- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6715 WP No. 51924 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 51924 OF 2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MAVATTURU KERE MEENUGARARA SAHAKARA SANGHA, NIYAMITA, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT MADAPURA VILLAGE, MARALAVADI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SHRI.PARAMESH.M. S/O LATE B.N.MARE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KARTHIKEYAN.N., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. ANIL KUMAR.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MAHILA MEENUGARARA SAHAKARA SANGHA, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT KURUPETE, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY SMT.PRAMEELA. 2. DIRECTORATE OF FISHERIES, REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT III FLOOR, PODIUM BLOCK, VISWESWARAIAH TOWER, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU. 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6715 WP No. 51924 of 2019 HAVING ITS OFFICE AT III FLOOR, PODIUM BLOCK, VISWESWARAIAH TOWER, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NITYA., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. H.N.BASAVARAJU., ADVOCATE R1; SRI. MANJUNATHA RAYAPPA., AGA FOR R2 & 3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Karthikeyan.N., counsel on behalf of Sri.Anil Kumar.R., for the petitioner, Sri.H.N.Basavaraju., counsel for respondent No.1 and Sri.Manjunatha Rayappa., AGA for respondents 2 and 3 have appeared in person. 2. The Order dated:30.10.2019 passed by the second respondent vide Annexure-A is called into question in this Writ Petition on several grounds as setout in the Memorandum of Writ Petition. 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6715 WP No. 51924 of 2019 4. The impugned order is furnished along with the Writ Petition and the same is marked as Annexure-A. A perusal of the same reflects that the tender was allotted to the first respondent for a period commencing from 01.07.2019 to 30.06.2024 for a period of five years. Now we are in the month of February 2025. Due to efflux of time, the order has spent itself as of today. Hence, nothing survives for consideration in the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. 5. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 2 Sl No.: 21