- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5673 WP No. 107465 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 107465 OF 2019 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: GIRIYAPPAGOUDA @ GIRIYAPPA S/O AJJANAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ARASHINAGUPPI, TQ: HANGAL, DIST: HAVERI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAMACHANDRA.V.BHAT., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. F.V.PATIL., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DY.DIRECTOR AND EX-OFFICIO, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL UNDER SECRETARY, DEPT. OF RURAL AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, HAVERI ZILLA PANCHAYAT, HAVERI, TQ AND DIST: HAVERI. 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYAT, HANGAL, DIST: HAVERI. 4. THE SHYADAGUPPI GRAM PANCHAYAT, SHYADAGUPPI, REP. BY ITS PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, SHYADAGUPPI, TQ: HANGAL, DIST: HAVERI. Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5673 WP No. 107465 of 2019 5. OMBUDSMAN MGNREGA ZILLA PANCHAYAT, HAVERI. 6. THE KARNATAKA OMBUDSMAN, APPELLATE AUTHORITY, II FLOOR, 3RD STAGE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN.K.UPPAR., AGA FOR R1; SRI. A.A.PATHAN., ADVOCATE FOR R2-5; R6-SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Ramachandra V.Bhat., counsel on behalf of Sri.F.V.Patil., for the petitioner, Sri.Praveen K.Uppar., AGA for respondent No.1 and Sri.A.A.Pathan., counsel for respondents 2 to 5 have appeared in person. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the Writ Petition may be dismissed as having become infructuous. When queried, counsel Sri.Ramachandra V.Bhat, submits that a conscious decision is taken by the advocate on record and the petitioner about infructuous of the petition and if an - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5673 WP No. 107465 of 2019 order is passed, they shall not seek for recalling the same or file a review petition. The oral submission made by counsel for the petitioner is placed on record. The Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP,CLK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 58