- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15243 WP No. 106763 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 106763 OF 2023 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SHIVARAJ S/O. CHANNAYYA GALABI, AGE: 34, OCC: PRIVATE, GUDNEPPANNAMATHA, WARD NO.19, KUKANOOR – 583 232, TQ: KOPPAL, DIST: KOPPAL. 2. SHARANAYYA HUNASIMARAD S/O. VIRUPAKASHAYYA HUNASIMARAD, AGE: 37, OCC: PRIVATE GUDNEPPANAMATHA, WARD NO. 19, KUKANOOR – 583 232, TQ. KUKNOOR, DIST. KOPPAL. 3. SIDDALINGAYYA BANDI S/O. VIRUPAKSHAYYA BANDI, AGE: 42, OCC: PRIVATE GUDNEPPANAMATHA, WARD NO. 19, KUKANOOR – 583 232, TQ. KUKNOOR, DIST. KOPPAL. 4. VEERAYYA BYALI S/O. VIRUPAKSHAYYA BYALI, AGE: 87, OCC. NIL GUDNEPPANAMATHA, WARD NO. 19, KUKANOOR – 583 232, TQ. KUKNOOR – 583 231, DIST. KOPPAL. 5. GUDNEYA BANDI S/O. SIDDALINGAYYA BANDI, AGE: 77, OCC. NIL, GUDNEPPANAMATHA, WARD NO. 19, KUKANOOR – 583 232, TQ. KUKNOOR, DIST. KOPPAL. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DAYANAND M. BANDI, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15243 WP No. 106763 of 2023 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KOPPAL DISTRICT, KOPPAL. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, KOPPAL DISTRICT, KOPPAL – 583 231. 4. TAHASILDAR, KUKNOOR TQ., DIST. KOPPAL – 583 232. 5. MANAGING COMMITTEE, SRI GUDNESHWARA DEVASTHANA, KUKANOOR VILLAGE, KUKANOOR TQ., R/BY ITS SECRETARY, WHOSOEVER R/BY THE DEVASTHANA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMAHT, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; R5 - SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE ACTION OF THE RESPONDENT STATE IN ILLEGALLY UTILISING THE PROPERTY/VACANT LAND COMPRISED IN SY NO. 78 OF THE OF KUKANOOR VILLAGE OF KUKANOOR TALUKA OF KOPPAL DISTRICT BELONGING TO GUDNESHWAR TEMPLE AS ILLEGAL AND ARBITRARY ACTION OF THE STATE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15243 WP No. 106763 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petition has been rendered infructuous in light of W.P. No.104421/2024 having been filed, challenging the subsequent action to what was challenged and sought for in W.P. No.106763/2023. In that view of the matter, the petition stands disposed of as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE AC/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0