- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50129 WP No. 1782 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 1782 OF 2023 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: ASHRAYA ASSOCIATES A PRPPRITORY CONCERNED OFFICE AT NO.38, USA RESIDENCY J.C.S.T.M. BLOCK ADICHUNCHANAGIRI MAIN ROAD KUVEMPUNAGAR MYSURU-570023 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI C Y SHIVEGOWDA S/O LATE VYKUNTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS &PETITIONER (BY SRI. MADHUKAR M DESHPANDE., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. JOINT DIRECTOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT MYSORE DISTRICT Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50129 WP No. 1782 of 2023 DR. BABU JAGAJIVANRAM BHAVAN NARAYANASWAMY BLOCK PADUVARAHALLI EAST MYSURU-570012 3. COMMISSIONER SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.MAHANTESH SHETTAR., AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH TENDER DOCUMENT DTD 23.12.2022 VIDE ANNX-A ISSUED BY THE R-2 AND CONSEQUENTLY CALL FOR FRESH TENDER. DECLARE THAT CLAUSE NO.4 AND CLAUSE NO.11.3 MENTIONED IN THE QUASH TENDER DOCUMENT DTD 23.12.2022 VIDE ANNX-A ARE ILLEGAL AND IRRATIONAL AND GRANT AN INTERIM ORDER TO STAY OF ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OF TENDER NOTIFICATION DTD 23.12.2022 VIDE ANNX-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMIANRY HEARING IN B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER The petitioner herein is assailing the tender document dated 23.12.2022 (Annexure 'A') issued by respondent no. 2. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50129 WP No. 1782 of 2023 2. Heard Sri Madhukar M.Deshpande, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Mahantesh Shettar, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents. 3. Having taken note of the submissions made by the learned counsels appearing for the parties, as the tender was opened for the academic year 2022-2023 for providing facility to / / for the purpose of supplying food articles to the hostels, residential schools functioning under the control of Social Welfare Department in Mysuru District, I am of the view that, the prayer made in the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, no further orders are required to be made in the present writ petition. 4. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE JT/- CT: JL