- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8538-DB WP No. 2813 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 2813 OF 2026 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. SRI ANAND K SON OF SRI KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDING AT SONNENAHALLI VILLAGE CHAKKARSANAHALLI POST NARSAPURA HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 133 …PETITIONER (BY SRI VENKATESH S. ARBATTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO. 49, KHANIJA BHAVAN Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8538-DB WP No. 2813 of 2026 RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KOLAR TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT- 563 101 4. TAHSILDHAR KOLAR TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER IN THE NATURE OF A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF WRIT, THEREBY QUASHING THE ENDORSEMENT BEARING NO.Gabooe/U.Ni.Khoo/Kgaghu/ 3F/Rejected/2025-2026/4613 DATED 04.11.2025 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.3 AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8538-DB WP No. 2813 of 2026 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file a fresh petition. 2. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 15