- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40360-DB WP No. 45582 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT PETITION NO. 45582 OF 2019 (KLGP) BETWEEN: 1. KEMPAPPA S/O. BASAVARAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT JIRALEKOPPA VILLAGE, SORABA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 429. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANDESH T B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER SHIRALAKOPPA RANGE, SHIRALAKOPPA, SORABA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.R.ARUNA, AGA FOR R-1 & R-2) Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40360-DB WP No. 45582 of 2019 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT DATED 20.06.2019 IN L.G.C.(G) NO.592/2018 BEFORE THE KARNATAKA LAND GRABBING PROHIBITION SPECIAL COURT-II, BENGALURU, VIDE ANNEXURE-D, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that against the order of conviction, under the Karnataka Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2011, an appeal remedy is provided and the petitioner would like to withdraw this petition and take recourse to the statutory remedy provided under the said Act. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40360-DB WP No. 45582 of 2019 2. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as sought for. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33