- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50243 WP No. 20108 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 20108 OF 2025 (T-CUS) BETWEEN: SRI. C VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS S/O LATE C V PANDURANGA SUPERINTENDENT OF CUSTOMS AND GST (RETIRED) FLAT NO. B-503 ,CAUVERY SERENITY NO. 10/1-1-46, RAGHAVENDRA EXTENSION YESHWANTPUR TUMKUR ROAD BENGALURU - 560 022. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIDYASAGAR.R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (APPEALS) TTMC, BMTC BUS STAND HAL AIRPORT ROAD, DOMMALURU BENGALURU 560 071. 2. THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AIRPORT/ACC COMMISSIONERATE DEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 300. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JEEVAN.J.NEERALGI, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 TO CONSIDER THE APPEAL WITHOUT INSISTING UPON THE PETITIONER TO MAKE PRE-DEPOSIT AS PER SECTION 129E OF THE CUSTOMS ACT, 1962 AND DISPOSE OF THE APPEAL WITHIN A TIME FRAME. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50243 WP No. 20108 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be dismissed as it has become infructuous. 2. The said submission is placed on record. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE Srl.