- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4234-DB WP No. 29489 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH 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. 29489 OF 2023 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI MAHESH CHANDRAKANT KHARADE S/O CHANDRAKANT DHONDIBA KHARADE AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT 4632/1, SHIVAJI NAGAR KAGWADE PLOT, NEAR CHURCH A/P - NIPANI (URBAN) TALUK: CHIKODI, VTC NIPPANI (RURAL) P,O. NIPANI SUB-DISTRICT:CHIKODI DISTRICT BELGAUM-591 237. 2. SRI AJIT PAWAR S/O PAPA HEMANT PAWAR AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT #4738/1, TASHILDAR PLOT NIPPANI NIPPANI (RURAL), NIPPANI CHIKODI BELGAUM-591 237. 3. SRI NIYAZAHMAD MHAMULAL KHANAPURE S/O MHAMULAL KHANAPURE AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT #4282, AZAD GALLI SHIVAJI NAGAR, NIPPANI BELGAUM-591 237. …PETITIONERS Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4234-DB WP No. 29489 of 2023 (BY SRI MUNIYAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS: CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BELGAUM DISTRICT BELGAUM-591 001. 3. THE CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NIPPANI TOWN AND TALUK BELGAUM DISTRICT-591 237. REP. BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR. 4. THE CHIEF OFFICER CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NIPPANI TOWN AND TALUK BELGAUM DISTRICT-591 237. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R.1 AND R.2; SRI R.K. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR R.3 AND 4.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH RULE 14(1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES, 2018, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4234-DB WP No. 29489 of 2023 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI DISTRICT DATED 20.11.2023 BEARING No.BGM:DUDC:4:CR:114/2023-24 (PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A), 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) The prayer in this public interest petition was with regard to allocation of development works and funds which were granted under the Financial Commission to the State for the year 2023-24. It was a case that the funds were unevenly allocated. 2. Today, when the petition came up for consideration, learned advocate for the petitioners Mr. Muniyappa stated that the cause does not survive as the respondents have taken necessary action. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:4234-DB WP No. 29489 of 2023 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Niloufer Akbar for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and learned advocate Mr. R. K. Kulkarni for respondent Nos.3 and 4 have no objection to the disposal of the petition on the aforesaid count. 4. The petition does not survive and it is accordingly dismissed in view of the statement made by learned advocate for the petitioners. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21