- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25502 WP No. 5427 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 5427 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SMT RAJAMMA H.R., D/O LATE RANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT HEGGAWADI VILLAGE HARAVE HOBLI CHAMARAJANAGARA TALUK AND DISTRICT - 571 312. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VISWANATHA SETTY V. AND GOWHAR UNNISA, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. M/S BHARATH PETROLEUM CORPN. LTD., REGISTERED OFFICE NO. 12/E, AND F, MAKER TOWERS CUFFE PARDE, POST BOX NO. 19949 MUMBAI - 400 005 REP BY ITS DIRECTOR. 2. M/S BHARATH PETROLEUM CORPN. LTD., HEAD OF TERRITORY OFFICER BEHINDD FCI GOWDOWN B M SHREE NAGAR MEGAGALLY MYSURU - 570 016 REP BY ITS MANAGER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. KUMAR N J.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25502 WP No. 5427 of 2022 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE E-MAIL DATED 31.08.2021 ANNEXURE-F REFUSING TO ACCEPT THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER UNDER GROUP-1 CATEGORY AND FURTHER DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER UNDER GROUP-1 CATEGORY BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE WRIT PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL ORAL ORDER Petitioner is before this Court being aggrieved by the order/communication dated 31.08.2021 issued by the respondent No.1 categorizing his application along with Group- 3 applicants on the premise of petitioner not fulfilling the criteria provided for consideration of his application under Group- 1 category for the purpose of allotment of dealership. 2. Counsel for the respondent-Corporation files a memo dated 01.06.2026 contending that the petition has become infructuous inasmuch as the dealership has already been allotted to certain Ms.Asha M.S in terms of the agreement - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25502 WP No. 5427 of 2022 dated 31.07.2023 and the Retail Outlet has already been commissioned and the product is being sold ever since. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute the same. 4. In that view of the matter, nothing survive for consideration. Petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. SD/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE RU List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34