- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18019-DB WP No. 3586 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 3586 OF 2023 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. M/S BASAVESHWARA TRADING COMPANY OFFICE AT N.S.T. ROAD OLD TOWN BHADRAVATHI SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 301 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI B.A. UMESH KUMAR S/O SRI N.B. ANANDAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS …PETITIONER (BY SRI BHAT GANAPATHY NARAYAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR B.R. AMBEDKAR VIDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VIDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 Digitally signed by K P SWETHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18019-DB WP No. 3586 of 2023 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 4. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 5. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BUILDING COMPLEX 2ND FLOOR, BALRAJ URS ROAD SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 …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 CERTIORARI OR ANY APPROPRIATE ORDER BY QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT DATED 02.12.2022, BEARING Sl.No.GA.BHU.E1/ H1.BHU.SHI/ SA.MA.GA.GHU/ WRIT APPLICATION/2022-23/2154, AS PER ANNEXURE-AE, PASSED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18019-DB WP No. 3586 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the present petition. 2. The petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4