- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27167 WP No. 6172 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6172 OF 2026 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: SRI J P SUDHAKAR, S/O LATE J.P.NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, NO.12/6, 9TH MAIN, NEAR BDA COMPLEX, R.M.V EXTN, SADASHIVANAGAR, BANGALORE-560080. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAVEEN J N.,ADVOCATE) AND: THE ELECTRONIC CITY INDUSTRIAL TOWNSHIP AUTHORITY SITE NO.7(P), HOSUR ROAD, ILCIA COMPLEX, WEST PHASE, ELECTRONIC CITY, BENGALURU - 560 100 REP.BY ITS TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VIJAY KRISHNA BHAT. M.,ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO (A) ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO EFFECT THE E-KATHA IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER IN Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27167 WP No. 6172 of 2026 RESPECT OF THE PETITION SCHEDULE PROPERTY AS PER THE WILL DATED 17.1.2017 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-A TO THE WRIT PETITION BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 06.02.2025, 18.02.2025, 12.03.2025 MARKED AT MARKED AT ANNEXURE-B, B1 AND D TO THE WRIT PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER Sri J N Naveen, the learned counsel for the petitioner, has filed a memo for withdrawal which reads as under. “1. It is submitted that the father of the Petitioner J P Narayanaswamy executed a will bequeathing the properties standing in his name in favour of the petitioner and other persons. Accordingly, by Registered Will dated 17.01.2017, the petition schedule property was fallen to the petitioner. Thus the petitioner became the owner of the schedule property. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27167 WP No. 6172 of 2026 2. It is submitted that the respondent after collecting the property tax from the petitioner entered his name in khatha. Subsequently the petitioner requested to effect E- Khatha in his name as the khatha was already in his name. 3. It is submitted that respondent failed to effect the E-khatha quoting technical mistakes in the will without authority of law. Though umpteen number of representations were addressed the request of the petitioner to effect was not considered by the respondent for the best reasons know to him and made the petitioner to run pillar to post. 4. It is submitted that the petitioner having no alternative remedy filed the above writ petition seeking direction to the respondent to issue E-khatha in his name. The learned standing counsel on behalf of the respondent accepted the notice and sought time to secure instructions. 5. It is submitted that after filing of the writ petition the respondent issued E- khatha in the name of the petitioner. In view of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27167 WP No. 6172 of 2026 the same the prayer sought in the writ petition become infructuous. Wherefore it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to permit the petitioner to withdraw the above writ petition as same does not survive for consideration in view of E- khatha issued by the respondent in the interest of justice and equity.” The memo for withdrawal is accepted, and the writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE AN/-