- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4581 WP No. 21665 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 21665 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. PREMA W/O. APPAJIGOWDA @ APPAJAIAH AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS RESIDING AT MALLANAKUPPE VILLAGE ATHAGUR HOBLI MADDUR TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 476. 2. SMT.SUNITHA B.M. W/O. KRISHNEGOWDA M.A. AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS RESIDING AT MALLANAKUPPE VILLAGE ATHAGUR HOBLI MADDUR TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 476. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. SUMA T., ADVOCATE FOR SRI RAVIKUMARA B.R.,ADVOCATE) AND: THE TAHSILDAR MADDUR TALUK MADDUR DISTRICT - 571 476. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, 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 OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4581 WP No. 21665 of 2025 ORDER OR DIRECTION, QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 28.05.2025 BEARING NO.KA.MA.SA.864/24-25 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT (ANNEXURE -J) AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for petitioners has filed a memo dated 15.12.2025 seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition as not pressed. Liberty is also sought to enable the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal which has got jurisdiction to consider the grievance of the petitioners. 2. The memo is taken on record subject to all just exceptions. Accordingly the Writ Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn while reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal in accordance with law. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file memo of appearance within a period of four weeks from today. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4581 WP No. 21665 of 2025 Office is hereby directed to return the original/certified copies to the petitioners while retaining a copy of the same for the file. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE GPG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48