- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34179 WP No. 52174 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 52174 OF 2016 (GM-KLA) BETWEEN: MR. UMESH J., S/O NARAYANA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS EX-PRESIDENT PRESENTLY MEMBER MOODUSHEDDE GRAMA PANCHAYATH MANGALORE TALUK MANGALORE-575028 D.K. DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUNIL K.N., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. T. MOHANDAS SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP: BY ITS SECRETARY PANCHAYATH AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT MULTISTORIED BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. 2. UPA-LOKAYUKTHA KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA MULTISTORIED BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 3. ADDL. REGISTRAR (ENQUIRY-7) KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA MULTISTORIED BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34179 WP No. 52174 of 2016 (BY SRI. SRINIVASA KUMAR M., HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NO.1; VIDE ORDER DATED 03.10.2016, NOTICE TO RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 14.09.2016 VIDE NO.GRAAP/88/GRAPK/2016 (NO.UÁæC¥À/88/UÁæ¥ÀAPÁ/2016) VIDE ANNEXURE-F AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER Learned proxy counsel, Sri Sunil K.N., appearing for Sri T. Mohandas Shetty, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. 2. His submission is noted. 3. The petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE SMA/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37