- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:927 WP No. 107398 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107398 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. NAGARAJ BENIKOPA B AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 2. SHASHIKUMAR M, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 3. LAKSHMAN S/O PEARSURAM, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 4. C.SRIDHAR S/O CHANDRA AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 5. BASAVARAJ S/O GIRIJAPPA AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 6. SANTHOSH K AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 7. PRAKASH LAMBANI S/O. V LAMBANI. AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 8. SARMNE S/O. PANCHAM, AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: NIL. VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.01.22 10:57:25 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:927 WP No. 107398 of 2024 9. DATTU RAO R/O. GOPINATH, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 10. VINODHA S/O S KUMAR, AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 11. MANJUNATH V.L S/O VEERANNA, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 12. S.M SAGAR S/O S.M VIRUPANNA, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 13. ANIL T.D S/O DEVENDRA RAJ, AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 14. D.KARTHIK S/O DIVAKAR AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 15. VIRAYYA KUMAR S/O MALLIKARJUN AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 16. RAJU D S/O DURGAPPA AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 17. MANJUNATH S/O THIPPANNA AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 18. CHETHAN S/O. ANJAENEPPA, AGE: 24 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 19. PARASURAM S/O. LAKKAPPA, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 20. MANJUNATH S/O. MARAPPA, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: NIL. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:927 WP No. 107398 of 2024 21. AJAY S/O. KUMARSWAMY, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 22. NAGARAJ S/O. CHANDRASHEKAR, AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 23. ARUNKUMAR V. AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 24. KARTHIKRAJ V.B S/O. BASAVARAJAPP, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 25. KUMARSWAMY S/O. UJANNEPPA, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 26. SUDHAKAR KALLIMANE S/O. KALLEPPA, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 27. ADRSH SINDHE S/O. SDASHIVA SINDHE, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 28. SANTHOSHB S/O. NAGABHUSHAN, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 29. ANAND S/O SHANKRAPA AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 30. SURESH G S/O. G BASAPPA, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 31. PRASAD S/O. HANUMANTHAPPA, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: NIL. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:927 WP No. 107398 of 2024 32. SANDEEP S/O. G.D.VENKATESH, AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 33. T.ANUP KUMA S/O. VENKATAKUMAR, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 34. MANJUNATH G S/O. G BASAPPA, GE: 30 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 35. G RANGANATH RAO S/O. NAGARAJ RAO, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 36. MUTTTURAJ S/O SHARANAPPA AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 37. VEEESH DEVENDRAPPA P S/O KENCHANGOUDA P AGE: 22 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 38. H VEERUPAKSHI S/O. MANJAPPA, AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 39. AJEEETH S/O KUMARSWAMY AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: NIL. 40. VEENAY J.K S/O KUMARSWAMY AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC: NIL. ALL ARE R/O SANDUR, TALLUK SANDUR, DIST BALLARI. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI M. R. HIREMATHAD, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF STEEL, - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:927 WP No. 107398 of 2024 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UDYOG BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110011. 2. THE CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR NMDC, KHANIJ BHAVAN, MASAB TANK, HYDERABAD-50002800. 3. THE DIRECTOR PERSONAL DEPARTMENT, NMDC, KHANIJ BHAVAN, MASAB TANK, HYDERABAD-500028. 4. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, NMDC, DONIMALAI COMPLEX, TQ; SANDUR, DIST: BALLARI-583118. 5. THE GENERAL MANAGER PERSONAL DEPARTMENT, NMDC, DONIMALAI COMPLEX, TQ: SANDUR, DIST: BALLARI-583118 6. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPT OF COMICAL & INDUBIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M.C.HUKKERI, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SMT. GAYATRI S.R., ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO. 3 TO 5 TO CONSIDER REPRESENTATION VIDE ANNEXURE- G DATED. 27-11-2024 AND ALSO TO CONSIDER THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 1 VIDE ANNEXURE-F DATE. 30-11-2023 AND SCHEDULE THE DATE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND ETC., - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:927 WP No. 107398 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that, the petition has rendered infructuous by efflux of time. In that light, the petition stands disposed as infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE Vnp / CT: ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 175