE ANNEXURE-F TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION IS 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 09.09.2025 stating that there is an alternative - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35891 WP No. 27476 of 2024 remedy available for the petitioner under Section 5A of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978. 2. Therefore, learned Counsel prays for leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition and approach the competent authority. 3. The memo is taken on record subject to all just exceptions. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the appellate authority in accordance with law. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT:VC