- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22324 WP No. 6371 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 6371 OF 2020 (LB-ELE) BETWEEN: SMT. THIPPAMMA, W/O B. VENAKTESHAPPA, AGE ABOUT 51 YEARS, COUNCILOR-WARD NO. 19, CHITRADURGA CMC, R/AT OPP TO M.K. PALACE, NEAR RAILWAY STATION, CHITRADURGA TOWN - 577 501. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. R. SHASHIDHARA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, CHITRADURA - 577 501. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, ALSO RETURNING OFFICER, CHITRADURGA - 577 501. 4. THE CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, CHITRADURGA CITY, CHITRDURA - 577 501. Digitally signed by KAVYA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22324 WP No. 6371 of 2020 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHY V, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. S. MAHESH, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION PASSED BY THE R-1 DATED 11.03.2020 VIDE ANNEXURE-H TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader has placed on record the judgment dated 09.10.2020 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.6139/2020 and connected matters, wherein it has been observed that, since the elections have already been concluded, the challenge to the notification fixing reservation no longer survives for adjudication. This Court has perused and examined the said judgment. 2. In light of the subsequent development of elections having been conducted, this Court is of the considered - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22324 WP No. 6371 of 2020 view that the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous. However, it is made clear that if the petitioners or any affected party are aggrieved by the Government Orders dated 11.09.2020 and 08.10.2020, it is always open for them to challenge the same in accordance with law. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NG List No.: 3 Sl No.: 2 CT: BHK