- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13748 WP No. 104335 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 104335 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SHASHIKANATH S/O. SRIPATI BADAGI, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O: SIDDARTH NAGAR, ATHANI TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 304. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRIYANKA H. PAWAR AND A.K.JNGALE, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT OF VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI – 590 001. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE ATHANI DIVISION, ATHANI TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 304. 4. THE POLICE SUB INSPECTOR/ STATION HOME OFFICER, ATHANI POLICE STATION, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 304. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.S.KALSURMATH, AGA FOR RESPONDENTS) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO WRIT PETITION MAY KINDLY BE ALLOWED AND MAY KINDLY BE QUASH TO ISSUED NOTICE ON DATED 24/04/2025 IN ORDER NO 304/2025 ANNEXURE-A BY THE ATHANI POLICE RESPONDENT NO 4 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND ETC., Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13748 WP No. 104335 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer: “WHEREFORE, it is humbly prayed that this writ petition may kindly be allowed and may kindly be quash to issued notice on dated 24/04/2025 in order No 304/2025 Annexure-A by the Athani police respondent no 4 in the interest of justice.” 2. The issue is with regard to drawing of the name of the petitioner in the list of rowdies in the registry of the respondent No.4. What is called in question is a notice issued to the petitioner as to why his name should not be drawn in the list of rowdies. 3. The learned AGA places on record that on 21.06.2025, after hearing the petitioner, the name of the petitioner has indeed been drawn in the list of rowdies maintained at the respondent No.4. 4. In the light of the challenge made to the notice, reserving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the action of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13748 WP No. 104335 of 2025 drawing of the name of the petitioner in the list of rowdies in the respondent No.4 in terms of an order dated 21.06.2025, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE KGK/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 59