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NC: 2025:KHC:6971 WP No. 4186 of 2020
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 4186 OF 2020 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN:
1. SRI. M.N.CHANDRASHEKAR S/O NARASIMHEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, REGISTERED AS CLASS-I PWD CONTRACTOR AND REGISTERED FOREST CONTRACTOR, NO.4413/C, 'SRI LAKSHMIDEVI NILAYA', DATTAGAHALLI, 3RD STAGE, GANAPATI TEMPLE ROAD, MYSURU-570 033. 2. SRI.K.KALAPPA S/O KENCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, REGISTERED AS CLASS-I PWD CONTRACTOR AND REGISTERED FOREST CONTRACTOR, R/AT NO.153, 'BALAKRISHNA NILAYAMA', OOTY-643 001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SATISH.M.DODDAMANI., SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SAGAR.B.B., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY FOREST AND ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY, DEPARTMENT, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: High Court of Karnataka
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2. THE PRL. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (WILDLIFE), ARANYA BHAVAN, MALLESHWARAM, 18TH CROSS, BENGALURU-560 003. 3. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (TERRITORIAL), SULTHAN SHARIFF CIRLCE, SATHYAMANGALA ROAD, CHAMARAJANAGAR-571 313. 4. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, CAUVERY WILDLIFE DIVISION, KOLLEGAL, CHAMARAJANAGARA DIST-571 313. 5. M/S. SUMKON INFRAFRANCHAS CO., KOLKATA, REP. SRI.GUNJAN, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONERS, RESIDING AT NO.5DR, RAJENDRAPRASAD SARANI, ROOM NO.10P, KOLKATA-700 001, WEST BENGAL. E-MAIL:sumconinfraventures@gmail.com …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR., AGA FOR R1 TO 4;
SRI. HARSHA VEERNAGOUDAR., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHIVAPRASAD SHANTANAGOUDAR., ADVOCATE FOR R5)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER:
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ORAL ORDER
Sri.Satish.M.Doddamani., Senior counsel on behalf of Sri.Sagar.B.B., for the petitioners, Sri.Mahantesh Shettar., AGA for respondents 1 to 4 and Sri.Shantanagoudar., counsel for respondent No.5 have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Certiorari to quash Annexure-C dated:29.01.2020 i.e., opening of the Financial Bid in respect of the Notification dated:01.01.2020, bearing NO.A2/BUD/RBC/Tender/CR- 12/2019-2020 vide Annexure-B issued by fourth respondent and issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to accept the Financial Bid of the petitioners in respect of the Tender work in accordance with the Provisions of KPTT Act 1999 R/w. Rules 2003. 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions.
Heard the arguments and perused the Writ paper with care. 4. AGA on instructions submits that pursuant to the tender, the work order was issued to the fifth respondent and the fifth respondent has completed the work as of today,
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hence, nothing survives for consideration in the present Writ Petition. AGA therefore, submits that an appropriate order may be passed. The oral submission made by AGA is placed on record. Because of completion of the work, the prayer sought by the petitioners cannot accorded at this juncture. Moreover, there is no interim order or direction was granted by this Court. Hence, Writ Petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 2 Sl No.: 35.1