- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22323 WP No. 6441 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. 6441 OF 2020 (LB-ELE) BETWEEN: SMT. RUPA M. PAI, W/O MADHUKAR PAI, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O WARD NO. 03, BVHARATHI BEEDI, SRINGERI - 577 139, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAI PRAKASH REDDY M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHICKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHICKMAGALURU - 577 101. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CHIKKAMAGALURU SUB DIVISION, CHIKKAMANGALURU - 577 101, CHICKKAMANGALURU DISTRICT. Digitally signed by KAVYA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22323 WP No. 6441 of 2020 4. THE TAHASILDAR, SRINGERI TALUK, SRINGERI - 577 139, CHIKKAMANGALURU DISTRICT. 5. THE SRINGERI PATANA PANCHAYATH, SRINGERI, CHIKKAMAGALURU, BY ITS CHIEF OFFICER - 577 139. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHY V, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4; R5 - THE SRINGERI PATANA PANCHAYATH, SRINGERI, CHIKKAMAGALURU - SERVED) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION DATED 11.03.2020 PASSED BY THE R-1 VIDE ANNX-D 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, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22323 WP No. 6441 of 2020 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 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.: 3 CT: BHK