- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010408842025 NC: 2026:KHC:42477-DB WP No. 18254 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 18254 OF 2025 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. SUBHASH S/O MALLU KANKONKAR AGE: 68 YEARS OCC: BUSINESS R/O: HP NO.17, RAMNAGAR TAL JOIDA DIST: KARWAR(U.K.) - 581 453 …PETITIONER (BY SRI ABHIJEET S. KANKONKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHAN SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 Digitally signed by K P SWETHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010408842025 NC: 2026:KHC:42477-DB WP No. 18254 of 2025 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UTTAR KANNADA - 581 301 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORD JOIDA, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA - 581 186 4. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPT. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY DIST: UTTAR KANNADA - 581 301 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO.2 TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONERS APPLICATION (PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-C) SEEKING DEEMED LAND CONVERSION IN RESPECT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND BEARING SY.NO.243/125 +126, PLOT NO.487, SITUATED AT AKRALLI, RAMNAGAR MEASURING 4 ACRES AND 38 GUNTAS, WITHOUT INSISTING ON THE SUBMISSION OF LOCATION MAP AND PRE-CONVERSION SKETCH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A STONE CRUSHING UNIT & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010408842025 NC: 2026:KHC:42477-DB WP No. 18254 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the present petition would not survive since an endorsement has been issued rejecting the petitioner's request for conversion of land. He states that the petitioner has already filed a petition challenging the said endorsement including the grounds as are set out in the present petition. He, therefore, seeks to withdraw the present petition with liberty to pursue the petition already filed. 2. In view of the above, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn. We clarify that this order would not preclude the petitioner from raising such grounds and contentions in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KPS, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16.1