- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24357 WP No. 9596 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 9596 OF 2020 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. NAGARAJU H C S/O LATE CHIKKAMAYI GOWDA AGE 61 YEARS KAR- 57/1991 PRESENTLY WORKING AS DISTRICT GOVERNMENT PLEADER MANDYA DISTRICT,MANDYA - 571401 R/AT NO 273 SIDDESHWARA NILAYA 2ND CROSS HALAHALLI,MANDYA - 571401 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. THYAGARAJA S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA PRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPT OF LAW ROOM NO 201 VIDHANA SOUDHA DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560001. 2. SMT UMA L W/O SATHYANANDA AGE 45 YEARS PRACTICING ADVOCATE IN MANDYA NO 128 9TH CROSS CHAMUNDESHWARI MANDYA DISTRICT-571401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA FOR R1: SRI. T P VIVEKANANDA,. ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24357 WP No. 9596 of 2020 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED: 06.08.2020 ISSUED BY THE R-1 VIDE ANNEXURE-C AND CONSEQUENTLY SET ASIDE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE R-2 AS MANDYA DISTRICT GOVERNMENT PLEADER 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 H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER 1. In this writ petition, the petitioner has called in question the impugned notification dated 06.08.2020 issued by respondent No.1 vide Annexure-C and consequently, seeks setting aside the appointment of respondent No.2 as Mandya District Government Pleader. 2. The learned counsel for respondent No.2 has filed a memo dated 07.07.2025, stating that the tenure of respondent No.2 has been completed and a fresh notification has been issued by the Government. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24357 WP No. 9596 of 2020 Therefore, he submitted that the writ petition has become infructuous. 3. In view of the above, the prayers sought by the petitioner in this writ petition do not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE HA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 41