- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11016 WP No. 103313 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 103313 OF 2015 (S-PRO) BETWEEN: SRI. GANAPATHI R. BENAGI, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT, FINANCE SECTION, KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY DHARWAD, R/O: KONDAWAD ONI, KILLA, DHARWAD. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ARAVIND D. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE REGISTRAR, KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY, PAVATE NAGAR, DHARWAD-580003. 2. SMT. B.G. BENACHAMADDI, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY, PAVATE NAGAR, DHARWAD-580003. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.L. PATIL AND SRI. S.S. BETURMATH, ADVOCATES FOR R1 SRI. HEMANTKUMAR L. HAVARGI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORD PERTAINING TO IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO. PÀ««/¹D¸ÀÄ«/²PÀëPÉÃvÀgÀ/4/2015/4218 DATED 02.02.2015 (ANNEXURE-J) Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.09.01 15:22:00 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11016 WP No. 103313 of 2015 PROMOTING THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE POST OF ASSISTANT REGISTRAR AND PERUSE THE SAME AND SET-ASIDE THE SAME BY ISSUANCE OF A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR DIRECTION, TREATING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AS ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY, UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND THE SAME IS ALSO IN VIOLATION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AS ENVISAGED UNDER ARTICLE 16 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND PASS APPROPRIATE ORDERS BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE; AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR) Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo, dated 29.08.2025 stating that the petitioner expired on 16.03.2021 and the petition would not survive for consideration. Memo is placed on record. In view of death of the petitioner, writ petition is dismissed as having abated. Sd/- (S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE KMS CT-MCK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 51