- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3201 WP No. 113406 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.113406 OF 2019 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: 1. THE KARNATAKA STATE SUPER GRADE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS WELFARE ASSOCIATION NO.2191/465, CHIKKAMMANI DEVARAJ URS LAYOUT, DAVANAGERE – 577 005, DIST: DAVANAGERE, RPTD BY ITS PRESIDENT, C. VEERANNA, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: SUPER GRADE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, R/O: NO.2191/465, CHIKKAMMANI DEVARAJ URS LAYOUT, DAVANAGERE, DIST: DAVANAGERE. 2. THE KARNATNAKA STATE SUPER GRADE ELECTRICALL CONTRACTORS WELFARE ASSOCIATION, NO.2191/465, CHIKKAMMANI DEVARAJ URS LAYOUT, DAVANAGERE-577005, DIST: DAVANAGERE, RPTD. BY ITS SECRETARY, G.M. SHIVAKUMAR, S/O G. MALLESHAPPA, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: SUPER GRADE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, R/O: #94/7, 1ST MAIN, 1ST CROSS, P.J. EXTENSION, DAVANAGERE, DIST: DAVANAGERE. 3. THE KARNATAKA STATE SUPER GRADE VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.02.19 10:32:39 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3201 WP No. 113406 of 2019 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS WELFARE ASSOCIATION NO.2191/465, CHIKKAMMANI DEVARAJ URS LAYOUT, DAVANAGERE-577005, DIST: DAVANAGERE, RPTD BY ITS TRASURER, B.M. NAGARAJ S/O. B.M. MRUTHYUNJAYAPPA, AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: SUPER GRADE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, R/O: #858, VIDYANAGAR, 2ND BUS STAND, NEAR KASTURBHA SAMAJA, DAVANAGERE, DIST: DAVANAGERE. 4. THE KARNATAKA STATE SUPER GRADE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS WELFARE ASSOCIATION NO.2191/465, CHIKKAMMANI DEVARAJ URS LAYOUT, DAVANAGERE-577005, DIST: DAVANAGERE, RPTD BY ITS MEMBER ABDUL GAFAR URF SALEEM MIRCHWALE AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: SUPER GRADE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, R/O: UMASHANKAR NAGAR, 2ND MAIN, 1ST CROSS, RANEBENNUR, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI PRUTHVI K. S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, RPTD BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY, DEPT. OF ENERGY, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, RPTD BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3201 WP No. 113406 of 2019 CAUVERY BHAVAN, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 002. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ELECTY) KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, O and M ZONE, HESCOM, BELAGAVI, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (ELEC) KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, W AND M ZONE, HESCOM, BELAGAVI, TQ AND DIST: BELAGAVI. 5. THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR TO GOVERNMENT AND EX-OFFICIO ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, ELECTRICAL LICENSING, DEPT. OF ENERGY, K.S.C.C. BUILDING, OPP. ORION MAAL, DR.RAJKUMAR ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 055. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1 AND R5; SRI B.S.KAMATE, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI BY QUASHING THE SHORT TENDER NOTIFICATION (E-PROCUREMENT MODE ONLY) ALONG WITH NIT PUBLISHDD IN THE E-PROCUREMENT DATED 27.08.2019 OF TENDER: NO.KPTCL/SEE/TR(W&M)C/19-20/110/ YADWAD/08, TENDER NO.KPTCL/SEE/TR(W&M)C/19-20/110.UDYAMBAG/07 AT SL.NO.19 & SL.NO.20 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.4 VIDE ANNEXURE-J BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION AND ETC., - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3201 WP No. 113406 of 2019 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petition has rendered infructuous by efflux of time. The submission is placed on record. The petition is disposed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NAA/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 172