- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3285 WP No. 113607 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.113607 OF 2019 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: M/S. INFOTECH COMPUTER EDUCATION (A PROPRIETARY CONCERN), OFF: KOPPIKAR ROAD, MALLIKARJUN AVENUE, SHOP NO.12/6, DESHPANDE ANGAR, HUBBALLI-580020, BY ITS PROPRIETOR SHRI SRINIVAS P. KYARKATTI, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NO.19, CHAITANYA NAGAR, R.N. SHETTY FACTORY ROAD, GOKUL ROAD, HUBBALLI – 580 030, TQ: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SADIQ N. GOODWALA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DHARWAD INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEURO SCIENCES, REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR, BELAGAVI ROAD, DHARWAD, DIST: DHARWAD – 580 008. 2. THE DIRECTOR, THE DHARWAD INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEURO SCIENCES, BELGAVI ROAD, DHARWAD, DIST: DHARWAD – 580 008. 3. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER THE DHARWAD INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEURO SCIENCES, BELAGAVI ROAD, DHARWAD, Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3285 WP No. 113607 of 2019 DIST: DHARWAD – 580 008. 4. M/S. SHARP WATCH INVESTIGATION AND SECURITY SERVICES, #17, 1ST FLOOR, 8TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN, KAMAKSHI HOSPITAL ROAD, MYSURU-9, BY ITS PROPRIETOR SHRI.M. NAGRAJ. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SUNIL S. DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3; NOTICE TO R4 IS SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER/COMMUNICATION DATED 09.09.2019 BEARING NO.DMANS/MISC/17/2019-20 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 2 VIDE ANNEXURE-F. ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 3 TO OPEN THE FINANCIAL BID OF THE PETITIONER AND THERE UPON DECIDE AS PER THE RULES AND E-TENDER CONDITIONS THE LOWEST BIDDER AND ALLOT THE WORK ORDER TO THE PETITIONER HEREIN BEING THE LOWEST BIDDER IN ALL ASPECTS. ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.1 AND 3 NOT TO ALLOT THE WORK/WORK ORDER OR THE CONTRACT OF THE ITEMS OF ANNEXURES - B TO B1, DATED 19.06.2019 BEARING NO.DMANS/ MISCELLANEOUS/17/2019-20 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 2 TO RESPONDENT NO.4 OR ANOTHER, WITHOUT OPENING THE FINANCIAL BID OF THE PETITIONER AND DECIDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3285 WP No. 113607 of 2019 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) The issue relates to challenge to notice inviting tender. The tender that forms the subject matter is a short term tender and six years have gone. Therefore, the petition is rendered infructuous by efflux of time as the period of tender itself is now over. Therefore, the petition is disposed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NAA/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 129