- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3202 WP No. 114228 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.114228 OF 2019 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: 1. N. KOTRESH S/O. NAGAPPA , AGE : 32 YEARS, OCC : CONTRACTOR, R/O: DOOR NO.43 2ND STAGE BEHIND RENUKA SCHOOL SONIA GANDHI NAGAR, H.B.HALLI, DISTRICT BALLARI – 583 212. 2. H. LAKSHMINARAYAN S/O. H.HULUGAPPA, AGE : 52 YEARS, OCC : CONTRACTOR, R/O. HOUSE NO.54 HOSPETE-HARIHAR ROAD, OPP OLD BDO OFFICE JALI NAGAR, H.B.HALLI, DISTRICT BALLARI – 583 212. 3. PURYA NAIK S/O.S.SHANKAR NAIK, AGE : 39 YEARS, OCC :CONTRACTOR, R/O.NAKRAL TANDA, ANKASAMUDRA, H.B.HALLI, DISTRICT BALLARI – 583 212. 4. P.THIMANNA S/O.P.HANUMANTAPPA, AGE : 50 YEARS, OCC :CONTRACTOR, R/O.PUJA STREET H.OBALPURA, HALAGAPURA, H.B.HALLI, DISTRICT BALLARI – 583 212. 5. G. LOKESHAPPA S/O. GADRAPPA , AGE : 35 YEARS, OCC :CONTRACTOR, R/O.NEAR KALLESHWAR TEMPLE OLD H.B.HALLI, DISTRICT: BALLARI – 583 212. 6. GOVINDAPPA S/O. BORAYYA, AGE : 41 YEARS, 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:3202 WP No. 114228 of 2019 OCC :CONTRACTOR, R/O : WARD NO.1, BALLARI ROAD, GUDIKALI KUDALGI, DISTRICT BALLARI – 583 212. 7. MANJUNATH S/O. MALIGE KRISHNAPPA, AGE : 32 YEARS, OCC :CONTRACTOR, R/O : H.NO.136, 13TH WARD KOTTUR ROAD NEAR DARGHA AAZAD NAGAR, KUDALGI, DISTRICT BALLARI – 583 212. 8. R. SHIVAKUMAR S/O. R.SUSHILAMMA, AGE : 44 YEARS, OCC :CONTRACTOR, R/O : H.NO.526, WARD NO.13, NEAR SOLLAMMA TEMPLE KUDALGI, DISTRICT BALLARI – 583 212. 9. G. BASAVARAJ S/O. G.HANUMANTAPPA, AGE : 35 YEARS, OCC :CONTRACTOR, R/O : 1ST WARD ASHRAYA COLONY, KUDALGI, DISTRICT BALLARI – 583 212. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI SRINIVAS B.NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, ENERTY DEPARTMENT, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BANGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, GESCOM O and M DIVISION, BALLARI ZONE, BALLARI – 583 101. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, GESCOM H B HALLI DIVISION, BALLARI- 5 83 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1; SRI L.T.MANTAGANI, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED TENDER NOTIFICATION NO.GESCOM/ 2019-20/EL/WORK_INDENT1272 GESCOM/ 2019- - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3202 WP No. 114228 of 2019 20/EL/WORK_INDENT1274, GESCOM/2019-20/ EL / WORK_ INDENT 1271 DATED 19.09.2019 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., 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.: 173