- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32213 WP No. 24191 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 24191 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SUDHINDRA AGENCIES A PARTNERSHIP FIRM REGISTERED UNDER THE INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT, 1932 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AT SHENOY COMPLEX, MAIN ROAD MANIPAL, UDUPI - 576 104 BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER. 2. SRI. K. BALAKRISHNA SHENOY S/O LATE K. VASUDEVA SHENOY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MANAGING PARTNER OF SUDHINDRA AGENCIES 3. SMT. ASHA B. SHENOY W/O SRI. K. BALAKRISHNA SHENOY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS PARTNER OF SUDHINDRA AGENCIES 4. SRI. SANDEEP SHENOYY S/O SRI. K. BALAKRISHNA SHENOY AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS PARTNER OF SUDHINDRA AGENCIES PETITIONERS 2 TO 4 ARE RESIDENTS OF DOOR NO.16-133D1, DWARAKA ANANTHA NAGAR II STAGE, MANIPAL POST, SHIRVA VILLAGE Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32213 WP No. 24191 of 2025 UDUPI - 576 201. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. AJITH A. SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD., MARKETING HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, HINDUSTAN BHAVAN, 8, SHOORJI VALLABHDAS MARG, P.B. NO. 155, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, MUMBAI - 400 001, BY ITS INCUMBENT OFFICER. A COMPANY INCOROPORATED AND OWNED BY UNION INDIA. 2. HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD., NO. 77, PB NO. 1610, OLD MADRAS ROAD, DOORAVANI NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 016 BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER, A COMPANY INCORPORATED OWNED BY UNION OF INDIA 3. HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD., DEOGRATIAS BUILDING, FIRST FLOOR, CHILIMBI, URVA STORES, MANGALORE - 575 006, BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER A COMPANY INCORPORATED OWNED BY UNION OF INDIA. 4. SRI. DINAKARA SHETTY S/O SRI. BHASKAR SHETTY AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32213 WP No. 24191 of 2025 RESIDING AT MOODUMANE PADU PALU HERGA, POST PARKALA UDUPI - 576 107. 5. SMT. NEETHU M D/O SRI. KRISHNAN M AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.101, VIJAYADURGA APARTMENT ISWARANAGAR, NORTH MANIPAL UDUPI - 576 104. 6. SMT. SOUMYA D. HEGDE W/O SRI. DINESH HEGDE AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS NO.2-29, SRIDEVI NILAYA, PADU ATHRADI, ATHRADI, UDUPI - 576 107. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAMOD B, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. C.V. ANGADI, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3; VIDE ORDER DATED 12.08.2025, NOTICE TO R4 TO R6 IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO (I) QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 30TH OF MAY, 2025, BEARING REFERENCE NUMBER MLRO/BBS/MSA/RECONST ANNEXURE-T TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32213 WP No. 24191 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. issue a writ of certiorari, thereby quash the impugned notice dated 30th of May, 2025, bearing reference number MLRO/BBS/MSA/RECONST ANNEXURE-T to the writ petition; b. issue a writ of mandamus, thereby directing the Respondent Corporation to consider the Petitioners' representations dated 14.03.2023, 12.09.2023, 10.12.2024, 10.12.2014, 17.12.2024, 15.03.2025, 19.03.2025, 23.03.2025, 03.04.2025, 10.04.2025, 05.05.2025, 18.06.2025 and 22-06.2025 as per ANNEXURES C, D, F, G, H, L, M, N, P, Q, R, V and W respectively; c. issue a writ of mandamus, directing the Respondent Corporation to permit the Petitioners to reconstitute the 01 Petitioner firm in accordance with law; d. issue a writ of mandamus, directing the Respondent Corporation to permit the Petitioners to relocate the existing go-down to the newly designated plot/ go-down in accordance with law; and e. grant such other relief/s as this Hon'ble Court would deem fit under facts and circumstances of the present case in the interest of justice and equity. 2. A memo for withdrawal dated 15.04.2026 has been filed signed by the counsel for the petitioners, which reads as under: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32213 WP No. 24191 of 2025 "The Counsel for the Petitioner most respectfully submits this Hon'ble Court that the purpose of the writ petition has been served, the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present matter. In the interest of justice and equity." 3. Accepting the said memo and the submission of the counsel for the petitioners, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE GJM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 113