- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6970 WP No. 24436 of 2019 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. 24436 OF 2019 (GM-KSR) BETWEEN: SRI. C.SOMASHEKARAIAH ASSISTANT AGRICULTURE OFFICER, S/O LATE CHANNABASVEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, SIDDARAMESHWARA NILAYA, KHB HEJAGONDANAHALLI LAYOUT, ARSIKERE HASSAN DISTRICT-573 103. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VARUN.J.PATIL., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S.BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-01, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, HASSAN DIVISION, HASSAN-573 101. 3. SRI MOHAN KUMAR BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER AND ALSO ELECTION OFFICER FOR KARNATAKA STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, ARSIKERE TALUK ZONE - 573 103. 4. THE KARNATAKA STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6970 WP No. 24436 of 2019 CUBBON PARK, BANGALORE-560 002. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. THE KARNATAKA STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, ARSIKERE TALUK BLOCK, ARSIKERE-573 103. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 6. SRI SHIVSWAMY T.M S/O NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, AGED 58 YEARS, TREASURY DEPARTMENT, TALUK OFFICE, MINI VIDHAN SOUDHA, ARSIKERE TOWN-573 103. 7. D.N.NAGARAJ S/O NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, ASSISTANT AGRICULTURE OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, OPP.RAILWAY STATION ROAD, ARSIKERE, HASSAN DISTRICT-573 103. 8. SRI. RAMCHANDRA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, S/O NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, D GROUP EMPLOYEE, SUB-REGISTRAR OFFICE, BANAVARA POST, ARSIKERE TALUK-573 103. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS KUMAR., HCGP FOR R1 & 2; SMT. B.V.VIDYULATHA., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAJYOGA., ADVOCATE FOR R4; R3, 5, 6, 7 & 8-SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) 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: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6970 WP No. 24436 of 2019 ORAL ORDER Sri.Varun J.Patil., counsel for the petitioner has appeared in person and submits that the election were to be conducted for the period 2019 - 2024. Now the fresh election has been conducted, hence nothing survives for consideration in the present Writ Petition. Counsel therefore, submits that the Writ Petition may be dismissed as having become infructuous. The oral submission made by counsel for the petitioner is placed on record. The Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 2 Sl No.: 28