- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8704 WP No. 7825 of 2015 C/W WP No. 1954 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7825 OF 2015 (S-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 1954 OF 2015 (GM-RES) IN WP No. 7825/2015 BETWEEN: DR. (PROF.) NIDARSH D. HEGDE S/O SRI DIWAKAR HEGDE AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PROFESSOR IN A B SHETTY DENTAL COLLEGE DERELAKATTE COMMANDANT OF HOME GUARDS D K DISTRICT. R/At ANUGRAHA, BEHIND MAROLI GARAGE KANKANADY BYE PASS, MANGALORE-575002. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MOHAMMED AKHIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560001. 2. DR MURALI MOHAN CHOONTHARU MAJOR SURAKSHA DENTAL CLINIC HOSANGADI, KERALA-671323. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.G RAMESH NAIK, AGA FOR R1: R2 IS SERVED) Digitally signed by MALATHI CHALUVA IYENGAR Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8704 WP No. 7825 of 2015 C/W WP No. 1954 of 2015 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED:1.1.2015 BEARING NUMBER OE 02 KA GRU SE 2014(BHAGA) PASSED BY R-1 ENCLOSED HEREWITH AS ANNEXURE-Q AND ETC. IN WP NO. 1954/2015 BETWEEN: MR. GAURAV HEGDE S/O B.S.HEGDE AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT NO.103/19, SANNIDHI NEAR VISHNUMURTHY TEMPLE KULAI, MANGALORE-575 019. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIKHAR AHMED R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560 001. 2. DR. MURALI MOHAN CHOONTHARU AGED MAJOR SURAKSHA DENTAL CLINIC RIFA CENTER, HOSANGADI-671323. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.G RAMESH NAIK, AGA FOR R1: R2 IS SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION VIDE ANNEXURE-P - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8704 WP No. 7825 of 2015 C/W WP No. 1954 of 2015 BEARING NUMBER M E 02 PÀ UÀȸÉà 2014 (¨sÁUÀ) DATED: 01.01.2015 AND ETC. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER 1. Learned AGA submits that in view of subsequent event, the prayers sought in these writ petitions do not survive for consideration. Hence, the writ petitions have become infructuous. 2. The submission is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the above writ petitions are dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE HA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23