- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28519-DB WP No. 10464 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 10464 OF 2025 (GM-POL) BETWEEN: 1. THE KUDACHI AGRICULTURAL AND SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES MULTIPURPOSE DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., REP. BY ITS SECRETARY KUDACHI, RAIBAG TALUK BELAGAVI DISTRICT - 591 311. …PETITIONER (BY SRI DESAI RAJENDRA CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST 708, 7TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING GATE NO. 4., AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE CHAIRMAN / MEMBER SECRETARY KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PARISARA BHAVAN, NO.49 CHURCH STREET BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28519-DB WP No. 10464 of 2025 3. THE ZONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD ZONAL OFFICE BELAGAVI, 1ST FLOOR PLOT NO.1, AUTO NAGAR KANABARGI INDUSTRIAL AREA BELAGAVI - 590 015. 4. THE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD HARINAGAR, 5TH CROSS CHIKODI - 591 201 TALUK: CHIKODI DIST: BELAGAVI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 & SRI MAHESH CHOWDHARY, ADVOCATE FOR R-2 TO 4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDERS DATED 12/02/2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2, VIDE ANNEXURES-P AND P1, BEARING NO.PCB/976/SEO/NEIA-OB/2023- 24/375 AND BEARING NO.PCB/976/SEO/NEIA-OB/2023-24/376 RESPECTIVELY & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28519-DB WP No. 10464 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition inter alia impugning an order dated 12.02.2025 directing closure of the petitioner's unit located at R.S.No.480/2, Kudachi Village, Raibag Taluk, Belagavi District. 2. The learned counsel for the parties state that there have been subsequent developments, where an effort has been made by the petitioner to address the grievances and to comply with the observations made by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board [KSPCB]. 3. In this view, the learned counsel seeks to withdraw the present petition while reserving all rights and contentions. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28519-DB WP No. 10464 of 2025 4. Reserving all rights and contentions, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid observations. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE KS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6