- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:2998 WP No. 201068 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.201068 OF 2023 (APMC) BETWEEN: 1. M/S. KARNATAKA TRADERS, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR MD. ILIYAS S/O MD. IBRAHIM, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, OCC: TRADER, R/O NEAR TIPPU SULTAN CHOWK, JEWARGI-585 310, DIST. KALABURAGI. 2. M/S. KHAJI TRADERS, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR, KONAMIRUDDIN S/O BAVUDDIN SAB KHAJI SAB INADAR, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC: TRADER, R/O NEAR SHASTRI CHOWK, JEWARGI-585 310. DIST. KALABURAGI. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GANESH SUBHASHCHANDRA KALBURGI, ADV. FOR SRI. SIDDAPPA C. PUJARI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, Digitally signed by LUCYGRACE Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:2998 WP No. 201068 of 2023 TO CO-OPERATION DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKETING, OFFICE OF DIRECTOR, 1ST CROSS, RAJ BHAVAN ROAD, P.B. NO.5309, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE SECRETARY, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING PRODUCING COMMITTEE, AKANDESHWAR GUNJ, VIJAYAPUR CROSS, JEWARGI-585 310, DIST. KALABURAGI. 4. THE ADMINISTRATOR, AGRICULTURAL MARKET COMMITTEE, AKANDESHWAR GUNJ, VIJAYAPUR CROSS, JEWARGI-585 310, DIST. KALABURAGI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GOPALKRISHNA B. YADAV, HCGP FOR R1 & R2; SRI. MALLIKARJUN C. BASAREDDY, ADV. FOR R3 & R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO (A) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI ANY OTHER WRIT OR DIRECTION TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 02.03.2023 PUBLISHED IN THE KANNADA DAILY NEWS PAPER “SHASANA” AND “SATYAKAMA” AS AT ANNEXURE-G AND G1 BEARING NO.APMC (J)/683/2022-23 PUBLISHED ON 03.03.2023 IN SO FAR RELATES TO PLOT NO.52, SITUATED IN MARKET AREA JEWARGI AS ILLEGAL AND ARBITRARY. (B) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING RESPONDENTS 1 TO 4 TO CONSIDER - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:2998 WP No. 201068 of 2023 THE GRIEVANCE OF THE PETITIONERS FOR ALLOTMENT OF PLOT NO.52 BY PUTTING THE SAME FOR PUBLIC AUCTION AS PER RULE 9B OF THE ALLOTMENT RULES BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION AS AT ANNEXURE-F AND F1 DATED 23.02.2023 AND ANNEXURE-J DATED 17.03.2023, WITHIN SUCH STIPULATED TIME AS THIS HON’BLE COURT DEEMS FIT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. His submission is taken on record. The writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE LG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7