- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42171 WP No. 29073 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 29073 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: AFZAL S/O IBRAHIM S.M. AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.3-98/12. SAFWAN NAGARA, 1ST CROSS, NEAR MADANI MASJID, PILAR, PERMANNUR POST, MANGALURU TALUK, D.K. DISTRICT-575 015 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K RAVISHANKAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001 Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42171 WP No. 29073 of 2025 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER D.K. DISTRICT DISTRICT URBAN DEVELOPMENT CELL, MANGALURU D.K. DISTRICT - 571 001 4. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION. REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR, 9TH FLOOR, VISHWESHWARAIAH TOWER, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001 5. THE DAKSHINA KANNADA ZILLA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATHRAJ, MANGALURU D.K. DISTRICT - 575 001 6. THE ULLAL CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER. NEAR ULLAL BUS STATION, MANGALURU D.K. DISTRICT-574 197 7. THE HOSABETTU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY ITS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MOODABIDRE TALUK, D.K. DISTRICT-575 017 8. NAVEENKUMAR B.N. S/O NARAYANA HEGDE, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, POSTED AS IN CHARGE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER ULLAL CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEAR ULLAL BUS STATION, MANGALURU D.K. DISTRICT - 575 017 …RESPONDENTS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42171 WP No. 29073 of 2025 (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA FOR R1 TO R4 SRI. K.V. NARASIMHAN, ADVOCATE FOR R8 V/O DATED 09.10.2025 NOTICE TO R5 TO R7 IS D/W) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF QUO WARRANTO OUSTING THE RESPONDENT No.8 FROM THE POST OF MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER. ULLALA, AS HE IS INELIGIBLE TO HOLD THE SAID POST IN AS MUCH AS THE POST OF MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER IS TO BE FILLED/OCCUPIED BY MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER GRADE-II OR GRADE -1 AS PER THE KARNATAKA MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE (CADRE AND RECRUITMENT) RULES 2022 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioner filed this writ petition challenging the appointment of respondent No.8 as a Municipal Commissioner of Ullal City Municipal Council. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents filed a memo along with a order which discloses that Sri. Venkatesh has been appointed as a Municipal Commissioner of Ullal City Municipal Council vide order dated 23.10.2025. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42171 WP No. 29073 of 2025 3. Memo is placed on record. 4. In view of the appointment of Sri. Venkatesh as a regular Municipal Commissioner of Ullal City Municipal Council, nothing survives for consideration in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. In view of the disposal of the writ petition, pending IAs, if any, do not survive for consideration and they are disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SKS CT:KHV