- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2686 WP No. 7227 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 7227 OF 2020 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: THE MUSLIM ORPHANAGE (REGD) BY ITS SECRETARY, NO.43, DICKENSON ROAD, BENGALURU-560 042. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.NAVEED AHMED.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA INFORMATION COMMISSION BY ITS COMMISSIONER, GROUND FLOOR, MAHITHI SOUDHA, DEVARAJ ARASU ROAD, OPPOSITE TO VIDHANA SOUDHA, WEST GATE NO.2, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY DISTRICT WAQF OFFICER, BENGALURU URBAN NORTH BENGALURU-560 052. 3. THE WAQF OFFICER DISTRICT WAQF ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BENGALURU URBAN, HAMEED SHAH COMPLEX, BENGALURU-560 002. 4. SYED MERAJ AHMED NO.40/1, GOVINDA CHETTY COLONY, TUSKER TOWN, BENGALURU-560 051. …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2686 WP No. 7227 of 2020 (BY SRI.RAJASHEKAR K.,ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. AYUB KHAN KASIM, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI. HARISH KUMAR M.S., ADVOCATE FOR R4; R2- SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 05.08.2019 (CH.NO.4) PASSED BY THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION I.E, R-1 VIDE ANNEXURE-C; ISSUE DIRECTION HOLDING THAT THE PETITIONER IS NOT A PUBLIC AUTHORITY AS DEFINED U/S 2 (h), D(i) AND (ii) OF THE RTI ACT, 2005 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL ORAL ORDER Sri. Naveed Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo dated 19.01.2026 which reads as under: "Petitioner most respectfully submits that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to permit the petitioner to withdraw the above noted writ petition. Hence, this memo." Memo is taken on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE RL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8