- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6038 WP No. 104014 of 2014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M.G.UMA WRIT PETITION NO.104014 OF 2014 (LR-) BETWEEN: SHRI MARUTI BAPU SHINDE AGE: 71 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. MATH GALLI, SANKESHWAR – 591 313 TALUKA: HUKERI, DIST: BELGAUM BY HIS GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, SHRI DEEPAK MARUTI SHINDE,. AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, SANKESHWAR – 591 313 TALUK: HUKERI, DIST: BELGAUM. …PETITIONER (BY SHRI AKSHAY KATTI, SHRI ANAND ASHTEKAR, SHRI ABHISHEK PATIL AND SHRI M.R. SHINDE, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BELGAUM SUB – DIVISION, BELGAUM – 590 001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6038 WP No. 104014 of 2014 HUKERI – 591 309, DIST: BELGAUM. 3. SHRI. MANOHAR SHANKAR KULKARNI AGE:70 YEARS, OCC: PENSIONER, R/O. GURAV GALLI, SANKESHWAR – 591 313 TALUKA: HUKERI, DIST: BELGAUM. 4. SHRI R. B. PATIL, DEPUTY TAHASILDAR, NAD KACHERI, SANKESHWAR - 591313 TALUKA: HUKERI, DIST: BELGAUM. 5. THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, BELGAUM DIVISION, BELGAUM BELGAUM – 590 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SHRI T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R1, R2 AND R5; SHRI V.P. KULKARNI AND SHRI PRASAD R. SIDHANTI, ADV FOR R3; NOTICE T R4 DISPENSED WITH) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 31.01.2014 PASSED BY THE FIFTH RESPONDENT IN RCB/LRM/BGM/AP-4/12-13 PRODUCED AS PER ANNEXURE-‘D’ AND THE ORDER DATED 27.02.2004 PASSED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT IN KLR:AP:2/2003-04 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-‘C’. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN B GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6038 WP No. 104014 of 2014 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M.G.UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo reporting that the sole petitioner died on 27.09.2023 and he also submitted that even respondent Nos.3 also died on 18.08.2022. Hence, the petition against them is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (M.G.UMA) JUDGE EM CT:ANB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 5