- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4318 WP No. 100914 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 100914 OF 2018 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: SHRI. SUBHASH S/O MEENAPPA GHADI, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BHALAKE B.K., GUNJI VILLAGE, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. VISHWANATH BADIGER AND SRI. ANAND R. KOLLI, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT RAJ, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI DIVISION, BELAGAVI. 3. SMT. LADUBAI BALU SUTAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: VICE-PRESIDENT, GRAM PANCHAYAT, GUNJI, R/O: GUNJI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. 4. SHRI. AJIT PARUSHRAM BURUD, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: MEMBER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, GUNJI, R/O: GUNJI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. 5. SMT. RADHIKA HARIHAR BIRJE, Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4318 WP No. 100914 of 2018 AGE: MAJOR, OCC: MEMBER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, GUNJI, R/O: GUNJI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. 6. SMT. SANJANA SANJAY MEDAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: MEMBER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, GUNJI, R/O: GUNJI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. 7. SHRI. GAJANAN SUBBANNA PAWAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: MEMBER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, GUNJI, R/O: GUNJI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. 8. SHRI. SHAMSUDDIN MAKTUM SAYYED, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: MEMBER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, GUNJI, R/O: GUNJI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. 9. SMT. PARWATI MAHADEV PATIL, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: MEMBER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, GUNJI, R/O: GUNJI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. 10. SMT. PARWATI GUNDU SUTAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: MEMBER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, GUNJI, R/O: GUNJI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. 11. SMT. ANITA APPAYYA NAIK, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: MEMBER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, GUNJI, R/O: GUNJI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. 12. SHRI. PRAVEEN GANGARAM KANGRALKAR, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4318 WP No. 100914 of 2018 AGE: MAJOR, OCC: MEMBER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, GUNJI, R/O: GUNJI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. 13. SHRI. HANUMANT RAMKRISHNA JYOTIRLING, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: MEMBER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, GUNJI, R/O: GUNJI, TQ: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA FOR R1-R2; SRI. UMESH P. HAKKARAKI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MALLIKARJUNSWAMY B. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R3-R4 AND R6-R13; R5-SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR HEARING- INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Vishwanath Badiger and Sri.Anand R.Kolli., counsel for the petitioner, Sri.Praveen K.Uppar., AGA for respondents 1 and 2 and Sri.Umesh P.Hakkaraki., counsel on behalf of Sri.Mallikarjunswamy B.Hiremath., for respondents 3, 4 and 6 to 13 have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Certiorari to quash the notice bearing No.VPC/CR:28/2017/18 - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4318 WP No. 100914 of 2018 dated 23.01.2018 issued by respondent No.2 produced at Annexure-C. 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ Papers with care. 4. Counsel for the respondents submits that the no confidence motion was moved against the President of the Gram Panchayat, Gunji village and his term is over as of today. 5. The oral submission made by counsel for the respondents is placed on record. 6. Because of the completion of the term of the President of the Gram Panchayat, Gunji village as of today, nothing survives for consideration. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Because of disposal of the Writ Petition, all pending interlocutory applications if any are disposed of and the interim order if any granted by this Court stands discharged. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE RH LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 38