- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5367 WP No. 108188 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 108188 OF 2016 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MOHAMMAD YASEEN @ YASEEN S/O ABDUL AZIZ BEPARI, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O: DUHALKOT GALLI, BAGALKOTE, DIST: BAGALKOTE, … PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHRIHARSH A. NEELOPANT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNDER SECRETARY, TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, ADMINISTRATION-2, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BENGALURU. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BENGALURU. 3. THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, (OPINION IN-CHARGE PRESIDENT INTERVIEW COMMITTEE-1), LAW DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU. Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5367 WP No. 108188 of 2016 4. BASANAGOUDA HALEMANI, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O: PALED CHAWL, KALADAGI ROAD, BAGALKOTE. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K.UPPAR, AGA FOR R1-R3; SRI. H.M. DHARIGOND, ADVOCATE FOR R4) 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.Shriharsh A.Neelopant., counsel for the petitioner, Sri.Praveen K.Uppar., AGA for respondents 1 to 3 and Sri.H.M.Dharigond., counsel for respondent No.4 have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking following reliefs: i) Issue a Writ of Certiorari to quash the notification dated: 19.09.2016 passed by respondent No.1 bearing No.Law176LCL-2015 vide Annexure-C. ii) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent No.1 to appoint the petitioner as Notary for - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5367 WP No. 108188 of 2016 Bagalkote Revenue Division pursuant to the notification dated: 27.02.2015 bearing No.Notification (Notary) 01/2015 vide Annexure-A. 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the writ papers with care. 4. By virtue of a notification dated 19.09.2016, the fourth respondent was appointed as a Notary for a period of five years and ended in 2021. Now we are in the month of March, 2025. The notification has been spent by itself as of today. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE CLK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 48