- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34525 WP No. 20235 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. 20235 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI S.E NAGESH S/O.LATE. EREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, BILL COLLECTOR, CITY MUNICIPALITY, HASSAN, RESIDENT OF K.H.B. 6TH CROSS ROAD, SRI. LAKSHMINARAYANA LAYOUT, SATYAMANGALA, HASSAN-573202. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BALARAJ A C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKARVEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. COMMISSIONER, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE COMMISIONERATE, KALIDAS MARG, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 009. Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34525 WP No. 20235 of 2024 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR.B.R.AMBEDKARVEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 4. DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, 9TH FLOOR, V.V.TOWER, PODIUM BLOCK, DR.B.R.AMBEDKARVEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 5. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN-573201. 6. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYATH, HASSAN-573201. 7. THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, CITY MUNICIPALITY, HASSAN-573201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKAS R., AGA FOR R1 TO R5; SRI. M. S. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R6; SRI. A. RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R7) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 29.08.2022 AND ON 18.01.2024 VIDE ANNX-C AND K AND TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONTINUE THE SERVICE OF THE PETITIONER AT ZILLA PANCHAYATH, HASSAN BY ISSUING HIM NECESSARY POSTING ORDERS TO THE POST OF BILL COLLECTOR IN ANY OF THE GRAM PANCHAYATH IN HASSAN TALUK AND ETC., - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34525 WP No. 20235 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 Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.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.: 50