- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14013-DB WA No. 100470 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. WRIT APPEAL NO. 100470 OF 2025 (GM-PDS) BETWEEN: BASAVARAJ, S/O. MALLAPPA DEVARMANI, AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. NIL (HANDICAPPED), R/O. BOLAKADABI POST, TQ. SAUNDATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591129. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. H.M. DHARIGOND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPT. AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, M.S. BUILDING, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU-01. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14013-DB WA No. 100470 of 2025 BELAGAVI, DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, FOOD, CIVIL AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT. AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, BELAGAVI, DIST. BELAGAVI-590001. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, SAUNDATTI, TQ. SAUNDATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591126. 5. SRI. MAHADEV, S/O. SIDDAPPA SOMANATTI AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O. BOLAKADABI, TQ. SAUNDATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591126. 6. SRI. SHIVANAND, S/O. VITHAL DURGI AGE. 30 YEARS, OCC. R/O. GORAGUDDI, TQ. SAUNDATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591126. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 12.02.2025 PASSED BY LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.NO.106605/2024 BY ALLOWING THE APPEAL, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY & ETC. THIS WRIT APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14013-DB WA No. 100470 of 2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Learned counsel, Sri. H.M.Dharigond appearing for the appellant submits that in view of the subsequent development in pending writ petitions i.e., W.P. No.106170/2025 and W.P. No.101896/2025, this writ appeal would no more survive for consideration. Submission of the learned counsel for the appellant, Sri. H.M.Dharigond, is placed on record. Writ appeal is stands disposed of accordingly. In view of disposal of the appeal, pending interlocutory applications stand disposed of as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE KMS, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 26