- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42062 WP No. 7937 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 7937 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA W/O RAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS PRESENT MEMBER AND FORMER PRESIDENT RAMASAGARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT R/AT MAHADEVAPURA VILLAGE, RAMASAGARA POST, KYASAMBALLI HOBLI, KGF TALUK, KOLAR 563116 2. SMT. SHWETHA ASHWATH NAIDU W/O ASHWATH NAIDU AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS PRESENT MEMBER AND FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT RAMASAGARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT R/AT RAMASAGARA VILLAGE AND POST KYASAMBALLI HOBLI, KGF TALUK, KOLAR 563116 3. SRI. RAMESH S/O LATE VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42062 WP No. 7937 of 2025 MEMBER RAMASAGARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT R/AT MAHADEVAPURA VILLAGE, RAMASAGARA POST, KYASAMBALLI HOBLI, KGF TALUK, KOLAR 563116 4. SMT. NAGAVENI W/O SURESHBABU REDDY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBER RAMASAGARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT R/AT BHUDIDAMITTA VILLAGE, RAMASAGARA POST, KYASAMBALLI HOBLI, KGF TALUK, KOLAR 563116 5. SRI. KRISHNA REDDY S/O HANUMAREDDY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBER RAMASAGARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, R/AT NERNAHALLI VILLAGE, GENNERAHALLI POST, BETHAMANGALA HOBLI, KGF TALUK, KOLAR 563116 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VISHRUTH C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42062 WP No. 7937 of 2025 VIKAS SOUDHA, BANGALORE 560 001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KOLAR ZILLA PARISHAD, KOLAR, KARNATAKA 563 101. 3. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYAT, K.G.F TALUK, KARNATAKA- 563 122 4. RAMASAGARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, RAMASAGARA VILLAGE, K.G.F TALUK, KARNATAKA - 563 116 5. KANGANDLAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER KANGANDLAHALLI VILLAGE, K.G.F TALUK, KARNATAKA - 563 116 6. MR. ARJUN HARIKRISHNA, S/O. BALAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS RESIDING AT DEVERAHALLI VILLAGE, BETHAMANGALA HOBLI, KOLAR, KARNATAKA 563 116 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA FOR R1 SRI. M.S. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R5 SRI. SURESHA M., ADVOCATE FOR C/R6) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42062 WP No. 7937 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE REINSTATEMENT OF R-6 ISSUED BY THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, RAMASAGARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, AS ILLEGAL, ATTENDANCE REGISTER EXTRACT FOR DECEMBER 2024 AND JANUARY 2025, IS ANNEXED AT ANNEXURE E4. AND DIRECT R-1 TO 4 TO CONTINUE THE SUSPENSION OF R-6 AND CONDUCT DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS 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 ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners, after arguing the matter for some time, seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a writ of quo warranto. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42062 WP No. 7937 of 2025 4. Registry is directed to return the certified copies of the annexures, after retaining the photocopies of the same. 5. In view of dismissal of the petition, pending IAs do not survive for consideration and accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE PA CT:KHV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44