- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15762 WP No. 9448 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 9448 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. LAXMI VENKATESHWARA TRANSLINE HAVING ITS OFFICE AT D.NO.572, 15/28TH WARD, NEAR GANESH GUDI HOSPET BELLARY, KARNATAKA - 583 201 BY ITS PROPRIETOR DEVRAJ HANUVAL S/O. SHIVARUDRAPPA …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PREETI K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, NO.49, KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001 3. JOINT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15762 WP No. 9448 of 2023 NO.49, KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH CLAUSE 3 OF THE CIRCULAR DATED 17/01/2023 ISSUED BY R-2 VIDE ANNEXURE-F BEARING NO. GABHU/E-CELL/2022-23/7769 ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 17.03.2026, seeking withdrawal of the writ petition. 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the said memo, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE HDK/List No.: 2