- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22304 WP No. 17197 of 2021 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. 17197 OF 2021 (LB-ELE) BETWEEN: SRI. SHIVA SHANKAR H.S, S/O H.S. SHANKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT NO. 1866/1, 12TH WARD, DEVARAJA NAGARA, BEHIND PADMA SHALO CHOULTRY, DODDABALLPURA - 561 203. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUBBA REDDY K.N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING, REPRESENTED BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY - 560 001, BANGALORE. 2. KARNATAKA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, NO. 8, 1ST FLOOR, KSCMF BUILDING ANNEXE, CUNNIGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 052, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BOPANNA B, AGA FOR R1; SMT. VAISHALI HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by KAVYA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22304 WP No. 17197 of 2021 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 8.10.2020 VIDE ANNEXURE- A ISSUED BY THE R-1 FIXING THE ROASTER RESERVATION FOR THE ELECTION OF THE OFFICES OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND MORE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE DODDABALLAPUR CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL BENGALURU DISTRICT AT SL NO.14 FOR THE POST OF PRESIDENT OF BCA-WOMEN CATEGORY 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22304 WP No. 17197 of 2021 survives for adjudication. This Court has perused and examined the said judgment. 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.: 5 CT: BHK