- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47952 WP No. 8564 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.8564 OF 2023 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. PAVAN KUMAR B. R. S/O RANGE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT BELSINDA VILLAGE, GULASINDA POST, KASABA HOBLI, CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573116. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHREEDHARA B.E., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR CAUVERY NEERAVARI NIGAMA LTD, SURFACE WATER DATA CENTRE 3RD AND 4TH FLOOR, ANANDARAO CIRCLE, BENGALURU - 560009. Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47952 WP No. 8564 of 2023 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER NO.1, HEMAVATHI EDADANDE NALA DIVISION, CAUVERY NEERAVARI NIGAMA LIMITED, CHANNARAYAPATNA - 573116. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1; SRI. K.S. BHEEMAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE E-TENDER NOTIFICATION DATED 10.03.2023 VIDE SHORT TERM NOTIFICATION NO.24/2022-23 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 - THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NO.1, HEMAVATHI EDADANDE NALA DIVISION, CHANNARAYAPATNA- 573116 VIDE ANNEXURE-F; AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the e-Tender Notifications dated 10.03.2023 and 13.03.2023 notified in Annexure–F - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47952 WP No. 8564 of 2023 and G, issued by respondent No.3, under which the tender period ranges from six months to twelve months. The grievance of the petitioner is directed against the validity and continuation of the said tender process. 3. However, it is noted that the impugned tender notifications pertains to the year 2023. Since the tender period has already lapsed and the process has become infructuous due to the passage of time, no effective relief can now be granted in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25