- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29619 WP No. 52624 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.52624 OF 2018 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. T. GIRISH PRASAD S/O. D. THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO.337, 2ND CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD, 3RD STREET, GOKULAM, MYSURU-570 002. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUHAS GOWDA M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MUNIYAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE RETURNING OFFICER ELECTIONS-2018 TO WARD NOS.6, 7, 19, 20 & 22, MYSURU CITY CORPORATION AND ZONAL COMMISSIONER, ZONAL OFFICE NO.4, MYSURU-570 001. 2. DISTRICT RETURNING OFFICER CUM DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29619 WP No. 52624 of 2018 MYSURU DISTRICT, MYSURU-570 001. 3. THE COMMISSIONER MYSURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE, SAYYOJI RAO ROAD, MYSURU-570 001. 4. SRI. S.B.M. MANJU S/O. LATE SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT NO.17/2C, KRS MAIN ROAD, GOKULAM 1ST STAGE, MYSURU-570 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BOPANNA BELLIAPPA, AGA FOR R.1 AND R.2; SMT. GEETHA DEVI M.P., ADVOCATE FOR R.3; SRI G.B. SHARATH GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R.4.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER ON I.A.NO.2 IN ELECTION PETITION NO.2/2018, DATED 30.10.2018 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE VII ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE AT MYSURU, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A., ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29619 WP No. 52624 of 2018 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER 1. Respondent No.4 was elected as a Corporator for Mysuru City Corporation in the year 2018. An election petition was filed challenging his election. I.A.No.2 was filed in the said election petition to dismiss the same as not maintainable and an order was passed dismissing the election petition as not maintainable. The same has been challenged in the instant writ petition. 2. The learned counsel for respondent No.4 submits that the term of office of respondent No.4 has long come to an end and the writ petition has to be dismissed as having become infructuous. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner is not in a position to contravene the submission made by respondent No.4. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29619 WP No. 52624 of 2018 4. The writ petition is hereby dismissed as having become infructuous. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48