- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7120 WP No. 108479 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT WRIT PETITION NO.108479 OF 2016 (GM-PDS) BETWEEN: SHREE DOODHAGANGA KRISHNA SAHAKARI SAKKARE KARAKHANE NIYAMIT, CHIKODI, DIST-BELGAVI-591247, KARNATAKA STATE A SUGAR FACTORY REGISTERED UNDER THE MULTI-STATE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, ACT-2002 (R/BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR) - PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ C. BELLAKKI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA R/BY THE JOINT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION) KRISHI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI-110001. 2. CHIEF DIRECTOR OF SUGAR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION) KRISHI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI-110001. - RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.B. KANAVI, CGSC FOR R1 & R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 08.09.2016 BEARING NO. [F.No.1(6)/2016-SP-I], ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1, MARKED AS ANNEXURE-C & ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR Digitally signed by YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:7120 WP No. 108479 of 2016 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Learned counsel Sri Shivaraj C. Bellakki submits that subject matter of the writ petition has rendered itself infructuous by passage of time. Submission of the learned counsel is placed on record. Writ petition stands rejected as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE BVV, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 14