- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:326 WP No. 103543 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.103543 OF 2021 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: M/S THE KRISHNA SAHAKARI SAHAKARE KARKHANE NIYAMIT, A CO-OPERATIVE SUGAR FACTORY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AND FACTORY AT SANKONATTI VILLAGE, TALUKA. ATHANI, DIST. BELAGAVI, R/BY. ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR. GURAPPA S/O MALLAPPA PATIL AGE. 54 YEARS, R/O. BELAGAVI-590001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASHANT F. GOUDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTORATE OF SUGAR, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, KRISHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110001. 2. THE CHIEF DIRECTOR (SUGAR), DIRECTORATE OF SUGAR, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION, MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, KRISHI BHAVAN, DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI-110001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.B. KANAVI, ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2) Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:326 WP No. 103543 of 2021 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO HOLD AND DECLARE THAT THE ACTION OF THE RESPONDENTS IN NOT PERMITTING TO SELL THE ENTIRE STOCK OF SUGAR MANUFACTURED BY THE PETITIONER BY IMPOSING RESTRICTION VIDE PERIODICAL ORDER VIDE ANNEXURE-A, IS ILLEGAL AND VIOLATIVE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE PETITIONER GUARANTEED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA & ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: 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. To that effect a memo is also been filed. The memo is taken on record. The petition is disposed off as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP / CT: ASC LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.:39