- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4198 WP No. 41274 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 41274 OF 2019 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI D H RANGARAJU S/O HULIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS ASSISTANT ENGINEER WORKING IN BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BANGALORE 560020. R/AT NO.32 BINNY LAYOUT, 7TH CROSS NAGARABHAVI, 2ND STAGE BANGALORE -560072. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VISHWASH BOOVANAHALLI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAGHAVENDRA G GAYATRI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001. 2. THE DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION 9TH & 10TH FLOOR, VISHVESHWARIAH TOWER DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER & ENQUIRY OFFICER RAMANAGAR DISTRICT RAMANAGAR, 562159 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESH G NAIK, AGA FOR RESPONDENTS) Digitally signed by MALATHI CHALUVA IYENGAR Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4198 WP No. 41274 of 2019 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER OF ARTICLES OF CHARGES DATED 22.06.2017 IN REFERENCE NO. 16630/DMA/30/ENGSM/2016, ISSUED BY THE R-2 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A AS ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY AND UNLAWFUL AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 19.01.2026, stating that, in view of subsequent event, the prayers sought in this writ petition do not survive for consideration. Therefore, the writ petition has become infructuous. 2. Memo is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the above writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE HA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 23