- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:333 WP No. 9069 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 9069 OF 2020 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MR. DINESH KOTIAN AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, S/O MR. SANJEEVA POOJARY NANDIKOOR VILLAGE, PALIMAR POST, KAUP TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 574 112 2. MR. RAJESH G SHETTY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, S/O LATE GOPAL A SHETTY DOOR NO.2-107, PANGALA MALEMANE POST PANGALA KAUP TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 122. 3. MR. MICHAEL RAMESH D SOUZA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, S/O LATE CYPRIAN D SOUZA PILAR POST MUDRANGADI KAUP TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 574 113 4. MRS. SUJATHA SHANKAR SUVARNA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, W/O MR. SHANKER SUVARNA SUJASRAYA R/O NEAR POST OFFICE MAIN ROAD, MOODUBETTU KAUP TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 120. 5. MRS. RENUKA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, W/O MR. RAJEEVA RAMA PUTHRAN Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:333 WP No. 9069 of 2020 DOOR NO. 5-110, HONGIRANA FISHERIES ROAD, HEJAMADI KAUP TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 574 103. 6. MRS. GEETHA WAGLE AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, W/O MR. VITTALA WAGLE APEKSHA BHANTAKAL, SHIRVA VILLAGE KAUP TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 574 115. 7. MR. U C SHEKABBA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O MR. CHEYABA BYARI BHARATH ENTERPRISES UCHILA KAUP TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 574 117 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DR.S.ARUMUGHAM., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ M.S.BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UDUPI DISTRICT, RAJATHADRI MANIPAL UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 104 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND RETURNING OFFICER KUNDAPUR SUB-DIVISION, KUNDAPUR, UDUPI DISTRICT. 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYATH UDUPI UDUPI - 576 001. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:333 WP No. 9069 of 2020 5. SMT. SHASHIPRABHA, W/O SUJITH.S.SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT No.2-34, PANJITTURUGUTTU, MAJOOR, KAUP, UDUPI DISTRICT-574106. 6. NAGESH KRISHNA SUVARNA, S/O KRISHNA POOJARI, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, SHRI DEVI KRUPA AGRAHARA KATAPADI, YENAGUDDE, UDUPI DISTRICT-574 106. 7. RAJESH KUMAR.T., S/O THUKRA KOTIAN, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O No.3-52, ANUGRAHA AMBADI, KOTA, KATAPADI, UDUPI DISTRICT-574 105. 8. NEETHA GURURAJ POOJARY, W/O GURURAJ POOJARY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O #6-54(b) BAIDASHRI NILAYA, NEAR BRAHMASTHANA NADSAL VILLAGE, NADSAL, UDUPI PADUBIDRI, KARNATAKA-574 111. 9. KESHAVA MOILY, S/O NARAYANA SHERIGARA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O 1-102, GUDDE HOUSE, NEAR NAGARAJUNA PUMP HOUSE, HIGH SCHOOL ROAD, RENKA, YERMAL, UDUPI-574 111. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. TAHUL CARIAPPA., AGA FOR R-1 TO R-3; SRI.R.NAGENDRA NAIK., ADVOCATE FOR R-5 RO R-9; R-4 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:333 WP No. 9069 of 2020 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA., PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTICE ISSUED BY R-3 AT ANNEXURE-E DATED 24.07.2020 IS NULL AND VOID AND UNDEMOCRATIC, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. It is submitted that the prayers sought for in this writ petition had been rendered infructuous. 2. In the light of the above, this writ petition is dismissed as having become unnecessary. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE GSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14