- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28554 WP No. 21188 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 21188 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: K BENKAPPA AND CO, NO.228, 4TH MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS, KANAKASRI LAYOUT, BYRATHI, BANGALORE - 560 077, REP BY ITS PROPRIETOR S/O LATE K. SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, PH 9448030972, EMAIL- KBENAKAPPA@GMAIL.COM. …PETITIONER (BY SRI V RAVI PRAKASH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MINISTER FOR CO-OPERATION OFF/AT NO.306, 3RD FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT, KARNATAKA STATE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT, NO.17, JAYANIVASA, SHANKARMUT ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE-04 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT SPOORTHI V, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 1 RESPONDENT TO Digitally signed by V MANJUSHA BAI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28554 WP No. 21188 of 2025 CONSIDER THE APPLICATION FILED ON 31/5/2025 IN APPEAL BEARING NO NILL ANNEXURE-B AS AGAINST THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY 2ND RESPONDENT DT 16.04.2025 IN PROCEEDINGS BEARING NO.AB/BD/BENAKAPPA/104/2023-24 WITHIN TIME BOUND PERIOD AS DIRECTED BY THIS HONBLE COURT VIDE ANNEXURE A AND FURTHER NECESSARY ORDERS MAY KINDLY BE PASSED TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 12.06.2026 with a prayer to dismiss the Writ Petition as withdrawn. 2. Memo is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 47