- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10635 WP No. 102324 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 102324 OF 2017 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. AVINASH S/O LAKSHMAN KAMATAR AGE: 17 YEARS, OCC: STUDENT, SINCE MINOR REP BY NATURAL MOTHER PETITIONER NO.2 2. PREMA W/O LAKSHMANKAMATAR AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. PLOT NO.6, WARD NO.14, 2ND MAIN ROAD, NEAR BARAKOTRI SHIVAGIRI, DHARWAD-580007. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GIRISH V. BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF BACKWARD CASTES WELFARE DEVRAJ URS BHAVAN, BENGALURU-560001. 2. DISTRICT OFFICER, BACKWARD CLASS WELFARE DEPARTMENT, DHARWAD DISTRICT, DHARWAD. 3. TALUKA WELFARE OFFICER, BACKWARD CLASS WELFARE DEPARTMENT, DHARWAD TALUKA, DHARWAD. 4. WARDEN, INDIRA GANDHI NURSING STUDENTS HOSTEL PLOT NO.6, WARD NO.14, 2ND MAIN ROAD, NEAR BARAKOOTRI, SHIVAGIRI, DHARWAD-580007. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.S. KALASURMATH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10635 WP No. 102324 of 2017 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED LETTER DATED 20.02.2017 BEARING NO.DaTaHiVi/BCM/Sibbandi/Nirku/2016-17 VIDE ANNEXURE-F & ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo which reads as hereunder: “The Advocate for petitioner most respectfully submits as under: That, by passage of time, the writ petition has become infructuous. Hence, the said writ petition may kindly be permitted to be withdrawn as having become infructuous. Hence, the memo in the interest of justice and equity.” In light of the memo filed, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE VP, CT:VP