- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22197-DB WA No. 874 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 874 OF 2025 (C) BETWEEN: 1. M/S R. HANUMANTHAPPA AND SONS REGD. PARTNERSHIP FIRM REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER SRI R.S.HANUMANTHARAJU S/O LATE R.A. SRINIVASA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/O H. HANUMANTHAPPA BUILDING POONA-BENGALURU ROAD DAVANAGERE - 577 002 2. SRI R.R. SRINIVASA MURTHY S/O LATE R.S. RAVINDRANATH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/O H.HANUMANTHAPPA BUILDING POONA-BENGALURU ROAD DAVANAGERE - 577 002 3. SRI R.H. RAMNAG S/O R.S.HANUMANTHARJU AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/O H. HANUMANTHAPPA BUILDING POONA-BENGALURU ROAD DAVANAGERE - 577 002 Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22197-DB WA No. 874 of 2025 4. R.V. JAYALAKSHMI AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/O H.HANUMANTHAPPA BUILDING POONA-BENGALURU ROAD DAVANAGERE - 577 002 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI GURUPRASAD HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI S.V. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI K.N. MURALI KRISHNA S/O LATE K.H. NAGARAJA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS OCC: PROPRIETOR OF ADITHYA ENTERPRISES LEASE HOLDER OF PADMANJALI & PUSHPANJALI THEATERS NO.82/2, 1ST FLOOR, 4TH MAIN ROAD BETWEEN 13 & 15TH CROSS MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 3 2. CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 1 3. THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER 2ND FLOOR, BMTC BUILDING K.H.ROAD SHANTHI NAGAR BENGALURU - 27 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE DISTRICT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BHAVAN FLAT NO.77, KARUR INDUSTRIAL AREA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22197-DB WA No. 874 of 2025 OLD POONA-BOMBAY ROAD DAVANAGERE - 577 006 5. THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LICENSING AUTHORITY DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BHAVAN FLAT NO.77, KARUR INDUSTRIAL AREA OLD POONA-BOMBAY ROAD DAVANAGERE - 577 006 …RESPONDENTS (SRI GOPI PRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-1 & SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-2 TO 5) THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 27.03.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.NO.8898/2022 CLUBBED WITH WRIT PETITION NO.8161/2022 & ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU ,CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU,CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned counsel appearing for the appellants seeks to withdraw the present appeal. It is also noted that the appellants have not paid the court fee and not cured the office objections inspite of sufficient opportunities. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22197-DB WA No. 874 of 2025 2. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. The pending interlocutory application also stands disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 9