- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3656 WP No. 7794 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO.7794 OF 2019 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: P.R. ANIL KUMAR AGED 32 YEARS, S/O P.A. RAMACHANDRAPPA, R/AT PARAMANAHALLI, JADENAHALLI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TLAUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU-562114. …PETITIONER (BY SRI VIGNESHWARA U., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. BENGALURU RURAL ZILLA PANCHAYAT KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3656 WP No. 7794 of 2019 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HOSAKOTE TALUK PANCHAYATH, HOSKOTE, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU-562114. 4. KHAZI HOSAHALLI VILLAGE PANCHAYAT KHAZI HOSAHALLI, JADEGENAHALLI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BANGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU-562114. 5. MUNIRAJU AGED 63 YEARS, S/O LATE VENKATAPPA, R/AT PARAMANAHALLI, JADEGENAHALLI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BANGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU-562114. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI BOPANNA BELLIYAPPA, AGA FOR R-1; SRI M.S. DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R-2 TO R-4; SRI A.G. NAGARAJA, ADVOCATE FOR R-5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 04.09.2018 PASSED ON THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENT NO.2 BENGALURU RURAL ZILLA PANCHAYAT, BENGALURU, VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND TO DECLARE THE SAME AS ILLEGAL AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3656 WP No. 7794 of 2019 ORAL ORDER 1. None applies to the petitioner. 2. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: “a) Issue a writ of certiorari, writ or direction by quashing the impugned order dated 04.09.2018 passed in No.BemGraGPam/Pasha/C.R./2018-19 on the file of the Respondent No.2 Bengaluru Rural Zilla Panchayat, Bengaluru, vide Annexure-A, and to declare the same as illegal. b) Issue a writ of Mandamus, Writ or Direction directing the respondent No.4 Khazi Hosahalli Village Panchayat to implement the order dated 29.08.2018 passed in order dated: 29.08.2018 passed in KaNiAa/TaPamHo/208/2018-19 on the file of the respondent No.3, Chief Executive Officer, Hoskote Taluk Panchayath, Bengaluru Rural District, vide Annexure-B, forthwith. c) Grant such other and further relief/s as this Hon’ble Court deems fit to grant in the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.” 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.5 has filed a memo enclosing the E-katha certificate issued to the petitioner. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3656 WP No. 7794 of 2019 4. Since E-katha has already been issued in favour of the petitioner, the reliefs which have been sought for have been rendered infructuous. 5. Placing the said memo on record, petition is dismissed as infructuous. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE MBM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 7