- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47150 WP No. 6797 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 6797 OF 2018 (LB-ELE) BETWEEN: SMT. BHAGYAMMA W/O VENKATESH RAO, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, RESIDING AT BISILE VILLAGE, AMRUTHURU HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572130. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KASHINATH J.D., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. M.C. KRISHNARAJ S/O CHINNAVENKATAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDENT OF MARKONAHALLI PANCHAYATH, YADIYURU HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572130. 2. SMT. NARASAMMA W/O VENKATESHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDENT OF TIGALAPALYA, YADIYURU HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572130. 3. SMT. PADMA W/O RAMAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDENT OF MANGALA VILLAGE, YADIYURU HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572130. Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47150 WP No. 6797 of 2018 4. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA W/O MUDLIGIRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESIDENT OF TIGALAPALYA, YADIYURU HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572130. 5. SRI. SHAMBULINGAIAH THE THEN TAHSILDAR, ELECTION OFFICER, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572130. 6. SRI. H. SRINIVASAMURTHY CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER, MARKONAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MANGALA KSHETRA, AMRUTHURU HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572130. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C. JAGADISH, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 3; SRI. M. NAGARAJAN, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.5; NOTICE SERVED ON RESPONDENT NOS.4 AND 6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS PERTAINS TO E.P.NO.7/2016 ON THE FILE OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT KUNIGAL, TUMKUR DISTRICT AND QUASH THE ORDER DATED 25.01.2018 PASSED IN E.P.NO.7/2016 ON THE FILE OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT KUNIGAL, TUMKUR DISTRICT AS PER ANNEXURE-A AS ILLEGAL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47150 WP No. 6797 of 2018 ORAL ORDER The petitioner has challenged an order dated 25.01.2018 passed by the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Kunigal in E.P.No.7/2016 by which the election of the petitioner as the member of the Markonahalli Grama Panchayat was set aside. 2. When this petition was taken up for final disposal, it was brought to the notice of this Court by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the term of the member of the Panchayat has expired and therefore, no useful purpose would be served in considering this petition on merits. 3. In that view of the matter, this petition is disposed off as it does not survive for consideration. However, the contentions urged by the petitioner in this writ petition is kept open to be considered in an appropriate case. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE PMR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 56