- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15611-DB WA No. 100070 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. WRIT APPEAL NO. 100070 OF 2025 (LB-ELE) BETWEEN: AJJAYYA S/O. BASAVARAJ BANDIVADDAR AGE. 31 YEARS, COUNCILOR, WARD NO.6, R/O. GUTTAL, TQ.DIST. HAVERI-581108 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. K.L. PATIL AND SRI. S.S. BETURMATH, SADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY UNDER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, HAVERI DISTRICT AND DIST. ELECTION OFFICER, HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI-581 110. 3. THE TOWN PANCHAYAT GUTTAL TQ. AND DIST.HAVERI-581 110 BY ITS CHIEF OFFICER. 4. PARASHURAM S/O. LATE SIDDAPPA YALAGACHCHA AGE. 43 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, WARD NO.10 Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15611-DB WA No. 100070 of 2025 R/O. #1391, GOULER ONI GUTTAL TQ. AND DIST.HAVERI-581 108. 5. PRADEEP S/O. VASANT SALAGERI AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, WARD NO.4 R/O. GUTTAL, TQ. AND DIST.HAVERI-581 108. 6. MOHMMAD HANIF S/O. HASANSAB RITTLI AGE. 49 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, WARD NO.7 R/O. GUTTAL, TQ. AND DIST.HAVERI-581 108. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. RAJASHEKHAR R. GUNJALLI, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R4; NOTICE TO R5 AND R6 DISPENSED WITH) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S.4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.104825/2024 (LB-ELE) DATED 13/12/2024 AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION AND ANY OTHER SUITABLE ORDERS OR DIRECTIONS WHICH THE COURT DEEMS FIT TO GRANT IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF CASE MAY KINDLY BE GRANTED IN FAVOUR OF THIS APPELLANT ALONG WITH COSTS THROUGHOUT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15611-DB WA No. 100070 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Learned counsel, Sri.S.S.Beturmath appearing for the appellant submits that the writ appeal has rendered infructuous. Accordingly, prays to dismiss the same. Submission is placed on record. Writ appeal is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE SH CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 30