- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37186 WP No. 9405 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 9405 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: H R RAMESH REDDY, S/O LATE M RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT RONUR VILLAGE AND POST SRINIVASPUR TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT KARNATAKA - 563135 …PETITIONER (BY SMT. LATHA S SHETTY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU- 560001 Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37186 WP No. 9405 of 2023 2. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NIRVACHANA SADAN, ASHOKA ROAD NEW DELHI- 110001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 3. THE CHIEF ELECTROL OFFICER OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTROL OFFICER NIRVACHANA NILAYA SHESHADRI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 009 4. ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICER KOLAR CONSTITUENCY KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 135 5. R.S. REDAPPA (BLO) S/O LATE SUBANNA OFFICE ADDRESS:GLPS, GOLLAPALLI PULGURUKOTAI CLUSTER SRINIVASPUR TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 135 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. DODAWAD, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R4 SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA FOR R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT DECLARING THAT THE ACTION - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37186 WP No. 9405 of 2023 OF THE RESPONDENTS HEREIN IN NOT INCLUDING THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS HEREIN THE FINAL VOTERS LIST PUBLISHED ON 15.01.2023 AS HIGHLY ARBITRARY AND ILLEGAL (ANNX-A) AND DECLARING THE ACTION OF THE RESPONDENTS HEREIN IN DELETING THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER FORM THE FINAL VOTERS LIST DTD 15.01.2023 IS NOT ONLY HIGHLY ARBITRARY AND ILLEGAL BUT IN CONTRAVENTION TO THE REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLES ACT AS WELL AS REGISTRATION OF ELECTORAL RULES 1960 (ANNX-A). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo which reads as under: "The Petitioner submit as follows: That the undersigned Petitioner humbly submit before this Hon'ble court may be pleased to take the above Memo on record and Permit the Petitioner to withdraw the above - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37186 WP No. 9405 of 2023 case as not pressed, in the interest of the justice." In the light of the afore, the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE RB