- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53926-DB WA No. 1581 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1581 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MYSORE MERCANTILE COMPANY LIMITED A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT MYSORE MERCANTILE HOUSE, NO.46, III AND IV FLOORS, 36TH CROSS, JAYANAGAR 4TH T BLOCK, BANGALORE 560 041 REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT MR. SRIDHARA V.T AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS …APPELLANT (BY SRI. KISHANDAN S. ADVOCATE) AND: 1. VISTARA MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO.1, 2 AND 4TH FLOOR, INDIAN EXPRESS BUILDING, QUEENS ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 001 Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53926-DB WA No. 1581 of 2024 REP BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY, MR. HARTI VENKATARAVANAPPA DHARMESH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 2. MR. HARTI VENKATARAVANAPPA DHARMESH, MANAGING DIRECTOR, VISTARA MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, RESIDING AT NO.13, 3RD FLOOR, 4TH MAIN, 4TH CROSS, SANKRANTHI LAYOUT, 7TH PHASE, JP NAGAR, BANGALORE 560 076 3. MR. SRINIVASA SEETARAM HEBBAR DIRECTOR OF M/S. VISTARA MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, RESIDING AT 71/1, SUBHADRA VIDYA NAGAR, 5TH CROSS MARATIKOPPA SI, UTTARA KANNADA KARNATAKA 581 402 4. MR KIRAN KUMAR DONANDA KALAPPA ERSTWHILE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF M/S. VISTARA MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED D P, 32, SOMWARPET TALUK KOTHAN, KODAGU, KARNATAKA 571 236 5. MR HARIPRAKASH KONEMANE, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, S/O VENKATRAMAN KONEMANE, RESIDING AT F NO. 008, PYRAMID PLATINA APARTMENT, D K SANDRA, BANGALORE 560 062 6. MR. KAMALAPURA NARASIMHAIAH JAYALAKSHMI, AGED MAJOR, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53926-DB WA No. 1581 of 2024 RESIDING AT NO.1680, 6TH CROSS, 10TH MAIN ROAD, 2ND BLOCK, BSK 1ST, BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE 560 050 7. MS. KAMPLAPURA GULIGOWDA KRISHNA, AGED MAJOR, HALEVOOR ROAD, HULIYURDURGA, KUNIGAL, TUMKUR KARNATAKA - 572123 8. MS DIVYA NITEEN MALU H- No. 8-315, KIRANA BAZAR, KALABURAGI, KARNATAKA-585 101 9. MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING ROOM NO.552, A WING, SHASTRI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI - 110001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. M R SINCHANA, CGC FOR R9) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961 R/W RULE 26 OF THE WRIT PROCEEDINGS RULES, 1977 PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS OF THE WRIT PETITION IN THE WP NO.26336/2024 AND SET ASIDE THE FINAL ORDER DATED 24/09/2024 PASSED BY THE HONBLE SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.26336/2024 AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53926-DB WA No. 1581 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Learned counsel for the appellant seeks to withdraw the present appeal. 2. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. Pending IAs., if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7