- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43370 WP NO.8642 OF 2020 C/W WP NO.8606 OF 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.8642 OF 2020 (GM-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NO.8606 OF 2020 (GM-RES) IN WP NO.8642/2020 BETWEEN: AVVA VENKATA SUBRAHMANYSEWARA SARMA S/O AVVA VENKATA APPA RAO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, FF-3, MAHALAKSHMI TOWERS, ADAVI SESHAGIRI RAO STREET, LAKSHMI NAGAR, SATYANARAYANAPURA, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NARENDRA D.V. GOWDA, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, 'A' WING, SHASTRI BHAVAN, RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 001. 2. REGIONAL DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, CORPORATE BHAVAN, BENGALURU - 560 034. Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43370 WP NO.8642 OF 2020 C/W WP NO.8606 OF 2020 3. THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES STATE OF KARNATAKA, CORPORATE BHAVAN, BENGALURU - 560 034. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.S. BHEEMAIAH, CGC FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DECLARE THE NOTIFICATION IN THE WEBSITE OF THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS BY THE RESPONDENTS BY DISQUALIFYING THE PETITIONER AS DIRECTOR FOR A PERIOD FROM 01ST NOVEMBER, 2018 TO 31ST OCTOBER, 2023 AND THEREBY DEACTIVATING OF HIS DIRECTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 'DIN' 316893 AND CONSEQUENTLY HIS DIGITAL SIGNATURE VIDE ANNEXURE-F AS ARBITRARY, CONTRARY TO THE NATURAL JUSTICE AND ARTICLES 19(i) AND (g) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO OPERATE HIS DIRECTORSHIP POST BY ACTIVATING THE DIRECTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND 'DIN' 316893 AND TO PASS SUCH OTHER ORDER OR ORDERS MAY DEEM FIT AND PROPER IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE BY ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION. IN WP NO.8606/2020 BETWEEN: AVVA VENKATA SIVARAM S/O AVVA VENKATA APPA RAO, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, FF-3, MAHALAKSHMI TOWERS, ADAVI SESHAGIRI RAO STREET, LAKSHMI NAGAR, SATYANARAYANAPURA, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NARENDRA D.V. GOWDA, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43370 WP NO.8642 OF 2020 C/W WP NO.8606 OF 2020 AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, 'A' WING, SHASTRI BHAVAN, RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 001. 2. REGIONAL DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, CORPORATE BHAVAN, BENGALURU - 560 034. 3. THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES STATE OF KARNATAKA, CORPORATE BHAVAN, BENGALURU - 560 034. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.S. BHEEMAIAH, CGC FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DECLARE THE NOTIFICATION IN THE WEBSITE OF THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS BY THE RESPONDENTS BY DISQUALIFYING THE PETITIONER AS DIRECTOR FOR A PERIOD FROM 01ST NOVEMBER, 2018 TO 31ST OCTOBER, 2023 AND THEREBY DEACTIVATING OF HIS DIRECTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 'DIN' 316893 AND CONSEQUENTLY HIS DIGITAL SIGNATURE VIDE ANNEXURE-E AS ARBITRARY, CONTRARY TO THE NATURAL JUSTICE AND ARTICLES 19(i) AND (g) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO OPERATE HIS DIRECTORSHIP POST BY ACTIVATING THE DIRECTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND 'DIN' 102009 AND TO PASS SUCH OTHER ORDER OR ORDERS MAY DEEM FIT AND PROPER IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE BY ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43370 WP NO.8642 OF 2020 C/W WP NO.8606 OF 2020 THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for respondents submitted that the relief sought for by the petitioners in these writ petitions has become infructuous. 2. The said submission is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, writ petitions are dismissed as having become infructuous. SD/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1