- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32825-DB WP No. 23006 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 23006 OF 2024 (GM-MMS) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. VENKATARAMU S/O LATE DASABOVI AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS R/AT LINGAMANAHALLI VILLAGE DODDAYADAGATI POST NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 402 …PETITIONER (BY SRI PRAMATH M.S ADVOCATE FOR SRI SATHISHA D J.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES (MINES) VIKASA SOUDHA BANAGLAORE - 560 001 3. THE DIRECTOR OF COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32825-DB WP No. 23006 of 2024 AND GEOLOGY GOVERNMENT OFKARNATAKA KHANIJA BHVANA RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 4. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT No. #A 4C, MINERAL BHAVAN VIVEKANANDA NAGAR BLOCK MANDYA - 571 402 5. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA - 571 402 6. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER PANDAVAPURA SUB DIVISION PANDAVAPURA MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 402 7. THE TASILDAR AND TALUK MAGISTRATE NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 402 TUMKURU DISTRICT- 572 101 8. THE POLICE INSPECTOR NAGAMANGALA TOWN POLICE STATION NAGAMANGALA MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 432 9. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST SUBASH NAGARA 6TH CROSS MANDYA - 571 401 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) 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, ORDER OR DIRECTION, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER AT ANNEXURE-T DATED 16.07.2023 PASSED BY THE 7TH RESPONDENT TASILDAR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32825-DB WP No. 23006 of 2024 BEARING No.TONAGM-MAGOMAG/1/2024-ADM-TASILDAR OFFICE NAGAMANGALA (COMP No-477303) IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has expired. 2. The learned Additional Government Advocate has filed a memo stating that the order impugned in the present petition (order dated 16.07.2023 passed by respondent No.7) has been withdrawn. 3. In view of the above, the grievance articulated in the present petition does not survive. In any event, the petition is also abated. 4. In view of the above, we close the present petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32825-DB WP No. 23006 of 2024 5. However, we clarify that the present order will not preclude the legal heirs of the petitioner to agitate the grievances, if any, in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23