Dismissed¶43

Ms Archana Sadashiva v. Union of India

Karnataka HC17 Jul 2026WP/46804/2019

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn on 17.07.2026 (M.G.S. Kamal, J.). Petitioner Archana Sadashiva had challenged MoEF&CC notifications dated 03.03.2016 and 14.03.2017 (Annexures A1/A2) under Article 226, seeking leave to represent project proponents on EIA/environment management plan. Withdrawn because a petition on the same cause of action (WP No. 10548/2025) was already pending before the court. Bare withdrawal order: no merits discussion, no precedent engaged, no quantum. Relevant only for tracking duplicate-litigation/withdrawal practice, not citable for law.

What did the court decide?

None on the merits; petition dismissed as withdrawn pursuant to the petitioner's memo seeking withdrawal as not pressed. ¶43

Ms Archana Sadashiva Vs Union of India — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

¶1

¶2

HC-KAR

¶3

NC: 2026:KHC:36739 WP No. 46804 of 2019

¶4

CNR: KAHC010303802019

¶5

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

¶6

DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF JULY, 2026

¶7

BEFORE

¶8

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 46804 OF 2019 (GM-RES)

¶9

BETWEEN:

¶10

MS ARCHANA SADASHIVA

¶11

D/O LAE DR.K.S.SADASHIVA, AGD ABOUT 35 YERS, OCCUPATION:ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER,

¶12

RESIDIG AT NO.20, 1^ST FLOOR, 1^ST CROSS, 1^ST MAN, M.L.A. LAYOUT, R.T.NAGAR, BENGALURU-560032.

¶13

…PETITIONER

¶14

(BY Smt. RASHMI JADHAV.,ADVOCATE)

¶15

Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

¶16

AND:

¶17

UNION OF INDIA

¶18

REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINSITRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS & CLIMATE CHANGE PARYAVARAN BHAVAN, CGO COMPLEX, LODHA ROAD, NEW DELHI-110003.

¶19

STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPT. OF ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT, M.S.BUILDING,

¶20

¶21

HC-KAR

¶22

NC: 2026:KHC:36739 WP No. 46804 of 2019

¶23

CNR: KAHC010303802019

¶24

DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001.

¶25

…RESPONDENTS

¶26

(BY SRI. SHANTHI BHUSHAN H., DSGI FOR R1, SRI MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R2)

¶27

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION DATED 03.03.2016 AND NOTIFICATION DATED 14.03.2017 ISSUED BY THE R-1 PER ANNX-A1 AND A2 RESPECTIVELY ANDDIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT REPORTS AND REPRESENT THE PROJECT PROPONENTS BEFORE THE RESPONDENTS OR AUTHORITIES CONSTITUTED BY THE RESPONDENTS WITH REGARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLANT.

¶28

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

¶29

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL

¶30

ORAL ORDER

¶31

Learned counsel for petitioner files a memo seeking

¶32

withdrawal of this petition, which reads as under:

¶33

"The petitioner respectfully submits as follows:

¶34

1. The above petition has been filed before this Hon'ble Court.

¶35

2. The petitioner submits that another petition concerning the same cause of action has already been filed and is pending before this court and its listed today in 15.31 (WP 10548/2025).

¶36

¶37

HC-KAR

¶38

NC: 2026:KHC:36739 WP No. 46804 of 2019

¶39

CNR: KAHC010303802019

¶40

3. In view of the above, the petitioner does not wish to prosecute the present petition and therefore seeks permission to withdraw the same.

¶41

It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to permit the petitioner to withdraw the present petition as not pressed, with liberty, if necessary to pursue the other proceedings already initiated, and pass such other order(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice."

¶42

Memo is placed on record.

¶43

Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as

¶44

withdrawn.

¶45

Sd/(M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE

¶46

bkm List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0

Ms Archana Sadashiva v. Union of India

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Ms Archana Sadashiva v. Union of India

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Why is it important?

What the court decided

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Procedural history

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Sri. P. Shashidhara Aithal, Vs the Commissioner

(Smt Bernaditta Jose) (Dead) Vs Sri M S Mahadevaiah

Venkatrao Y Ghorpade Vs Union of India

M/S Ramanatha Agencies Vs the State of Karnataka

M/S. Transit Surveys Vs Union of India

Sri. Swamy Vs the State of Karnataka