- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5158 WP No. 9651 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 9651 OF 2022 (GM-PDS) BETWEEN: 1. KARIYATH MOHAMMED RAFEEQ, S/O VANIYADATH KASSIM, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, SUHARA MANZIL, CHAVASSERI, CHAVASSERY KANBUR, KERALA STATE - 670 702. 2. K. AHAMMMED S/O ABDULA, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, ZENATH TRADERS, R/O GONIKOPPA PONNAM PET ROAD, COORG - 571 213. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA P.V, ADVOCATE AND SRI. VASANTH KUMAR K.M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, VIKASA SOUDHA , AMBEDKAR VEEHDI, BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5158 WP No. 9651 of 2022 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KODAGU DISTRICT, MADIKERI - 571 201. 3. THE FOOD INSPECTOR TALUK OFFICE, VIRAJPET, KODAGU DISTRICT - 571 218. 4. THE TASHILDAR, VIRAJPET KODAGU DISTRICT - 571 218 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.K. KENCHE GOWDA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROPOSED PUBLIC AUCTION PUBLISHED IN SHATI KANNADA DAILY, MADIKERI DATED 30.04.2022 (ANNEXURE-P) TO BE HELD ON 21.05.2022 AT VIRAJPET, KODAGU, PUBLISHED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.4, PERTAINING TO THE FOOD GRAINS SEIZED FROM THE CUSTODY OF THE PETITIONERS ON 04.04.2022, BEING TOTALLY ARBITRARY, ERRONEOUS, WITHOUT JURISDICTION AND OPPOSED TO LAW (ANNEX-A) AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo dated 05.02.2025 stating that the prayer made in the writ - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5158 WP No. 9651 of 2022 petition has become infructuous. Learned counsel therefore submit that the writ petition may be disposed of accordingly. 2. The memo is taken on record subject to all just exceptions. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of in view of the statement made by the learned counsel for the petitioners. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17 CT: BHK