- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19336-DB WA No. 1594 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 1594 OF 2025 (GM-KSR) BETWEEN: 1. M VISWANATHA SASTRY RETD. IRS, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS S/O LATE M KAMALANABHAN R/O 110 SHIVANI, ANUGRAHA LAYOUT, NEAR PRESIDENCY SCHOOL BILEKAHALLI, BG ROAD, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU 560076. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. A MAHESH CHOWDHARY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001. REPRESENTED THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP) N.R. SQUARE, BENGALURU -560002. REPRESENTED THROUGH ITS COMMISSIONER 3. SUBRAMANYA, R/O 108 AND 109 NIYAMA, ANUGRAHA LAYOUT, Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19336-DB WA No. 1594 of 2025 BILEKAHALLI, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU 560076. FILM PRODUCER, BILEKAHALLI, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560076. 4. MAHESH RAO, R/O 194, 38TH CROSS, 5TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU 560041. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.N.SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R1; SRI. B.S.KARTHIKEYAN, ADVOCATE FOR R2; R3 AND R4 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW THE APPEAL BY SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 16.09.2025 IN WP No- 21539/2025 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE SINGLE JUDGE. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo dated 08.04.2026 seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the appeal and submits that he would approach the learned Single Judge by filing an appropriate application for expeditious disposal of the writ petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19336-DB WA No. 1594 of 2025 2. In view of the aforesaid memo and submission of the learned counsel for the appellant, we dispose of this appeal with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE NG CT:SN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27