- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45432-DB WP No. 10176 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU WRIT PETITION NO. 10176 OF 2020 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI B N MADHUKAR S/O LATE C NAGARAJ AGED 57 YEARS R/AT NO.159, III BLOCK RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU-560010 (LIFE MEMBER K S C A) …PETITIONER (BY SRI VARUN S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA 4TH FLOOR, CRICKET CENTRE WANKHEDE STADIUM 'D' ROAD, CHURCH GATE MUMBAI-400020 (REP BY ITS PRESIDENT) 2. THE COMMITTEE OF ADMINISTRATORS (COA) APPOINTED BY THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA 4TH FLOOR, CRICKET CENTRE WANKHEDE STADIUM 'D' ROAD, CHURCH GATE Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45432-DB WP No. 10176 of 2020 MUMBAI-400020 (REP BY SRI VINOD RAI) 3. SRI VINAY MRUTHYUNJAYA S/O LATE MRUTHYUNJAYA AGED 54 YEARS PRESENTLY THE HON. TREASURER KSCA KSCA, KUMBLE CIRCLE M G ROAD BENGALURU-560001 4. SRI SANTHOSH MENON S/O NOT IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PETITIONER AGED 56 YEARS PRESENTLY THE HON. SECRETARY KSCA K S C A, KUMBLE CIRCLE M G ROAD BENGALURU-560001 5. SRI ARUN D S S/O SRI D H SHANKARAMURTHY AGED 40 YEARS MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBER KSCA CHAIRMAN KARNATAKA ARYA VYSYA DEVELOPMENT BOARD (GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA ENTERPRISE) 21ST FLOOR, V V TOWERS DR. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI VASANTH NAGAR BENGALURU-560001 6. SRI KOTA KODANDA S/O LATE KOTA SREENIVASA MURTHY AGED 65 YEARS MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBER KSCA ANIL KUMBLE CIRCLE, M G ROAD BENGALURU-560001 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45432-DB WP No. 10176 of 2020 7. SRI TILAK NAIDU FATHER'S NAME NOT IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PETITIONER AGED 40 YEARS MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBER KSCA ANIL KUMBLE CIRCLE, M G ROAD BENGALURU-560001 8. M/S KARNATAKA STATE CRICKET ASSOCIATION CHINNASWAMY STADIUM ANIL KUMBLE CIRCLE M G ROAD BENGALURU-560001 (REP BY ITS PRESIDENT) 9. HON'BLE JUSTICE SRI K N KESHAVANARAYANA FORMER JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA ETHICS OFFICER AND OMBUDSMAN (APPOINTED AS PER THE DECISION OF THE HON'BLE APEX COURT) ANIL KUMBLE CIRCLE, M G ROAD BANGALORE-560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MANEESHA KANGOVI, ADVOCATE FOR R-1; VIDE ORDER DATED 11.01.2021, NOTICE TO R-2 IS HELD SUFFICIENT; SRI VISHWAJITH SADANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-3 & C/R-5; SMT. LAKSHMI MENON, ADVOCATE FOR R-4; SRI S.S. MAHENDRA, ADVOCATE FOR R-6; SRI SANJAY NAIR, ADVOCATE FOR R-7; SRI C.K. NANDA KUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI RAGHURAM CADAMBI & SMT. SAMIHA GOPAL, ADVOCATES FOR R-8) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45432-DB WP No. 10176 of 2020 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED OMBUDSMAN/RESPONDENT NO.9 IN COMPLAINT NO.1/2019 DATED 11.02.2020 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-L AND ALLOW THE COMPLAINT OF THE PETITIONER AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) 1. The present writ petition has been filed essentially impugning the election of respondent Nos.3 to 7 who got elected to the Karnataka State Cricket Association, respondent No.8. These members were elected on 03.10.2019 for a period of three years. The three years' period got expired long back. We are in the year 2025. Respondent No.8 has already announced fresh elections of its Managing Committee, and the elections are scheduled to be held on 30.11.2025. 2. In view of the aforesaid facts, nothing survives in this writ petition insofar as the challenge to the election of respondent Nos.3 to 7 is concerned as respondent Nos.3 to 7 have already - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45432-DB WP No. 10176 of 2020 completed their tenure in the Managing Committee of respondent No.8, and respondent No.8 has announced the fresh elections. 3. We, therefore, dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.8 to conduct the fresh elections strictly in accordance with the prevailing rules, regulations and by laws of the respondent No.8. 4. Any person, who is qualified to contest, may participate in the elections, if one so desires. In view of disposal of the writ petition, pending interlocutory applications, if any, do not survive for consideration and accordingly, they stand disposed of. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE BKV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17