- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4173 WP No. 102237 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 102237 OF 2018 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN: AINU S/O BALAPPA BANDIVADDAR, AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: SAW MILL BUSINESS (PANDURANG SAW MILL), R/O: TUBACHI ROAD, SAVALAGI, TQ: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT. … PETITIONER (BY MISS. SANJANA S. MUDHOL, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHIVARAJ P. MUDHOL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, ARANYA BHAVAN, MALLESWARAM, BENGALURU-560 003. 2. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, BAGALKOT DIVISION, BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT. 3. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER, JAMKHANDI, TQ: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT. 4. V.B. BANDIVADDAR, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: SAVALAGI, TQ: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA FOR R1-R3) Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4173 WP No. 102237 of 2018 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, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Miss.Sanjana S.Mudhol., counsel on behalf of Sri.Shivaraj P.Mudhol., for the petitioner and Sri.Praveen K.Uppar., AGA for respondents 1 to 3 have appeared in person. Counsel for the petitioner submits that a memo has been filed stating that Ainu Bandiwaddar - the sole petitioner died a year back. Counsel therefore, submits that the memo may be placed on record. Submission is noted. Memo is placed on record. A perusal of the same depicts that the sole petitioner died a year back. The application to bring the legal representatives of deceased sole petitioner is not filed. By operation of law, the Writ Petition abates. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP/CLK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 48