- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39796-DB WA No. 852 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 852 OF 2024 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: 1. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER (CENTRAL) BBMP, N R SQUARE, BANGALORE-560002 2. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER BBMP, BBMP HEAD OFFICE, N R SQUARE, BANGALORE-560002 3. THE RETURNING OFFICER (RO) 162- SHIVAJI NAGARA CONSTITUENCY, BBMP OFFICE, QUEENS ROAD, BANGALORE-560052 4. THE ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICER (ERO) 162-SHIVAJI NAGARA CONSTITUENCY, BBMP OFFICE, QUEENS ROAD, BANGALORE-560052 …APPELLANTS (BY MS. ANANYA MANJUNATH, ADV. FOR SRI. BHANUPRAKASH V G., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39796-DB WA No. 852 of 2024 AND: 1. M/S DREAMS OF FOUNTAINS PVT. LTD. FORMERLY: M/S DAP HOMBALE PVT. LTD., OFFICE: #261/2, 2ND MAIN, 17TH CROSS, BEHIND SHEKAR NURSING HOME, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE-560003 REP. BY SHRUTHI B (DIRECTOR) 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER 162- SHIVAJI NAGARA CONSTITUENCY, BBMP OFFICE, QUEENS ROAD, BANGALORE-560052 3. THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA, NIRVACHAN SADAN, ASHOKA ROAD, NEW DELHI-110001 4. THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER KARNATAKA, NIRVACHANA NILAYA, SHESHADRI ROAD, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRITHVEESH M.K., ADV. FOR C/R1) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961 PRAYING TO i. ALLOW THIS APPEAL AND, CONSEQUENTLY, ii. SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 10.04.2024 PASSED BY THE SINGLE JUDGE IN WP No. 460 OF 2024 AND iii. GRANT SUCH OTHER AND FURTHER RELIEFs AS THIS HONBLE COURT MAY DEEM FIT TO GRANT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39796-DB WA No. 852 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) The learned counsel appearing for the appellants submits that the present appeal has become infructuous as it was preferred against the interim order. 2. The appeal is, accordingly, disposed of. 3. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10