- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22241 WP No. 25589 of 2024 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. 25589 OF 2024 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. S. MAHESH, S/O LATE SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO.4, CHANNEGOWDA DODDI, MADDUR. 2. SMT. SHOBHA RANI, W/O CHANDRU, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT 9TH CROSS, VISHVESHWARAIAYA NAGARA, MADDUR. 3. SMT. PRIYANKA, W/O APPU GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT 4TH CROSS, K.H.ROAD, MADDUR. 4. H.V. SUMITHRA W/O H. RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT 1ST CROSS, CHANNEGOWDA LAYOUT, MADDUR. 5. M.I. PRAVEEN S/O M.S. INDRAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, Digitally signed by KAVYA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22241 WP No. 25589 of 2024 R/AT B.M.ROAD, NEXT TO KEMMANNU NALE ROAD, MADDUR, 6. MANOJ KUMAR.M K S/O KRISHNE GOWDA.M AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO.34/6, SOMEGOWDA ROAD, MADDUR. 7. ADIL ALI KHAN, S/O LATE KHALIL ULLAH KHAN, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT NEAR OLD VIJAYA BANK ROAD, HOLE BEEDI ROAD, MADDUR. 8. SRI. NANDISH, S/O LATE CHIKKA KEMPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, SHIVPURA, MADDUR. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. T. SESHAGIRI RAO, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA URBAN DEPARTMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. REP. BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER, NO.8, 1ST FLOOR, KSCMF ANNEX BUILDING, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 052. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22241 WP No. 25589 of 2024 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISRICT - 571 401. 4. ELECTION/RETURNING OFFICER, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. 5. TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BOPANNA B, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 05.08.24 BEARING NO UDD 10 MLR 2024(2) ONE ISSUED BY R1 AND ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE APEX COURT IN SLP NO. 7090/21 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22241 WP No. 25589 of 2024 ORAL ORDER Both the learned counsel for the parties fairly submit that the elections in question have been concluded, and as such, the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous. 2. Their submissions are placed on record. Learned HCGP has also placed reliance on the order dated 20.01.2025 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in a batch of writ petitions in W.P.No.22547/202 and connected matters. 3. In view of the said order and the undisputed fact that elections are concluded, the present writ petition stands dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NG List No.: 3 Sl No.: 11 CT: BHK