- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:170-DB WA No. 100174 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI WRIT APPEAL NO. 100174 OF 2025 (KLR-CON) BETWEEN: THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, HOSPETE, VIJAYANAGAR DISTRICT-560 040. … APPELLANT (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA) AND: 1. K. SUMA W/O K. HANUMANTHA RAO, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. 15TH WARD, AMARAVATHI, BEHIND CHANDRAMOULESHWAR TEMPLE, HOSAPETE, TQ. HOSAPETE, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR-583 201. 2. SRI AGNIHOTRI SEENAM BHAT S/O LATE AGNIHOTRI VENKANNA BHAT, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. 29TH WARD NO., M.J. NAGAR, 5TH CROSS, HOSAPETE, TQ. HOSAPETE, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR-583 201. 3. P.B. KAMALABAI W/O RATNAKAR RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. OLD INDIAN GAS ROAD, YALLUR ROAD, GUDIVADA KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, NOW R/O. HOSAPETE, TQ. HOSAPETE, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR-583 201. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI GURUDEV I. GACHCHINAMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3) V N BADIGER Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Date: 2026.01.12 10:41:37 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:170-DB WA No. 100174 of 2025 THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 11.10.2023 IN W.P. NO.105652/2023, PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) Learned Additional Government Advocate for the appellant/State upon instructions submits that the writ appeal has become infructuous. His submission is placed on record. 2. Writ appeal is dismissed as having become infructuous. 3. In view of dismissal of the appeal, pending application, if any, stand disposed of as do not survive for consideration. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE Sd/- (B. MURALIDHARA PAI) JUDGE CKK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 24