- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44956 WP No. 33288 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 33288 OF 2025 (EXCISE) BETWEEN: SRI AKHIL NAIK S/O NARAYANA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, RESIDING AT BENDI BAZZAR, ANKOLA NOW RESIDING AT NO.202, RICHES RESIDENCY APARTMENT, NO.440/2, NRI LAYOUT, RAMAMURTHY NAGARA, BENGALURU-560 243. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MOHAN MAHABALESHWARA BHAT., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE IN KARNATAKA 2ND FLOOR, TPMC BUILDING, A BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE 560 027. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT, D.C.OFFICE COMPOUND, KARAWAR-581 301 UTTARA KANNADA. Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44956 WP No. 33288 of 2025 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT, D.C.OFFICE COMPOUND, KARAWAR-581 301 UTTARA KANNADA. …RESPONDENTS THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 31-01-2024 AS PER ANNEXURE-L AND INTIMATE THE PETITIONER TOTAL LICENSE FEE TO BE PAID BY HIM TO VALIDATING HIS LICENSE FROM THE YEAR 2016-17 TO 2025-2026 THEREBY CONSIDER THE REQUEST OF THE PETITIONER FOR RENEWAL OF CL-9 LICENSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW IN TERMS OF RULE 5-A OF THE IMFL RULES AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking to withdraw this writ petition, which reads as under: "In view of office objection of maintainability, this Hon'ble Court may please be permit the petitioner to withdraw the above writ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44956 WP No. 33288 of 2025 petition with liberty to file the writ petition before the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad in the ends of justice ." 2. The said memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the memo, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty, as prayed for. Sd/- _____________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA PHM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22