- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11696 WP No. 12845 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 12845 OF 2022 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: KSR FREIGHT CARRIERS A PARTNERSHIP FIRM REGISTERED UNDER THE INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT, 1932, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT PLOT NO. 67/1 AND 67/2, KHUTALA VILLAGE, GHUGUS ROAD, NEAR MIDC, CHANDRAPUR, MAHARASHTRA-442 406, REPRESENTED BY COMMERCIAL HEAD AND AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE MR. SUBHASH SINHA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AVINASH BALAKRISHNA.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, VIKASA SOUDHA, VIDHAANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LIMITED, A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO. 82, SHAKTI BHAVAN, 3RD FLOOR, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 3. INDO UNIQUE FLAME LIMITED A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11696 WP No. 12845 of 2022 NO.301, KOTHARI BUILDING, WHC ROAD, NEAR SUDAMA CINEMA, DHARAMPETH NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA-440 010, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 4. ACB (INDIA) LIMITED A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT LGF SURYA ENCLAVE, NEW MULTAN NAGAR, NEW DELHI-110 056, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 5. FUELCO COAL INDIA LIMITED A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT FUELCO HOUSE, PLOT NO. 15, LAKKADGANJ, NEAR HARIHAR MANDIR, NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA-440 010. REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 6. KOHLI ROADLINES A PARTNERSHIP FIRM REGISTERED UNDER THE INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT, 1932, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT PLOT NO. 19, PRITAM COMPLEX, TEKA NAKA, KAMPTEE ROAD, NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA-440 010, REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER. 7. MAHAVEER COAL WASHERIES PRIVATE LIMITED, A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO. 381, B. NO. 3, SONI LANE, TEKDI ROAD, SITABULDI, NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA-440 012, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP FOR R1, SRI. AJAY J NANDALIKE, ADVOCATE FOR R2, SRI. CHINTAN CHINNAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR R3) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11696 WP No. 12845 of 2022 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 27.06.2022(ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE R1 REJECTING THE APPEAL NO.EN/03/PPC/2022 FILED BY THE PETITIONER AND QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 12.05.2022 (ANNEXURE-B) PASSED BY THE R1 DECLARING R2 AS L1 AND R3 AND L3, AS BEING ARBITRARY, DISCRIMINATIVE AND ILLEGAL 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 M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the contract was awarded and the term of contract is already over, thus the challenge alone rendered infructuous. There is no interim order protecting the rights of the petitioner. Therefore, the petition is disposed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 125