- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34359-DB WA No. 962 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 962 OF 2026 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: HOSKOTE PLANNING AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING AUTHORITY AND MEMBER SECRETARY, MISSION HOSPITAL ROAD, 1ST CROSS, VENKATADRI LAYOUT, HOSAKOTE, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 114. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. G. RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. A.V. GANGADHARAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. P.S. MANJUNATH, S/O LATE SRINIVASA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RESIDING BEHIND H.P. PETROL BUNK, NISARGA LAYOUT, HOSKOTE, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 114. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34359-DB WA No. 962 of 2026 3. BANGALORE METROPOLITAN REGION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER, NO.1, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 052. 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, 3RD FLOOR, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 114. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.H. RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR R2 & R4, R1 AND R3 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS APPEAL, SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED:29.01.2026 PASSED IN WP NO.24060/2024 AND BE PLEASED TO DISMISS THE SAID WRIT PETITION, WITH COSTS THROUGHOUT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR WITHDRAWAL, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34359-DB WA No. 962 of 2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) Learned counsel appearing for appellant has filed memo, seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the appeal. The memo is taken on record. In terms of memo dated 25.06.2026, appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE RR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2 ct-vn