- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1520 WP No. 43009 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 43009 OF 2017 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MR. LEO CRASTA S/O MR. MARCEL CRASTA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, PROPRIETOR M/S ESS ESS INTERIORS, LEO CENTRE, KARANGALPADY, BUNTS HOSTEL ROAD, MANGALORE-575 003. 2. MRS. SYLVIA CRASTA W/O MR. LEO CRASTA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, PROPRIETOR M/S ESS ESS ENTERPRISES, LEO CENTRE, COURT ROAD, UDUPI- 576 101. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. C.N.SRINIVASAN RAO., ADVOCATE) AND: J.M.FINANCIAL ASSET RECONTRUCTION COMPANY PVT LTD., 3RD FLOOR, 'B' WING, SUASHISH IT PARK, PLOT NO.68E, OFF DATTAPADA ROAD, OPP TATA STEEL, BORIVALI (EAST), MUMBAI-400 025. REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. A.RAVISHANKAR., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by THEJASKUMAR N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1520 WP No. 43009 of 2017 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: ORAL ORDER Sri.A.Ravishankar., counsel for the respondent has appeared through video conferencing. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Certiorari to quash the E-Auction notice published in The New Indian Express issued by the respondent dated 27.09.2017 vide Annexure-F. 3. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. 4. The E-Auction notice published in the year 2017 is called into question in this Writ Petition. Now we are in the month of January 2025. It's been eight years. Due to efflux of time, the E-Auction notice has spent itself. Hence, nothing survives for consideration in the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1520 WP No. 43009 of 2017 5. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE TKN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 36