- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45519-DB WP No. 18099 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO. 18099 OF 2024 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: SRI VENKATESH MALAKHED S/O. LATE. SRIDHAR MALAKHED AGE 51 YEARS, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (INDEPENDENT CHARGE), OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANAND M SHOLAPURMATH., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45519-DB WP No. 18099 of 2024 GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, 3RD FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE -560 001. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE -560 001. 3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 4. SRI. C.M. VENKATRAVANAPPA, SON OF MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HEALTH ENGINEER, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT ENGINEERING, SUB-DIVISION, AROGYA SOUDHA, MAGADI ROAD, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45519-DB WP No. 18099 of 2024 BANGALORE -560 023, RESIDNG AT NO. 30, I MAIN, PAPAYYA GARDEN, KARNATAKA LAYOUT, BANGALORE 560 079. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SHIVAREDDY, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER, DIRECTION OR WRIT IN THE NATURE OF WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE KSAT AT BENGALURU IN APPLICATION No-4730/2023 DATED 17.01.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND CONFIRMING THE NOTIFICATION BEARING No.AaKuKa 299 CJM 2023 DATED 04.11.2023 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT No-3. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45519-DB WP No. 18099 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD) None appears for the petitioner and the petition is listed because multiple office objections have not been attended to despite opportunities being extended by the learned Registrar of this Court. This Court must opine, especially with the absence today, that the concerned is not interested in prosecuting the petition and as such, the petition stands dismissed for default. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE RB