- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14235-DB WP No. 100614 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. WRIT PETITION NO. 100614 OF 2023 (GM-KLA) BETWEEN: SRI. RAGHAVENDRA S/O GAJANAN HEGDE AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. P.D.O., R/O. HINDAMANE, POST. KHARVA KOLAGADDE, TQ. HONNAVAR, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA, PRESENTLY WORKING AS A.S.O., AT D.H.O. OFFICE, UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR-403702. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINAND A. PACHHAPURE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, MULTI STORIED BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE UPA-LOKAYUKTA-2, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALURU-560001. 3. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR (ENQUIRES-11) KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALURU-560001. 4. THE POLICE INSPECTOR, LOKAYUKTA POLICE STATION, UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR-403702. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRL. GOVT. ADVOCATE FOR R1,R3 & R4) VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14235-DB WP No. 100614 of 2023 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING REPORT BEARING NO.Compt/Uplok/BGM-1437/2012/ARE-6 DATED 21/11/2012 SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-A & ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Learned counsel Sri. Srinand A. Pachhapure for the petitioner would submit that in view of subsequent development, the writ petition has become infructuous. The said submission is placed on record. The writ petition stands disposed of as having become infructuous. Pending applications, if any, are disposed of as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE JTR, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 13