- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:228 WP No. 105846 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.105846 OF 2024 (GM-EC) BETWEEN: M/S. BELGAUM SUGARS PRIVATE LTD., A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2013, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT HILL GARDEN, ANNA ROAD, GOKAK 591307, KARNATAKA INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY MANAGER LEGAL MR. AMEYA S/O. SHIVANAND HEGADI, AGE: 28 YEARS, R/O: HUNSHYAL P.G, TQ: MUDALAGI, DIST: BELAGAVI 591224. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI PRASHANT F. GOUDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD A ND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION, Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:228 WP No. 105846 of 2024 DIRECTORATE OF SUGAR, GOVERNEMNT OF INDIA KRISHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI – 110 001. PH(011) 23782807 2. THE CHIEF DIRECTOR (SUGAR), DIRECTORATE OF SUGAR, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION, MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS KRISHI BHAVAN, DR RJENDRA PRASAD ROAD NEW DELHI 110001, TELE (011) 23383760, …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M.B.KANAVI, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2; NOTICE TO R2 IS SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO HOLD AND DECLARE THAT THE ACTION OF THE RESPONDENTS IN NOT PERMITTING TO SELL THE ENTIRE STOCK OF SUGAR MANUFACTURED BY THE PETITIONER BY IMPOSING RESTRICTION VIDE PERIODICAL ORDER VIDE ANNEXURE-A, AS ILLEGAL AND VIOLATIVE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE PETITIONER GUARANTEED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:228 WP No. 105846 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that, the petition has rendered infructuous by efflux of time. To that effect a memo is also been filed. The memo is taken on record. The petition is disposed off as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 67