- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7012 WP No. 7722 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7722 OF 2025 (GM-KIADB) BETWEEN: G RUDRAPRAKASH S/O LATE JAMBUNATHA SWAMY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO. 242, C/O P. VISHVESWARAIAH, 20TH WARD, JALI LANE, V.T. STREET, HOSPET, BELLARY DIST-583101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAVICHANDRA M.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRERSENTED BY IT'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVLEOPMENT BOARD, NO. 14/3, II FLOOR Digitally signed by SARITHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7012 WP No. 7722 of 2025 RASTROTHANA PARISATH BUILDING, BANGALORE -560010. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, HOSPETE TALUK HOSPETE, BELLARY DISTRICT - 583 201. 4. PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER AND EXECUIVE ENGINEER, KIDB BELLARY-583101. 5. M/S UDYOG ENTERPRISES PLOT NO. 3-B, SANKALAPOURA VILLAGE INDUSTRIAL AREA, BELLARY ROAD, HOSPET-583201. 6. M/S HOSPETE FOOD AND PVT LTD, BY IT'S MANAGING DIRECTOR, HOSPET BELLARY DISTRICT, SRINIVASA COMPLEX, GANDHI DHOW, HOSPET-583201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. RAVINDRANATH., AGA FOR R1 AND R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ANNX-E DATED 18.05.2023 ISSUED BY THE R-4 ATTACHED TO THE OFFICER OF THE R-1 TO 3 PERTAINING TO THE ACQUISITION OF LAND BEARING SY.NO.164/1A MEASURING 2 ACRES 50 CENTS SITUATE AT SANKALAPURA VILLAGE, HOSPETE TALUK, VIJAYANAGARA DISTRICT. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7012 WP No. 7722 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER Sri M Ravichandra, the learned counsel for the petitioner, has filed a memo which reads as under: "The undersigned Advocate for petitioner prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to permit to withdraw the above writ petition for that, this Hon'ble Court raised the office objection, order that the writ petition is not comes under the jurisdiction of Principal Bench, Bengaluru, the subject matter of the schedule property comes within the jurisdiction of Bellary District, therefore this Hon'ble Court has raised the objection and stated that this petition is not maintainable. Hence this memo for withdrawal of the above petition. The Advocate for petitioner further pray that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct to the office to return the entire above said writ petition file and permit to file proper jurisdiction of the Circuit Bench of Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka. Kindly take memo on record. Hence, the petitioner may be permitted to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7012 WP No. 7722 of 2025 withdraw the case, in the interest of justice and equity." The memo is accepted, and the petition stands disposed of subject to all just exceptions reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition before the Dharwad Bench of this Court. The Registry is directed to return the original documents if any to the learned counsel for the petitioner. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE AN/-