- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15325 WP No. 108387 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 108387 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MANJUNATH S/O MALLAPPA SOPPIN, AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, TMC, HUVINA HADAGALI, R/O. 9TH WARD, RENUKA NAGAR, HUVINA HADAGALI-583 219. 2. CHANDRA NAIK S/O NANYA NAIK, AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, TMC, HUVINA HADAGALI, R/O. 17TH WARD, VEERABHADRESHWARA LAYOUT, HUVINA HADAGALI-583 219. 3. HANUMANTHAPPA S/O RAMAPPA, AGE. 56 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, TMC, HUVINA HADAGALI, R/O. MAIN ROAD, HUVINA HADAGALI-583 219. 4. S. THIMMAPPA S/O VENKAPPA, AGE. 57 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, TMC, HUVINA HADAGALI, R/O. 22ND WARD, NEAR KATAKARA ONI, RAMADEVARAGUDI, HUVINA HADAGALI-583 219. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ABINANDAN V. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH ITS UNDER SECRETARY, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15325 WP No. 108387 of 2025 DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, V.V. TOWER, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, VIJAYANAGAR DISTRICT, HOSAPETE-583 201. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, HARAPANAHALLI, VIJAYANAGAR DISTRICT-583 131. 5. THE TAHASHILDAR, HUVINAHADAGALI, TQ. HUVINAHADAGALI, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR. 6. TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, REP. BY CHIEF OFFICER, HUVINAHADAGALI-583 219, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 AND 2 TO NOT TO APPOINT ADMINISTRATOR TILL THE FORMATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL OF HUVINAHADAGALI TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15325 WP No. 108387 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) Learned counsel for the petitioners filed a memo stating that the writ petition has become infructuous. Memo is taken on record. The petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE PMP CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 29