- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46073 WP No. 2041 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 2041 OF 2024 (GM-DRT) BETWEEN: 1. M/S VANADURGA ESTATE KALYANABHAVAN KADRI TOLL GATE MANGALORE 575 002 A PARTNERSHIP FIRM REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SRI ARUN S. PANDIT S/O SHRI SHASHIDAR D PANDIT, R/AT KALYAN BHAVAN AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS KADRI TOLL GATE MANGALORE- 575 002 2. MR RAJIV S PANDIT S/O SHRI SHASHIDAR D. PANDIT R/AT KALYAN BHAVAN AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO 772, 9TH MAIN, KORAMANGALA III BLOCK, BANGALORE -560 034 Digitally signed by MEGHA MOHAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46073 WP No. 2041 of 2024 3. SRI ARUN S PANDIT S/O SHRI SHASHIDAR D PANDIT R/AT KALYAN BHAVAN AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS KADRI TOLL GATE MANGALORE -575 002 (BOROWERS) …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SANATHKUMAR SHETTY K., ADVOCATE) AND: UNION BANK OF INDIA THIRTHAHALLI BRANCH AZAD ROAD THIRTHAHALLI 577432 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED OFFICER …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.VIGNESH SHETTY, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED PAPER PUBLICATION DATED: 12.12.2023 PUBLISHED BY THE RESPONDENT IN THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS DAILY NEWS PAPER AT ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46073 WP No. 2041 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking to withdraw the writ petition stating that the petitioners have approached the respondent/bank for clearing the loan amount in OTS. As per the request made by the petitioners, the respondent/bank agreed for OTS and closed the entire loan account and issued no due certificate. Memo is taken on record. 2. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. All I.As., in the writ petition shall stand closed. Sd/- __________________________ JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI BN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38