- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45322 EP No. 6 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ELECTION PETITION NO. 6 OF 2024 BETWEEN: CHITTARANJAN K BHATT (ALIAS K.C.(R) BHATT) AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS S/O LAWTE WG. CDR. S.K. R. BHATT RESEDING AT 8/1, PALMGROVE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 047. …PETITIONER (BY SRI CHITTARANJAN K BHAT, ADV.) AND: 1. RETURNING OFFICER & REGIONAL COMMISSIONER BANGLAORE DIVISION 2ND FLOOR, BMTC BUILDING K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027. 2. THE CHIEF ELECTROL OFFICER (CEO) NIRVACHANA NILAYA SHESHADRI ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NIRVACHAN SADAN ASHOKA ROAD NEW DELHI - 110 001. 4. SHRI RAMOJI GOWDA (MLC DESIGNATE) NO.337/3, HARSHA KUTEERA THIMMAREDDY LAYOUT HULIMANGALA VILLAGE & POST JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU SOUTH, BANGALORE - 562 105. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI T.M. CHOWDAREDDY, ADV., FOR R-4) Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45322 EP No. 6 of 2024 THIS ELECTION PETITION IS PRESENTED UNDER SECTIONS 80, 81 R/W SECTION 100 OF THE REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLES ACT, 1951, BY SRI. CHITTARANJAN K. BHATT (ALIAS K.C. (R) BHATT) PETITIONER - PARTY-IN-PERSON BEFORE THE REGISTRAR (JUDICIAL) ON 18/07/2024 AT 3 .46 P.M.(THE PROCEEDINGS OF REGISTRAR (JUDICIAL) IS AT PAGE NO.4 OF THE PETITION), CHALLENGING THE ELECTION OF RESPONDENTS - RETURNING OFFICER AND REGIONAL COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS, ELECTION TO THE KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM THE BANGALORE GRADUATES CONSTITUENCY AND THE PARTY-IN- PERSON/PETITIONER PRAYS THIS HON BLE COURT TO -1. STAY THE APPOINTMENT OF RESPONDENT NO.4 AS A DESIGNATED MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF KARNATAKA STATE AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE STATE NOT TO PROCEED WITH ANY FURTHER CEREMONIES OR ACTIONS WITH REGARD TO SWEARING IN OF THE SAID RESPONDENT NO.4 AS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner, who has appeared in-person submits that he does not intend to further prosecute this petition and therefore, this petition may be dismissed as withdrawn. He has also filed a memo to the said effect. 2. The submission and memo are taken on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 57