- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:825 WP No. 100276 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 100276 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: NAPC LIMITED, 1-A, ROYAL COURT, NO.41, VENKATNARAYANA ROAD, T NAGAR, CHENNAI-600017. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ROSHAN SHAHEB CHABBI, ADVOCATE) AND: THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS, PORTS AND INLAND WATER TRANSPORT, DHARWAD DIVISION, DHARWAD-580001. …RESPONDENT THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE DIRECTION FOR EXPEDITIOUS DISPOSAL OF AA NO.1/2024, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HON’BLE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DHARWAD WITHIN AN OUTER LIMIT OF 1 WEEK FROM THE DATE OF COMMUNICATION OF THE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON’BLE COURT; ISSUE DIRECTION TO THE HON’BLE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DHARWAD, FOR CONSIDERING EXTENSION OF THE MANDATE OF THE HON’BLE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL, UP TO 28.02.2025, IN AA.NO.1/2024 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:825 WP No. 100276 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following reliefs: a. Issue Direction for expeditious disposal of AA No.1/2024, pending on the file of Hon’ble Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dharwad within an outer limit of 1 week from the date of communication of the Copy of the Order of this Hon’ble Court. b. Issue Direction to the Hon’ble Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dharwad, for considering extension of the mandate of the Hon’ble Arbitral Tribunal, up to 28.02.2025, in AA No.1/2024; c. Pass any such other order(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit to meet the ends of justice and equity. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the above petition has been rendered infructuous. Hence, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE CKK CT-MCK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8