- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:401 WP No. 110147 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.110147 OF 2016 (SCST) BETWEEN: 1. GOURAVVA W/O. SHIVAPPA HARANSHIKARI AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE. 2. SHIVAPPA S/O GANGAPPA HARANSHIKARI AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, BOTH ARE R/O: BYAHATTI, TQ: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ANIL KALE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DHARWAD. 2. THE ASST. COMMISSIONER DHARWAD. 3. ASHOK S/O. DODDAKALLAPPA DEMAKKANAVAR, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE. 4. SHIVAPPA S/O. RUDRAPPA ULLIGERI, AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE. 5. MAHABALESHWAR S/O. RUDRAPPA ULLIGERI, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE. 6. NINGAPPA S/O. SANNAKALLAPPA DEMAKKANAVAR, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE. GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Date: 2026.01.22 15:27:11 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:401 WP No. 110147 of 2016 7. UMESH S/O. SHANNAKALLAPPA DEMAKKANAVAR, AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE. 8. SHANMUKHAPPA S/O. DODDAKALLAPPA DEMAKKANAVAR, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, ALL ARE R/O: SULLA, TQ: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. 9. SHETTAVVA W/O. DASARATH BYAHATTI AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK. 10. NAGARAJ S/O. DASARATH BYAHATTI AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, BOTH ARE R/O: BYAHATTI, TQ: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK T.KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. SHARANU NANDOOR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. S.B.DODDAGOUDAR AND SRI. A.C.CHAKALABBI, ADVOCATES FOR R3 TO R8; VIDE ORDER DATED 09.08.2024, NOTICE TO R9 AND R10 IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN PTCL/CR-2/2014-16 DATED 21.04.2016 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A; QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN PTCL/AP/31/2011-12 DATED 28.03.2014 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:401 WP No. 110147 of 2016 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for appearing respondents No.3 to 8 has filed a memo reporting the death of the petitioners. The said memo reads as under; “Herein the Advocate for the Respondents No.3 to 8 begs to submit as under. That in the above case as per the instructions of respondents No.3 to 8 the petitioner No.1 died on 05.04.2019 and petitioner No.2 died 8 years back and the Respondent No.10 died 5 years back.” The said memo is taken on record. No steps have been taken. The writ petition is dismissed as abated. Sd/- JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA AM/- Ct:VH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 78