- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6636 WP No. 113305 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M.G.UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 113305 OF 2015 (KLR-RR/SUR) BETWEEN: SRI. KUMAR S/O. LATE KADAYYA MATHAD, AGE: 55 YEARS, R/AT: GOVINDAPURA STREET, SHIVAJI CIRCLE, MUDHOL TALUK, BAGALKOT DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARISH S. MAIGUR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, BENGALURU. 2. JOINT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS CITY SURVEY NORTH ZONE BELAGAVI. Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6636 WP No. 113305 of 2015 3. TECHNICAL ASSISTANT TO THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND EX-OFFICEO DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, BAGALKOT. 4. SRI. BASAVARAJ S/O. KADAYYA MATHAD AGE:57 YEARS, R/AT:LOKAPUR WARD NO.III, NEAR JNANESHWAR MATH, LOKAPUR, MUDHOL TALUK, BAGALKOT DISTRICT. 5. SMT. JYOTHI SHIVANAND MATHAD, AGE:40 YEARS, NEAR JNANESHWAR MATH, WARD NO.III, LOKAPUR, MUDHOL TALUK, BAGALKOT DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GIRISH A. YADWAD, ADVOCATE FOR R4; SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; R5 – SERVED; SRI. S.M. TONNE, ADVOCATE FOR PROPOSED R6) ------ THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING FOR ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 15.10.2015 IN NO.REV/SR-44/2013-14, PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 HEREIN AT ANNEXURE-D IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6636 WP No. 113305 of 2015 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M.G.UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo reporting death of sole petitioner on 09.01.2025. Hence the petition is dismissed as abated. In view of dismissal of the main petition, I.A.2/2016 also stands disposed of. Sd/- (M.G.UMA) JUDGE gab CT:ANB List No.: 2 Sl No.: 8