- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16095 WP No. 1741 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 1741 OF 2023 (GM-DRT) BETWEEN: SRI. HARISH S.M, S/O MUNIBYRE GOWDA AGED 39 YEARS, NO.79, SHAKALADEVANAPURA MADURE HOBLI DODDABALLAPUR TALUK - 561 203. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.S. GURU PRASAD, ADVOCATE) AND: THE KARNATAKA BANK LTD., BRANCH OFFICE AT NO.5006/5011 LAKSHMI COMPLEX, B.H. ROAD SUBHAS NAGAR, NELAMANGALA - 562 123, REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER MR. HARISH BHAT. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. NITHIN CHANDRA M, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 18/11/2022 PASSED BY THE HONBLE PRESIDING OFFICER DRT 2 ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., Digitally signed by SUVARNA T Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16095 WP No. 1741 of 2023 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed seeking the following prayers: “a) Issue a writ of certiorari quashing the order dated 18/11/2022 in TA No.617/2017, passed by the Hon’ble Presiding Officer DRT-II, Karnataka at Bengaluru vide Annexure-A. b) To issue any other writ or order or direction as this Hon’ble Court deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. The writ petition is of the year 2023. The matter came up before this Court for the first time on 19.04.2023, when emergent notice was issued to the respondent. Thereafter, the matter was listed on 17.03.2026. On that day, there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner. Hence, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16095 WP No. 1741 of 2023 the matter was directed to be listed today under the caption for ‘dismissal’. 3. Even today, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. It appears that the petitioner is not interested to pursue the matter. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for non prosecution. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE SMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6