- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010389702026 NC: 2026:KHC:47195 WP No. 17557 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 17557 OF 2026 (LA-KIADB) BETWEEN: N. BALAKRISHNA NAIDU S/O N.RAMANAIDU, AGED 58 YEARS, R/AT NO.7, 24TH MAIN ROAD, 1ST PHASE, J.P.NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 078. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.B.CHANDRA CHOODA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY FOR LARGE AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES, M.S.BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD, NO.49, 4TH AND 5TH FLOOR, EAST WING, KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KIADB, NO.14/3, 2ND FLOOR, R.P.BUILDING, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001 4. NICE LIMITED, 1ST MIDFORD HOUSE, Digitally signed by HEMALATHA J Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010389702026 NC: 2026:KHC:47195 WP No. 17557 of 2026 MIDFORD GARDEN, M.G.ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.L.PRADEEP KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1; SRI. P.V.CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3; SRI. NITIN PRASAD, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION DATED 29.01.2003 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1, BEARING NO.CI/196/SPQ/98 ISSUED U/S 28(1) OF THE KIADB ACT, VIDE ANNEXURE-A, AS THE NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN ABANDONED AND THE SAME HAS BEEN LAPSED IN RESPECT OF LANDS BEARING OLD SY.NO.32, NEW SY.NO.32/3 MEASURING 2-00 ACRES, SY.NO.32/4 MEASURING 0-29 GUNTAS, SY.NO.32/2 MEASURING 0-18 GUNTAS, SY.NO.32/5 MEASURING 1 ACRE 30 GUNTAS, TOGETHER IN ALL MEASURING 4 ACRES 37 GUNTAS, SITUATED AT CHIKKATHOGUR VILLAGE, BEGUR HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BY WRIT OF CERTIORARI SO FAR AS PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to challenge the final notification. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010389702026 NC: 2026:KHC:47195 WP No. 17557 of 2026 2. The memo is taken on record. In view of the memo this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. It is open for the petitioner to challenge the final notification by filing a fresh petition. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE HJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19