- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17484 WP No. 60222 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 60222 OF 2011 (L-PG) BETWEEN: HIRANYAKESHI SAHAKARI SAKKARE KHARKHANE NIYAMIT, SANKESHWAR, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, ASHOK MALAGOUDA PATIL, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O. SANKESHWAR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELGAUM. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAVEEN P. TARIKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. ANNASAHEB SHIVAGOUDA PATIL, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O. GADAGI GALLI, SANKESHWAR, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELGAUM. 2. THE ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER AND CONTROLLING AUTHORITY, UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, BELGAUM DIVISION, BELGAUM. 3. THE DEPUTY LABOUR COMMISSIONER AND APPELLATE AUTHORITY, UNDER THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972, BELGAUM REGION, BELGAUM. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.H. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA FOR R2 AND R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDERS DATED 01.12.2010 PASSED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT IN APPEAL NO.U.Ka.A.Be/PGA/APPEAL/CR-18/2009 (ANNEXURE-D), AND THE ORDER DATED 17.02.2009 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN SA.KA.A.BE./U.PA.KA./CR-111/2007 (ANNEXURE-C) IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17484 WP No. 60222 of 2011 THIS 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 ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) It is submitted that contesting respondent No.1 died on 08.12.2019. 2. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE BRN CT:BCK LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 10