- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19024 WP No. 2459 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2459 OF 2021 (S-RES) BETWEEN: DR.H.SOMASHEKARAPPA S/O LATE R HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SERVING AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPT OF PHYSICS, YUVARAJAS COLLEGE MYSURU - 570005. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SAGAR B B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF MYSURU THE VICE CHANCELLOR CRAWFORD HALL, MYSURU - 570005. 2. THE REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY OF MYSURU CRAWFORD HALL, MYSURU - 570005. 3. THE PRINCIPAL YUVARAJA’S COLLEGE CONSTITUENT COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) MYSURU - 570005. 4. DR H C DEVARAJE GOWDA S/O LATE CHIKKEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER YUVARAJA COLLEGE, CONSTITUENT COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), MYSURU - 570005. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.T P RAJENDRA KUMAR SUNGAY, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3, SRI. H N SASHIDHARA, ADVOCATE FOR R4: SRI. BHOJEGOUDA T KOLLER, AGA FOR R1) Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19024 WP No. 2459 of 2021 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 4.08.2018 BEARING NO.ET/12/161/2017-18 PASSED BY THE R-1 VIDE ANNEXURE-F IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE 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. The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 03.06.2025, stating that during the pendency of the present petition, the petitioner died on 25.01.2025 and therefore, the writ petition has become infructuous. 2. The memo is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. HA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 50 Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE