- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33675 WP No. 50514 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 50514 OF 2018 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MUNIVENKATAPPA S/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/A MUDUVATHI VILLAGE VOKKALERI HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT-563 130. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VARADARAJAN M.S., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR & UNDER SECRETARY DEPARTEMNT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001. 3. THE CIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYAT, KOLAR-563 101. Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33675 WP No. 50514 of 2018 4. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KOLAR TALUK PANCHAYAT, KOLAR-563 101. 5. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MUDUVATHI GRAMA PANCHAYAT KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563 102. 6. PRESIDENT MUDUVATHI GRAMA PANCHAYAT KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563 102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BOPANNA BELLIAPPA, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI. M.S.DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI. M.NARAYANA REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R4 TO R6) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 28.8.2018 BEARING NO.Gra.Aa.Pa/924/Gra- Pan-Aa/2017 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NOs.1 & 2 UNDER SECTION 43-A OF THE KARNATAKA GRAM SWARAJ & PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT 1993 (ANNEXURE-A) AND ETC. 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33675 WP No. 50514 of 2018 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner is absent. 2. In the writ petition, the petitioner has challenged his disqualification from the membership of Muduvathi Gram Panchayat. The impugned order is dated 28.08.2018. 3. Learned AGA and the learned counsel for respondent nos.3 to 6 upon instructions together submit that the term of the Gram Panchayat has come to an end and the impugned order does not pertain to any future disqualification of the petitioner. For that reason, it is submitted that the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the submission of learned AGA and respondent nos.3 to 6-Panchayat, the writ petition is hereby dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45