- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19991 WP No. 13779 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 13779 OF 2024 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. K.R.VENKATACHALA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O LATE K.M.RAMACHANDRAPPA R/O GUDDEMANE TALAGUPPA VILLAGE-577 430 SAGARA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.V.PRAKASH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ M.S.BUILDING DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. 2. ZILLA PANCHAYATH SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT SHIVAMOGGA-577 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19991 WP No. 13779 of 2024 3. TALUK PANCHAYATH SAGARA TALUK SAGARA-577 401 SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 4. GRAM PANCHAYATH TALAGUPPA SAGARA TALUK-577 430 SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY THE PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI V., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. MOHAN KUMAR B.M., ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R4) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS COMMANDING THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO RELEASE THE REMAINING 40% OF THE SITES IN THE LAYOUT FORMED BY THE PETITIONER IN SY.NO.180/1 OF GUDDEMANE, TALAGUPPA VILLAGE, SAGARA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, AS PER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 28.11.2022 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-K, REPRESENTATION DATED 05.07.2023 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-P AND THE OFFICIAL MEMORANDUMS DATED 23.05.2023, 28.07.2023 AND 26.12.2022 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURES-Q1, Q2 AND S1 AND THE NOTICE DATED 27.03.2022 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-AD RESPECTIVELY AND ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19991 WP No. 13779 of 2024 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, 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Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 01.04.2026 with a prayer to dismiss the writ petition as withdrawn. The memo is taken on record. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. Pending I.As., if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11