- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15391 WP No. 985 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 985 OF 2024 (LR) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. MANJULABAI D/O DHARMA NAIK AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS 2. SRI. CHANDRA NAIK S/O DHARMA NAIK AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS 3. SMT. SAVITRAMMA D/O DHARMA NAIK AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS 4. SRI. KRISHANA NAIK S/O DHARMA NAIK AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 5. SRI. D. MAHESHAWAR NAIK S/O DHARMA NAIK AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 6. SMT. YASHODABAI D/O DHARAMANA NAIK AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 7. SMT. VIMALABAI D/O DHARMA NAIK AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 8. SRI. D. KIRANAKUMAR S/O DHARMA NAIK Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15391 WP No. 985 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS ALL ARE RESIDENT OF KALAWANAHALLI VILLAGE KODLIGERE HOBLI, BHADRAVATHI TALUK SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 227. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NAIK RAMACHANDRA RAMA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY M S BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIMOGA DISTRICT SHIMOGA - 577 201. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SHIMOGA SUB - DIVISION SHIMOGA - 577 201. 4. THE TAHASILDAR BHADRAVATHI TALUK BHADRAVATHI - 577 227. SHIMOGA DISTRICT. 5. GRAMA PANCHAYATH NAGATHI BELAGALU NAGATHI BELAGALU VILLAGE BHADRAVATH TALUK - 577 227. REP BY ITS PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH .K, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4; R5 SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15391 WP No. 985 of 2024 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 10.01.2023 IN NO. SMGDC RV. (2E) CR.14/2022-23 ISSUED BY THE R2 VIDE ANNEXURE-N IN SO FAR AS PETITIONERS LAND CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. The challenge in this writ petition is to the preliminary notification dated 10.01.2023 issued vide Annexure-N declaring certain lands as unrecorded habitation under Section 38A of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. 2. Learned AGA submits that during the pendency of this writ petition, this notification has been withdrawn as per the endorsement dated 30.10.2024, a copy of which is produced at Annexure-R7. 3. In light of the fact that the notification impugned in the writ petition has already been withdrawn, the question of passing any further order in the writ - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:15391 WP No. 985 of 2024 petition does not survive. Consequently, the writ petition is disposed of as having become unnecessary. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE PKS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 96