- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34528 WP No. 13142 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 13142 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI M S PRADEEP S/O SANTHAVEEREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS BILL COLLECTOR CITY MUNCIPALITY, HASSAN RESIDENT OF SAKAMMA VATRA FIRST FLOOR, FIRST CROSS GOWRI KOPPALU HASSAN 573202. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BALARAJ A C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRSENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU 560001. 2. COMMISSIONER RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERATE KALIDAS MARG KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BENGALURU 560009. Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34528 WP No. 13142 of 2024 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU 560001. 4. DIRECTOR OF MUNICPAL ADMINISTRATION 9TH FLOOR, V V TOWER PODIUM BLOCK DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU 560001. 5. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT HASSAN 573201. 6. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH HASSAN 573201. 7. THE MUNCIPAL COMMISISONER CITY MUNCIPALITY HASSAN 573201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SIDHARTH BABU RAO, AGA FOR R1 TO R5; SRI. M. S. DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R6; SRI. A. RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R7) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 29.08.2022 AND ON 17.01.2024 VIDE ANNEXURES C AND J AND TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONTINUE THE SERVICE OF THE PETITIONER AT ZILLA PANCHYATH, HASSAN BY ISSUING HIM NECESSARY POSTING ORDERS TO THE POST OF BILL COLLECTOR IN ANY OF THE GRAM PANCHAYATH IN HASSAN TALUK. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34528 WP No. 13142 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 01.09.2025 seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition. 2. The memo is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE HA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46