IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2022 BEFORE THE HON’BLE Mrs. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION No.7336/2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. CHIKKAMMA W/O. LATE SANNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, 2. SRI NAGARAJEGOWDA .C S/O. CHIKKAMOGA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, BOTH ARE RESIDING AT S.I. HAGALAHALLY VILLAGE AND POST, C.A. KERE HOBLY, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 422. ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI H.K. KENCHEGOWDA, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: THE MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, K.M. DODDI (BHARATHI NAGAR) BRANCH, C.A. KERE HOBLY, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 422. ... RESPONDENT (BY SRI B.C. GURU, ADVOCATE (V.C.)) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICES BOTH DATED 20.01.2019 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT - BANK TO THE PETITINERS VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND B RESPECTIVELY. - 2 - THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:- O R D E R This writ petition was listed on 21/10/2022 and there was no representation on behalf of the petitioners. Learned counsel for the respondent-Bank submitted that pursuant to the notice issued by the bank on 20/01/2019, the gold articles have already been sold by way of public auction and thus would contend that the petition has become infructuous. 2. The matter is listed today (28/10/2022) in order to give an opportunity to the petitioners to make their submission. Even today, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioners. 3. In light of the submission made by learned counsel for the respondent-bank, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. - 3 - 4. However, liberty is reserved to the petitioners to revive the order, in the event the gold articles are not sold by way of public auction by the respondent-bank. SD/- JUDGE S*