- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22322 WP No. 12013 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 12013 OF 2020 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. R. RUDRANAIK, S/O LATE RUDRANAYK, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, COUNCILOR, R/O GOWDARA BEEDI, OLD TOWN, CHALLAKERE - 577 522, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SIDDAPPA B.M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, CHITRADURGA - 577 501. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, CHALLAKERE CITY MUNCIPAL COUNCIL, CHALLAKERE - 577 522, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHY V, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2; SMT. G.K. BHAVANA, ADVOCATE FOR R3) Digitally signed by KAVYA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22322 WP No. 12013 of 2020 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE R-1 PUBLISHED IN KARNATAKA OFFICIAL GAZETTE DATED 08.10.2020 BENGALURU IN SO FAR IT RELATES TO RESERVING THE POST OF PRESIDENT TO THE SC(W) CATEGORY OF R-3 VIDE ANNX-J 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 SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader has placed on record the judgment dated 09.10.2020 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.6139/2020 and connected matters, wherein it has been observed that, since the elections have already been concluded, the challenge to the notification fixing reservation no longer survives for adjudication. This Court has perused and examined the said judgment. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22322 WP No. 12013 of 2020 2. In light of the subsequent development of elections having been conducted, this Court is of the considered view that the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous. However, it is made clear that if the petitioners or any affected party are aggrieved by the Government Orders dated 11.09.2020 and 08.10.2020, it is always open for them to challenge the same in accordance with law. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NG List No.: 3 Sl No.: 4 CT: BHK