- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5633 WP No. 32575 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 32575 OF 2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. N.VASANTH KUMAR S/O LATE NARASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC:LECTURER IN GIRL'S GOVT. PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, SIRA TOWN, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 137. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANGADI.S.V., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S.BUILDING, III BLOCK, 6TH FLOOR, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE KARNATAKA STATE GOVERNMENT OF EMPLOYEE'S ASSOCIATION, HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE AT: CUBBON PARK, BY ITS PRESIDENT, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE RETURNING OFFICER, KARNATAKA STATE EMPLOYEEE'S ASSOCIATION, SIRA BRANCH, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 137. 4. SRI GIRISH.D S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, ASST. PROFESSOR, Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5633 WP No. 32575 of 2019 GOVT. FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, SIRA, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 137. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA RAYAPPA., AGA FOR R1) 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.Manjunatha Rayappa., AGA for respondent No.1 has appeared in person. 2. Annexure-F dated:14.06.2019 is called into question in this Writ Petition on several grounds as setout in the Memorandum of Writ Petition. 3. Heard the arguments and perused the writ papers with care. 4. The fourth respondent was nominated as returning officer. The nomination was for the period 2019-2024. Now we are in the month of February 2025. Due to efflux of time, it has been spent itself. Hence, nothing survives for consideration in - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5633 WP No. 32575 of 2019 the Writ Petition. I decline to exercise power under the writ jurisdiction. 5. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 2 Sl No.: 15