- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29797 WP No. 58048 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 58048 OF 2018 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI. G. VENKATESH S/O GUPPALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT CHIKKA THIMMASANDRA VILLAGE MUTHANALLUR PANCHAYAT MUTHANALLU RPOST, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 106. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAKASH T.HEBBAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA (PANCHAYATH RAJ) RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEHDI BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BANGALORE CITY ZILLA PANCHAYAT K.G. ROAD, BANGALORE-560 009. 3. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER ANEKAL TALUK PANCHAYAT, ANEKAL Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29797 WP No. 58048 of 2018 BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT-562 106. 4. THE PRESIDENT MUTHANALLUR GRAM PANCHAYAT ANEKAL TALUK, SARJAPURA HOBLI BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT-560 099. 5. THE ELECTION OFFICER & BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ANEKAL-562 106. 6. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MUTHANALLUR GRAM PANCHAYAT ANEKAL TALUK, SARJAPURA HOBLI BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT-560 099. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI V., HCGP FOR R1; R2, R3, R4, R5 AND R6 - SERVED & UNREPRESENTED) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ADMIT THIS WRIT PETITOIN AND CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS FROM THE FILE OF RESPONDENT NO.5-ELECTION OFFICER AND BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ANEKAL AND ISSUE DIRECTION TO RESPONDENT NO.5 ELECTION OFFICER AND BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ANEKAL TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS ON 29.12.2018 AS PER THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS PUBLISHED, AS A MEMBER OF MUTHANALLUR GRAM PANCHAYAT AND TO EXERCISE HIS FRANCHISE - VOTE IN THE SAID ELECTION PROCESS AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29797 WP No. 58048 of 2018 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. He has also filed a memo dated 01.08.2025 in this regard. 2. His submission is placed on record. The memo is taken on record. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 64