- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30991 WP No. 31107 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 31107 OF 2024 (C) BETWEEN: SRI KRISHNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O MAYANNAGOWDA, R/O 267, 5TH 'C' CROSS, HAL 3RD STAGE, FILM PRODUCER, BENGALURU-560075. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ROHITH C., ADVOCATE FOR SRI S.V. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING, ROOM NO.655, "A" WING, SHASTRI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI-110001. REP BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, NATIONAL FILM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, FD COMPLEX, 24, DR. GOPALA RAO DESHMUK MARG, MUMBAI-400026, MAHARASHTRA. 3. MR. PAVAN WODEYAR, PRODUCER DOLLU-KANNADA FILM, 4. MRS. APEKSHA WODEYAR, PRODUCER DOLLU-KANNADA FILM, BOTH ARE R/O NO.15, 'ADITYA NIVAS, 1ST FLOOR, 4TH CROSS, CENTRAL EXCISE LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 040 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SADHANA S. DESAI, CGC FOR R1 & R2 SRI RAGHUNATHA K., ADVOCATE FOR R3 & R4) Digitally signed by GEETHAKUMARI PARLATTAYA S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30991 WP No. 31107 of 2024 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R1 TO ADJUDICATE THE DISPUTE RAISED BEFORE HIM BY THE PETITIONER IN THE FORM OF APPLICATION/REPRESENTATION DATED 28.10.2024 AT THE EARLIEST I.E., BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF SCREENING THE FILMS FOR 55TH IFFI INDIAN PANORAMA 2024 BY THE COMMITTEE PRODUCED AS PER ANNEXURE-H TO THE WRIT PETITION AND AWARD THE COST OF THIS PROCEEDINGS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER This petition is filed seeking following reliefs: a) "Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the 1st respondent to adjudicate the dispute raised before him by the petitioner in the form of application/representation dated 28.10.2024 at the earliest i.e., before commencement of screening the films for 55th IFFI Indian Panorama 2024 by the Committee produced as per Annexure-H to the writ petition; b) Pass such other suitable orders as this Hon'ble Court deems it appropriate in the attendant circumstances and facts of the case; c) Award the cost of this proceeding." 2. Smt.Sadhana S. Desai, learned counsel for respondents no.1 and 2 filed memo dated 04.08.2025 along with copy of order dated 30.01.2025 passed on petitioner’s representation/dispute raised under Clause 22 of National Film - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30991 WP No. 31107 of 2024 Awards Regulations. It is submitted that said order would render prayer in writ petition infrucutous. 3. While acknowledging passage of order, Sri C. Rohith, learned counsel for Sri S.V. Prakash, advocate for petitioner submits that copy of press release of 68th National Film Awards, 2020, would throw light on controversy in question and therefore, seeks for production of same along with application alleged to be pending before respondent no.1, has since been disposed of. 4. Thus, above facts would indicate that petitioner's representation/dispute prayer in writ petition for consideration has been rendered infructuous. In case, petitioner is aggrieved, he would be at liberty to question same. Writ petition in present form is rendered infructuous and is dismissed as such. Pending applications disposed of likewise. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE GRD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8