- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41366 WP No. 6131 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 6131 OF 2017 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI.C.S. HIREMATH, S/O, SANGAYYA HIREMATH. AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1699/30, 5TH CROSS, SHIDDAVEERAPPA LAYOUT, DAVANGERE-4. 2. RAMDAS.G. VERNEKAR, S/O, LATE. GURU RAO, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT 1094/1, 1ST MAIN, 7TH CROSS, VINOBA NAGAR DAVANAGERE-577002 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI.RAMADAS.G.VARNEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR P2 (ABSENT) VIDE ORDER DATED 09.10.2025 PETITION IS DISMISSED AGAINST THE PETITIONER NO.1) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPATMENT OF HOUSING, VIKASA SOUDHA, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41366 WP No. 6131 of 2017 2. THE COMMISSIONER KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD, KAVERI BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD, BANGALORE-560 009. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD, DAVANAGERE-577002. …RESPONDENTS BY SRI.B.BOPANNA, AGA (FOR R1; SRI.H.L.PRADEEP KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ENDORSEMENTS DATED 9.1.2017 ISSUED BY R-2 AT ANNEX-L AND M; BY HOLDING RULE 9 OF KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD (ALLOTMENT) REGULATIONS 1983 AS TOTALLY ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER The petition was dismissed as against petitioner No.1. The counsel for petitioner No.2 has retired from the case. 2. The petitioner No.2 has not appeared before the Court since the date of retirement of his counsel. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41366 WP No. 6131 of 2017 3. Hence, the petition is dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE BKN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2