- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6690 WP No. 105884 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 105884 OF 2019 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SHANKAR MUNAVALLI S/O. HANUMANTAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SHOBHA NILAYA, NEAR PATEGAR BHAVAN, SHASTRI NAGAR, BELAGAVI, TQ: AND DIST: BELAGAVI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJASHEKHAR BURJI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUATERS, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-560 001. 3. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, NORTHERN RANGE, BELAGAVI, SUBHASH NAGAR, BELAGAVI-590 016. 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, BELAGAVI CITY, BELAGAVI, TQ: AND DIST: BELAGAVI. Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6690 WP No. 105884 of 2019 5. THE POLICE INSPECTOR, MARKET POLICE STATION, BELAGAVI, TQ: AND DIST: BELAGAVI. 6. DR. PRABHAKAR SHADRAC, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: METHODIST CHURCH, BELAGAVI. 7. H.S.SALOMAN, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: METHODIST CHURCH, BELAGAVI. 8. DEVID NATHANIEL, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: METHODIST CHURCH, BELAGAVI. 9. SHASHIDHAR NADAGOUDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, HEALTH OFFICER, CITY CORPORATION, BELAGAVI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN.K.UPPAR., AGA FOR R1-5; SRI. MALLIKARJUNSWAMY.B.HIREMATH., ADVOCATE FOR R7-8; SRI. ARAVIND.D.KULKARNI., ADVOCATE FOR R9; NOTICE TO R6 IS HELD SUFFICIENT) 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: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6690 WP No. 105884 of 2019 ORAL ORDER Sri.Praveen K.Uppar., AGA for respondents 1 to 5 has appeared in person. The captioned Writ Petition is field seeking following reliefs: a) Direct respondent No.5 to investigate on the Crime No.287/2018 registered before the Market Police Station, Belagavi, in pursuance of complaint FIR dated 07.09.2018 filed by the petitioner vide Annexure-L and M. b) Refer the Crime No.287/2018 registered before the Market Police Station, Belagavi, initiated by the petitioner for an investigation from an independent agency. AGA on instructions submits that the petitioner is no more. AGA therefore, submits that an appropriate order may be passed. The oral submission made by AGA is placed on record. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6690 WP No. 105884 of 2019 Because of death of the petitioner, the reliefs sought by petitioner cannot be considered as of today. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP,RH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48