- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27304 WP No. 11752 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 11752 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SHRI MOHAMMED WAZIR BAIG S/O SRI ANWAR BAIG AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT NO 80/1 6TH CROSS NEAR HANIFA MASJID KHUSHAL NAGAR BENGALURU 560045 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NEGLUR ARAVIND.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED HEREIN BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS GOVERNEMNT OF KARNATAKA 1ST FLOOR VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE 560001. 2. SECRETARY MINORITY WELFARE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARANTAKA 2ND FLOOR VIKAS SOUDHA BANGALORE 560001 3. SHRI AKRAM PASHA INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27304 WP No. 11752 of 2024 THE THEN DIRECTOR OF MINORITIES NOW SERVING AS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOLAR DISTRICT KOLAR, KARNATAKA 563101 4. DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINORITIES MAULANA AZAD BHAVAN, 16C 2 MILLER ROAD, BED AREA VASANTH NAGAR BANGALORE 560052 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH., AGA FOR R1, R2 & R4; SRI. NAVEED AHMED ., ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 26.08.2022 IN PROCEEDINGS BEARING NO. CISUE 137 OF SELASE 2019 PASSED BY R-2 AT ANNX-F CONSEQUENTLY AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a) Quash the impugned order dated 26.08.2022 in proceedings bearing no. CISUE 137 of SELASE 2019 passed by Respondent No.2 at Annexure-F consequently. b) Issue writ of mandamus direct Respondent No.1 and 2 to grant sanction to prosecute Respondent No. 3 and 4 for the offences mentioned in the letter dated - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27304 WP No. 11752 of 2024 24.12.2018 addressed by the petitioner to Respondent No.1 and 2 in terms of Annexure-A; c) Pass any other order that this Hon’ble Court deems fit, in furtherance of justice in so far as petitioner is concern. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 16.04.2026 seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the petition. The memo reads as under: “The petitioner prays that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to permit the petitioner to withdraw the above petition in the interest of justice.” 3. Accepting the memo and submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE LN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 94