- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2390 WP No. 101978 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.101978 OF 2017 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: HEMAGIRISH G. HAVINAL, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: HEMAREDDY MALLAMMA NAGAR, MUNDARGI, TQ: MUNDARGI, DIST: GADAG. …PETITIONER (BY SRI R. H. ANGADI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE. 2. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY GADAG DISTRICE, GADAG. 3. THE CHAIRMAN, DIST SAND COMMITTEE, GADAG DISTRICT, O/O DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, GADAG. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, KINDLY ISSUE ORDER OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 31.10.2017 ADN 01.02.2017 HELD BY THE TECHNICAL VERIFICATION COMMITTEE GADAG, REJECTING THE APPLICATION OF PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-E AND ETC., Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2390 WP No. 101978 of 2017 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) The petitioner is before this Court calling in question the proceedings dated 31.01.2017, by which the technical bid of the petitioner comes to be rejected. The prayer is to permit him to participate in the tender notified eight years ago despite the rejection of his technical bid. The tender itself being over eight years ago and the petitioner’s technical bid had already been rejected, nothing further would survive for consideration at this juncture. 2. Therefore, the petition stands disposed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 115