- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29622 WP No. 55308 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.55308 OF 2018 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SEETHAMMA W/O M. SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT BIJAGANAHALLI VILLAGE HUNASUR TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT - 571 105. …PETITIONER [BY SRI. SRINIVASA D C., ADVOCATE (ABSENT)] AND: 1. THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, KARNATAKA, BY ITS COMMISSIONER KSCMF BUILDING (ANNEXE), NO.8, 1ST FLOOR, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 052. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH OFFICE, NEAR LAW COURT, CHAMARAJAPURA, LAKSHMIPURAM, MYSURU - 570 005. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANDEEP S.K., ADVOCATE FOR SMT. VAISHALI HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R.1; SRI B.J. SOMAYAJI, ADVOCATE FOR R.2.) Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29622 WP No. 55308 of 2018 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN CASE NO.SEC 12/NyaPraGp/2018 DATED 23.11.2018 DECLARING THAT THE PETITIONER IS GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT UNDER SECTION 12 (h) OF THE KARNATAKA GRAM SWARAJ AND PANCHAYATH RAJ ACT, 1993, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER 1. None appears for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has challenged the impugned order dated 23.11.2018 passed by respondent No.1 wherein she has been removed from the post of the President / Member of Beejaganahalli Gram Panchayat, Mysuru. The impugned order is dated 23.11.2018. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29622 WP No. 55308 of 2018 3. The counsel for respondents submits that the term of the Panchayat has long come to an end and presently, the impugned order has no implication on the petitioner. 4. For the aforementioned reasons, the writ petition is hereby dismissed as having become infructuous. SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 60