- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3838-DB WA No. 1438 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N.V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I. ARUN WRIT APPEAL NO. 1438 OF 2024 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: 1. M/S. EXCEL SPORTS NO.1, MAJESTIC CIRCLE (NEAR ARYA BHAVAN SWEETS) BENGALURU-560 009 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI RAJENDRA SINGH KHANUJA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS (SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP UNDER THE SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENT ACT) …APPELLANT (BY SRI ROHITH V R, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. UDITA RAMESH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY MINORITY WELFARE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORATE OF MINORITIES M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE-560 001 Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3838-DB WA No. 1438 of 2024 2. THE DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF MINORITIES MAULANA ABDUL KALAM AZAD BHAVAN VASANTH NAGAR BENGALURU-560 001 3. SRI SOURI RAJAN K CGECCSL, KENDRIYA BHANDAR COMMUNITY CENTER CPWD QUARTERS 1ST MAIN ROAD, A.K. COLONY DOMLUR 1ST STAGE BENGALURU-560 071 4. SRI ANKIT PANKAJ THAKKAR B-464, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE GOKUL ROAD, HUBLI-580 026 5. THE MEMBER OF EVALUATION COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT OF MINORITIES MAULANA ABDUL KALAM AZAD BHAVAN NO.16C, MILLERS TANK BED AREA VASANTHNAGAR BENGALURU-560 052 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K S HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-1 & 2; MS. A V ANJANA, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. RAKSHITHA D J, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-4) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 13.09.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.NO.16239 /2024 (GM-TEN). - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3838-DB WA No. 1438 of 2024 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Learned advocate Ms. A.V. Anjana for learned advocate Smt. D.J. Rakshitha for respondent No.4 files the memo producing the copy of the Government Order dated 24.09.2024 and states that in view of the said Government Order, the appeal will not survive. 2. Learned advocate Mr. V.R. Rohith appearing through Video Conference on behalf of learned advocate Smt. Udita Ramesh for the appellant could not dispute the aforesaid position. 3. In view of the above, the appeal is disposed of as not surviving. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3838-DB WA No. 1438 of 2024 In view of disposal of the appeal, any interlocutory application that may be pending, would not survive and stands accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 63