- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29820 WP No. 55530 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.55530 OF 2018 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. ASWATHANARAYAN AGED 67 YEARS S/O. LATE CHIKKANARAYANAPPA, R/AT HALAGANAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-560 208. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGESH S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE PRINCIPLE SECRETARY RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPURA-562 101. 3. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYATH OFFICE, SHIDLAGATTE ROAD, CHIKKABALLAPURA TOWN AND TALUK, Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29820 WP No. 55530 of 2018 CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562 101. 4. THE THASILDAR TALUK OFFICE, GOWRIBIDANUR TOWN AND TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-560 208. 5. EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYATH, GOWRIBIDANUR TOWN AND TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-560 208. 6. PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER HALAGANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KASABA HOBLI, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-560 208. 7. SMT. GOPAMMA W/O. LATE N. ASWATHANARAYAN, R/AT NO.1/57, KUVEMPUNAGARA, KAREKALLAHALLI, GOWRIBIDANUR TOWN AND TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-560 208. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BOPANNA BELLIAPPA, AGA FOR R.1, R.2 AND R.4; SRI B.J. SOMAYAJI, ADVOCATE FOR R.3 AND R.6, R.5 & R.7 ARE SERVED.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 7 TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER LETTER DATED 4.5.2017 VIDE ANNEXURE-D TO CLOSE THE OPEN UNUSED WELL, ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29820 WP No. 55530 of 2018 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER 1. The writ petition is filed with a prayer to direct respondent No.6 to close an open well in Halaganahalli village, Gowribidanur Taluk. 2. It is submitted by both parties together that subsequent to filing of the writ petition, the said well has been closed. Their submission is placed on record. 3. The writ petition is hereby dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE hkh. List No.: 1 Sl No.: 65