- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49308-DB WA No. 798 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 798 OF 2024 (EXCISE) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. KEMPAMMA W/O SINGRI GOWDA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS CL-9, LICENSEE SANKRANTHI BAR AND RESTAURANT K.M. DODDI - 571 422 MADDUR TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT …APPELLANT (BY SMT. SHILPA S. GOGI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGLAURU - 560 001 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER IN KARNATAKA 2ND FLOOR, TTMC 'A' BLOCK BMTC BUILDING SHANTHIANGARA BENGALURU - 560 027 Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49308-DB WA No. 798 of 2024 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA - 571 401 4. THE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE MADDUR RANGE MADDUR - 571 428 5. SMT. SHRUTHI B D/O LATE BETTAIAH W/O NAVEEN KUMAR R AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS R/AT AT K.M. DODDI, C.A. KERE HOBLI MADDUR TALUK NOW R/AT 3RD MAIN 4TH CROSS, NEAR GANAPTHI TEMPLE SANTHI NAGAR, TUMKUR - 572 102 6. SMT. KALYANI D/O LATE BETTAIAH W/O S. NANDEESH AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT AT K.M. DODDI C.A. KERE HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK NOW R/AT C/O CHITTUR REDDY NO. 22, ANNAIAH REDDY LAYOUT 10TH MAIN ROAD, 100 FEET ROAD BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE - 560 043 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH, AGA FOR R-1 TO 4 & SRI B.N. SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-5 & R-6) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS ALLOW THIS APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 14.03.2024 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE SINGLE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49308-DB WA No. 798 of 2024 JUDGE IN W.P. No.965/2024 (EXCISE) AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE SAID WRIT PETITION TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned counsel for the appellant seeks to withdraw the present appeal. She states that in view of the subsequent developments, the same does not survive. 2. Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. Pending application stands disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE SD List No.: 2 Sl No.: 9