- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45563 WP No. 4878 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 4878 OF 2023 (GM-KSR) BETWEEN: 1. COL ASHOK KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS S/O SRI. H.L.SHARMA RESIDENT OF NO.C-412, SENA VIHAR, KAMMANAHALLI MAIN ROAD, KALYAN NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 043 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHETHAN B.,ADV.,) AND: 1. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES, OFFICE OF THE BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, NO.218, JILLADALITHA BHAVANA, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK - 562 110, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT 2. MR. SRINIVASA MURTHY ADVOCATE AND THE RETURNING OFFICER, OF THE ELECTION OF MS JADE GARDEN PLOT OWNERS ASSOCIATION, NO 1404, OLD NO.90 23RD CROSS 4TH T BLOCK EAST JAYANAGAR 3RD BLOCK JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE 560 011 3. MS. JADE GARDEN PLOT OWNERS ASSOCIATION OFFICE AT NO.1, PHASE - II, JADE GARDEN, SADAHALLI, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45563 WP No. 4878 of 2023 DEVANAHALLI TALUK - 562 110, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT/SECRETARY (ASSOCIATION REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1, SRI. PRADEEP S. SAWKAR, ADV., FOR R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO-QUASH THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION BEARING SL.NO. 17/98-99 DTD 16/06/1998 ISSUED BY THE R-1 AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: "Wherefore, the Petitioner respectfully prays that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to:- a) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other writ to quash the Certificate of Registration bearing Sl.No.17/98-99 dated 16-06-1998 issued by the Respondent No.1 as per Annexure-A. b) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other Writ to Quash the Public Notice dated 07-02-2023 issued by Respondent No.2 for conducting of election of Managing Committee Members of the Respondent No.3 Association for the Term 2023-2026 as per Annexure-B. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45563 WP No. 4878 of 2023 c) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other Writ to directing the Respondent No.1 to consider the Representation dated 04-02-2023 as per Annexure-C. Grant such other and further relief/s as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case in the interests of justice and equity." 2. A memo dated 07.11.2025 reads as under: "MEMO OF WITHDRAWAL ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER The undersigned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Hon'ble Court to withdraw the above petition as the petitioner does not wish to pursue the same. hence this memo for withdrawal. Wherefore, it is most humbly prayed before this Hon'ble Court to take this memo on record and pass appropriate orders in the interest of justice and equity." 3. Accepting the said memo, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE Bsv/List No.: 1