- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21791 WP No. 12273 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 12273 OF 2020 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MRS PRAFULLA S AGED 45 YEARS, W/O SUDESH KUMAR, R/AT NO 4-195, YERAME PADAVU, NEAR ESHWARAKATTE, MOODUPERARU VILLAGE AND POST, DAKSHINA KANNADA 574 157 2. MR.PETER LOBO AGED 49 YEARS, S/O DENNIS LOBO, R/AT NO 4-70, MURA HOUSE, MOODUPERARU VILLAGE AND POST DAKSHINA KANNADA 574 166 3. SMT.VEDAVATHI SHEDTHI W/O NARASIMHA SHETTY, R/AT 4-21, DEVI KRUPA, ALIKE PADAVU, MOODUPERARU VILLAGE AND POST, DAKSHINA KANNADA 574 151 4. MRS.LENNY FERNANDES AGED 52 YEARS, W/O DESMOND FERNANDES, R/AT NO 4-1, SUNKADAKATTE, NEAR SNS POLYTECHNIC, PADUPERARU D K 574 142 5. SMT.SANDHYA AGED 41 YEARS, Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21791 WP No. 12273 of 2020 W/O SADASHIVA N PUTHRAN, R/AT NO 2-157A, AMBIKA NAGAR, KATTALSAR, PADUPERARU, DAKSHINA KANNADA 574142 6. SMT.SHALINI GONSALVES AGED 46 YEARS, W/O ROBERT REBELLO, R/AT NO 2-217/1, KINNITHOTA HOUSE, MOODUPERARU VILLAGE AND POST, DAKSHINA KANNADA 574151 7. MRS.THAHIRA BANU AGED 54 YEARS, W/O GAFFAR KHAN, R/AT NO 5-63, KINNIKAMBLA, PADUPERARU VILLAGE D K 574166 8. SRI.DINESH SAPALIGA AGED 43 YEARS, S/O MONAPPA SAPALIGA, R/AT NO 1-139, SRIDEVI KRUPA, KANTHANAGARA, PADUPERARU, DAKSHINA KANNADA 574142 9. MRS.CHAND SULTHAN AGED 60 YEARS, W/O USMAN TARI, R/AT NO 5137, GURUKAMBLA, KINNIKAMBLA POST, MOODUPERARU VILLAGE, DAKSHINA KANNADA 574151 10. MR.NAVEED AHMED AGED 45 YEARS, S/O SHAIK MOHYUDDIN, R/AT NHO, 582, GURUKAMBLA, KINNIKAMBLA POST, MOODUPERARU VILLAGE, DAKSHINA KANNADA 574157 11. MR.NOOR AHMED AGED 58 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21791 WP No. 12273 of 2020 S/O MOHAMMED SAHEB, R/AT NO 4-160, BAITH AL NOOR, KANIKATTE ROAD, PADIL KATTALSAR, PERMUDE, DAKSHINA KANNADA 574509 12. SRI.BHASKARA MALLI AGED 47 YEARS, S/O THIMMAIAH MALLI, R/AT NO 4-106, RAKSHANI NILAYA, KATTALSAR, PADUPERARU K D 574142 13. MR.T M IRFAN AGED 58 YEARS, S/O ABOOBAKKAR TARI, R/AT NO 5-270/2, MRPL TANK, NEAR NEWTARI HOUSE, KINNIKAMBLA, MOODUPERARU, DAKSHINA KANNADA 574157 14. SMT.YAMUNA AGED 48 YEARS, W/O PUDDA, R/AT NO 1-113, KANTHANAGAR, KATTALSAR POST, PADUPERARU, DAKSHINA KANNADA 574142 15. SMT.SHANTHA M AGED 40 YEARS, W/O MOHAN POOJARY, R/AT NO 1-87-1, SHETTYBETTU, KATTALSAR POST, PADUPERARU, DAKSHINA KANNADA 574142 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PUNDIKAI ISHWARA BHAT.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ, VIDHANA SOUDHA, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21791 WP No. 12273 of 2020 BENGALURU 560 001 2. THE D K DISTRICT ZILLA PANCHAYATH REP BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NEAR TALUK OFFICE, MANGALURU 575 001 3. THE TALUK PANCHAYATH REP BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MANGALURU TALUK, MANGALURU D K DISTRICT 575 001 4. THE PADUPERARU GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY PDO, PADUPERARU, MANGALURU TALUK, D K DISTRICT 574 142 5. THE ENQUIRY OFFICER LOKA SHIKSHANA DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE ZILLA VAYASKARA SHIKSHANADHIKARI ZILLA PANCHAYATH BUILDING, ASHOKANAGAR, MANGALURU 575 006 6. SRI. ROSHAN LOBO AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, S/O SANTHA LOBO R/AT MURA HOUSE, MUDUPERAR POST, MANGALORE TALUK 574 151 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. CHANDINI S.,HCGP FOR R1; SRI. A.K. VASANTH, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R4; SRI. RANJAN KUMAR K. ADVOCATE FOR R6; V/O DTD:15.01.2025 NOTICE NOT NECESSARY TO R5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASH THE LETTER / ORDER Ta.Pa.Mam./Gra.Pam/CR-44/2019-20 DATED 02.01.2020 ISSUED BY THE R-3 / TALUK PANCHAYATH, MANGALURU (ANNEXURE-A), THE LETTER BEARING NO.Ta.Pa.Mam./Gra.Pam/CR-44/2019-20 DATED 28.01.2020 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21791 WP No. 12273 of 2020 ISSUED BY THE R-3 / TALUK PANCHAYATH, MANGALURU (ANNEXURE-A1) THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the writ petition has become infructuous and the same may be dismissed. 2. His submission is placed on record. 3. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22