- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:170-DB WP No. 31760 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 31760 OF 2024 (GM-RES) PIL BETWEEN: 1. SRI T N RAVI KUMAR AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS S/O B T NARASIMHACHAR No.10/25, AMRUTHUR HOBLI MARKONAHALLI GRAM PANCHAYATH KODAVATHI KUNIGAL TALUK AMRUTHUR, TUMKUR DIST. - 572 111 …PETITIONER (BY SRI NATARAJ SHARMA S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE HON'BLE CHIEF MINISTER GOVT. OF KARNATAKA ROOM NO.323 AND 324 3RD FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALRUU - 560 001 2. THE CHIEF SECRERTARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA ROOM NO.320 3RD FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560 001 Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:170-DB WP No. 31760 of 2024 4. UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT 7TH FLOOR, MULTI STOREYED BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001 5. KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PARISARA BHAVANA CHURCH STEET, BANGALORE - 560 001 6. DR.SHANTH AVVAREHALLI THIMMAIAH FORMER CHAIRMAN KSPCB, PARISARA BHAVANA CHURCH STREET, BANGALORE - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 4 SRI. MAHESH A. CHOWDHARY, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT No.5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ANNEXURE-E DATED 31.08.2023 AND F DATED 17.08.2024 AS ARBITRARY ILLEGAL, AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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 Mr. Mahesh A Chowdhary who appears on behalf of respondent No.5-Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, upon service of copy of the petition in advance, stated that - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:170-DB WP No. 31760 of 2024 prayer (a) to set aside the Guidelines dated 31.08.2023 dealing with the subject of appointment of Chairman, Members and Member Secretary of the State Pollution Control Board has been withdrawn on 18.12.2024. Hence, the principal prayer does not survive and consequently, the petition itself does not survive, is stated by learned advocate Mr. Mahesh A. Chowdhary. In view of the statement made on behalf of the State Pollution Control Board, the petition is dismissed as not surviving. At the request of learned advocate for the petitioner, it is observed that any subsequent development in this matter, will give fresh cause of action. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE AHB, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11