K R Venkatachala v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of writ petition as withdrawn; Karnataka HC Bengaluru; Justice M.I. Arun; WP No. 13779 of 2024 (LB-RES); NC: 2026:KHC:19991; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; mandamus for release of remaining 40% of sites in petitioner's layout Sy.No.180/1 Guddemane, Talaguppa Village, Sagara Taluk, Shivamogga District; Gram Panchayath Talaguppa; Taluk Panchayath Sagara; Zilla Panchayath Shivamogga; State of Karnataka Dept. of Rural Development and Panchayath Raj; representations dated 28.11.2022 (Annexure-K) and 05.07.2023 (Annexure-P); OMs dated 23.05.2023, 28.07.2023, 26.12.2022 (Annexures Q1, Q2, S1); notice dated 27.03.2022 (Annexure-AD); withdrawal memo dated 01.04.2026; pending I.As. disposed; no merits adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
On the memo dated 01.04.2026 filed by learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, and pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. No issue on the merits (release of the remaining 40% of the layout sites) was adjudicated.