- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10414-DB WA No. 100406 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO. 100406 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS JOINT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION, KRISHI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI-110001. 2. THE DIRECTOR (SUGARS), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTORATE OF SUGAR AND VEGETABLE OILS, KRISHI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI-110001. 3. THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GASES, SHASTRI BHAVAN, DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD MARG, NEW DELHI-110001. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. M. B. KANAVI, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10414-DB WA No. 100406 of 2024 AND: 1. HERMES DISTILLER PVT. LTD., YADRAV, TAL: RAIBAG, DIST. BELAGAVI-591317, KARNATAKA STATE, A STANDALONE DISTILLERY HAVING SUGAR SYRUP PLAN, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR BABU PATIL S/O. APPASAHEB PATIL, AGE: 70 YEARS. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED, BHARAT BHAVAN, 4 AND 6 CURRIMBHOY ROAD, BELLARD ESTATE, MUMBAI-40001. 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED, INDIAN OIL, BHAVAN, G-9, ALI YAVAR JUNG MARG, BANDRA EASTATE, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA-400051. 4. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED, PETROLEUM HOUSE 17, JAMSHEDJI TATA ROAD, MUMBAI-400020. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S.4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE ABOVE APPEAL FILED BY THE APPELLANTS THEREBY SETTING ASIDE THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE ORDER DATED 25.04.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.NO.107496/2023 I.E., AT SL.NO. (VI) AND (VII) OF PARA NO.38.9 AND THEREBY DISMISS THE SAID WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10414-DB WA No. 100406 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) Learned counsel for the appellants has filed a memo for disposal which reads as under: “The Advocate for the Appellants may humbly submit that, subsequent to the Writ Petition order, the Sugar Control order is amended, the policy is applicable to subsequent years. Hence, the present appeals have become infructuous and may kindly be disposed of as having become infructuous in the interest of justice.” 2. In light of the same and submission made, appeal is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL) JUDGE CLK /CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19