- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6780 WP No. 3550 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH WRIT PETITION NO. 3550 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT MAMATHA MUKUND RAO AGED 39 YEARS, W/O SRI RANGA RAO KUDUR VILLAGE, SRI RANGA OPP NAVAGRAMA, SOLUR ROAD KUDUR, MAGADI TQ RAMANAGARA DIST 56101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHINAV RAMANAND A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M/S HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE AT PETROLIUM HOUSE, NO 17 JAMSHEDJI TATA ROAD MUMBAI 400020 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. 2. M/S HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED BENGALURU RETAIL REGIONAL OFFICE NO 77, OLD MADRAS ROAD DOORVANI NAGAR POST K R PURAM, Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6780 WP No. 3550 of 2022 BENGALURU 560016 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL MANAGER 3. SRI K R RANGANATHA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O LATE RANGANNA NO 202, ALPE NILAYA 4TH MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS RHBCS LAYOUT ANNAPORNESHWARI NAGARA NAGARBHAVAI, 2ND STAGE BENGALURU NORTH TQ BENGALURU 560079 …RESPONDENTS THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMMUNICATION DATED 13.01.2022 ISSUED BY THE R2 AT ANNEXURE-V TO THE WRIT PETITION REITERATING THE SELECTION OF R3 AS A DEALER FOR SETTING UP OF RURAL RETAIL OUTLET AT KUDUR VILLAGE, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT (LOCATION 316) AND CONSEQUENTLY, NULLIFY THE SELECTION OF R3 BY R1 AND 2 AS A DEALER FOR SETTING UP OF RURAL RETAIL OUTLET AT KUDLUR VILLAGE, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT (LOCATION 316), ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6780 WP No. 3550 of 2022 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition. 2. Considering the memo, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7