Sri.B.Hanumanthappa v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal as withdrawn of a writ petition (WP No. 21641 of 2023, GM-MM_S) that sought a mandamus under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution to consider the petitioner's application dated 21.02.2012 bearing No. 06 AQL2012; withdrawal effected by memo dated 13.02.2025 on the ground that a comprehensive petition, W.P.No.5585/2024, had been filed and would be prosecuted; the court expressly declined to opine on maintainability or merits. Keywords: withdrawal of writ petition; memo of withdrawal; mandamus; Articles 226 and 227; State of Karnataka; Department of Mines and Geology; Kolar; comprehensive petition W.P.No.5585/2024; no substantive holding. Of limited citational value except as a procedural instance of withdrawal in favour of a subsequent comprehensive petition.
What did the court decide?
The petition was dismissed as withdrawn pursuant to the petitioner's memo of withdrawal dated 13.02.2025.