- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33840 WP No. 4579 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 4579 OF 2025 (EXCISE-) BETWEEN: H. K. MANJUNATH GOWDA S/O LATE H.L. KALEGOWDA AGE 62 YEARS, CL-9 LICENSEE SRI LAKSHMI BAR AND RESTAURANT NO. 17-19, RUKMININAGARA NAGASANDA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 073. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABDULLA T.I, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE IN KARNATAKA BMTC COMPLEX, SHANTHI NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 020. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (REVENUE) BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT (BUD-3) BENGALURU - 560 009. Digitally signed by GEETHAKUMARI PARLATTAYA S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33840 WP No. 4579 of 2025 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (EXCISE) BENGAURU URBAN DISTRICT (BUD-3) BENGALURU - 560 009 (BUD-3). 5. B.V. SRINATH S/O B.V. VIJAYANNA AGED 36 YEARS NO.122, 3RD CROSS ROAD M.S. RAMAIAH LAYOUT NAGASANDRA POST BANGALORE - 560 073. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. RAJENDRA K.R, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THAT PORTION OF THE ORDER DATED 07.12.2024 AS PER ANNX-C PASSED ON APPEAL NO. ECS/45/APP/2024 PASSED BY THE R-2 WHICH REMANDS THE MATTER TO THE R-3 TO EXERCISE POWER UNDER SECTION 30 OF THE KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT, SO FOR THE PETITIONER CONCERNED AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33840 WP No. 4579 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for petitioner has filed a Memo for withdrawal of Writ Petition as withdrawn. 2. In view of Memo, Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48 CT: BHK