- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13418 WP No. 104655 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 104655 OF 2022 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: MANJUNATH KRISHNA MOGER AGE. 38 YEARS, OCC. CLASS I CONTRACTOR, R/O. UMMACHAGI, TQ. YELLAPUR, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA-581359. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAY MALALI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, ARANYA BHAVANA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST CANARA CIRCLE, SIRSI, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA-581304. 3. DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, YELLAPUR DIVISION, YELLAPUR, UTTARA KANNADA DIST.-581359. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.S. KALASURMATH, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER OF REJECTING THE TECHNICAL BID FOR THE INDENT NO 51871, 51892, 51923, 51899 AND 51875 DATED 09.08.2022 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.3 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-E AND CONSEQUENT ORDER OF RESPONDENT NO.2 DATED 14.10.2022 BEARING NO.A5/BGT/ROOT STOCK/CR-40/2022-23/1019 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-G, IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE & ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV Digitally signed by VINAYAKA B V Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13418 WP No. 104655 of 2022 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) This petition is filed seeking to set aside the order rejecting the technical bid of the petitioner. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondents submits that the present Writ Petition was filed on 22.10.2022 and interim order was passed by this Court on 10.11.2022, whereas, the bids were finalized and order accepting the bids was already passed on 20.10.2022 and hence, the petition has been rendered infructuous. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petition has been rendered infructuous. 4. In light of the same, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous, while keeping open the legal contentions raised. Sd/- (S.SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE VGR, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 8