- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12713 WP No. 101914 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 101914 OF 2023 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: SRI. GURUSWAMY, KARNATAKA STATE CO-OPERATIVE CONSUMERS FEDERATION LTD., BENGALURU, BRANCH: SECTOR NO.25, BASAVESHWAR BANK BACKSIDE, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOTE, R/BY MANAGER KSCCF, BENGALURU, BRANCH BAGALKOTE SRI. ASHOK S/O MAHANTAPPA KOTRANNAVAR, AGE. 58 YEARS, OCC. MANAGER KSCCF, BENGALURU, BRANCH BAGALAKOTE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.C. BHUTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND APPELLATE AUTHORITY, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU 560001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT LEVEL FOOD GRAINS PURCHASE COMMITTEE, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, BELAGAVI 590001. 3. JOINT DIRECTOR, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPART, NEHRU NAGAR, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, BELAGAVI 590001. 4. SRI. SANJAY S/O HEERAPPA MALLANNAVAR, MANAGER, TALUKA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING SOCIETY LTD., INCHAL CROSS, BAILHONGAL TALUK, BELAGAVI 590001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.S. KALASURMATH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; NOTICE TO R4 IS SERVED) Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12713 WP No. 101914 of 2023 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED TENDER NOTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT BEARING TENDER REFERENCE NO. AND DATE: NO.JDSWD/EST/CR-10/2022-23 DATED 16.03.2023 IN PURSUANCE OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT IN APPEAL NO.08/2023 DATED 06.02.2023/02.02.2023 VIDE ANNEXURES ‘A’ AND ‘B’ RESPECTIVELY IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER IS CONCERNED IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY & ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) The present petition has been filed seeking for setting aside of the tender notification at Annexures-‘A’ and ‘B’. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the relief sought for in this petition does not survive for consideration and that fresh tender notification has been issued. 3. In light of the said stand, the petition dismissed as having become infructuous. The legal contentions raised are kept open. Sd/- (S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE VGR, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 11