- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010554722025 NC: 2026:KHC:40147 WP No. 25652 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 25652 OF 2025 (SCST) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. RAJU NAIK S/O RAMA NAIK AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT SAGARA ROAD BEHIND SEVALALA TEMPLE MALLIGENAHALLI TANDA SHIVAMOGGA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 201. 2. SMT. CHAYE BAYE W/O CHOKLA NAIK D/O JULYA NAIK AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS R/AT MALLIGENAHALLI TANDA SHIVAMOGGA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 201. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANOJ KUMAR. J.Y., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 201. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA SUB-DIVISION Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010554722025 NC: 2026:KHC:40147 WP No. 25652 of 2025 SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 201. 3. THE TAHASILDAR SHIVAMOGGA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 201. 4. SRI. ARJUN SINGH S/O RAM SINGH MAJOR IN AGE TUMKUR SHYAM RAO BEEDI SHIVAMOGGA-577 201. 5. SRI. S.G.ANAND S/O LATE S.GANESH RAO AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT "RANITHA", 4TH CROSS SHARAVATHI NAGAR SHIVAMOGGA-577 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BHAIRAV KUTTAIAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SMT. SUMANA NAGANAND, ADVOCATE FOR R5; R4 - SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE ORDER 11.08.25 (ANNEXURE-A), PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.1, IN SC/ST NO.39/2025, ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010554722025 NC: 2026:KHC:40147 WP No. 25652 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo dated 31.07.2026 with a prayer to dismiss the writ petition as withdrawn. The memo is taken on record. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49