- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49237 WP No. 24094 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 24094 OF 2025 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: SRI RANGANATH ENTERPRISES REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA SHOPS AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1961 A PROPRIETARY CONCERN REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI. M.K. SHASHIKANTH OFFICE AT NO.105/2, 2ND CROSS BANDIPALYA, A BLOCK MYSURU-560025 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANGAMESH R.B, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S. BUILDING, VIDHANA VEEDHI BENGALURU -01 BY ITS SECRETARY 2. KARNATAKA COOPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION LTD. DR. M.H. MARIGOWDA ROAD (STATE GOVT. RECONGNASITION) BENGALURU-29 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR 3. SRI BYRAVESHWARA ENTERPRISES A PROPRIETARY CONCERN Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49237 WP No. 24094 of 2025 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI. PUTTASWAMY R/AT RAILWAY STATION ROAD 2ND CROSS ROAD SRINAGAR, GUBBI TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 216 4. RATHNA ENTERPRISES A PROPRIETARY CONCERN REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI. KESHEVAGOWDA M.D NEAR SHIVAGANGA DRIVING SCHOOL BHR ROAD, GUBI-572 216 5. SURAKSHA SECURITY SERVICES A PROPRIETARY CONCERN REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR M.R. SURESH PRASHANTH BUILDING, OPP TO GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL RACE COURSE ROAD HASSAN -573 201 6. M. SURESH GOWDA S/O MARIGOWDA PROPRIETOR OFFICE AT NO.98/N, 3RD MAIN 11TH CROSS, LALITHAMAHANAGARA HALLANAHALLI LAYOUT MYSURU-570 028 …RESPONDENTS (BY Ms. YASHODHA K.P, AGA FOR R1; SRI. B.R. PRASHANTH, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI. K. SRINIVASA, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI. MADHUKAR NADIG, ADVOCATE FOR R4; VIDE COURT ORDER DT.12.08.2025 NOTICE TO OTHER RESPONDENTS STANDS DEFERRED FOR THE PRESENT) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49237 WP No. 24094 of 2025 QUASH THE COMMERCIAL ACCEPTANCE LETTERS DATED 23.7.25 BEARING NO.KA.HA.MA./PURCHASE/ TENDER/755/2025-26/1 (ANNEXURE-A), ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN FAVOUR OF 3RD RESPONDENT, DATED 23/7/2025 AND QUASH THE COMMERCIAL ACCEPTANCE LETTER DATED 23.07.25, BEARINGNO.KA.HA.MA./ PURCHASE/TENDER/755/2025-26/2 (ANNEXURE-B), ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT IN FAVOUR OF 4TH RESPONDENT AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court, seeking the following relief: "(i) Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari so as to quash the commercial acceptance letters dated 23.7.25 bearing No.ka.ha.ma./purchase/tender/755/2025-26/1 (Annexure-A), issued by the 2nd respondent in favour of 3rd respondent, dated 23/7/2025. (ii) Issue a writ of certiorari so as to quash the commercial acceptance letter dated 23.07.25, bearing No.ka.ha.ma./ purchase/tender/755/2025-26/2 (Annexure-B), issued by 2nd respondent in favour of 4th respondent. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49237 WP No. 24094 of 2025 (iii) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus, so as to divide the work under the tender notification dated 17.05.2025 and allot 1/3rd portion of work to the petitioner, as the petitioner is also lowest bidder along with respondent No.3 and 4." 2. Memo dated 21.11.2025 has been filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner, which reads as under: "The Petitioner submits that the Respondent No.3 and Respondent No.4 have jointly submitted a request letter to the Respondent No.2 to divide the work between the Respondent No.3 and Respondent No.4 equally and allot the same to the Respondent No.3 and Respondent No.4. The Petitioner states that the petitioner has `No objection' for the said settlement between the Respondent No.3 and Respondent No.4. Hence, the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the above writ petition, in the interest of justice and equity." 3. Accepting the said memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49237 WP No. 24094 of 2025 4. Pending I.As stand disposed of. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SBN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 96