- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1402 WP No. 102183 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.102183 OF 2018 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. NARAYAN CHANDRASHEKAR MALWAD AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: TALWAR ONI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 2. SRI. MEHABUBSAB FAKRUSAB HOSAMANI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: TALWAR ONI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 3. SMT. SRIDEVI RAMACHANDR CHAVAN AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: NEAR RAGAVENDRA SWAMY MATH, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 4. SMT. RENUKA FAKIRAPPA ROTIGOUDAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: KOTI ONI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 5. SRI. MOULALI HANIFSAB SHIGALI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: KALIGAR ONI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 6. SMT. DEVAKKAK SANAHANUMANTHAPPA ITAYKAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: TALAWAR ONI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 7. SMT. LAXMI DEVAPPA KOLGERI AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: KURUBAR ONI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. MANJANNA E Digitally signed by MANJANNA E Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.02.07 10:07:53 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1402 WP No. 102183 of 2018 8. SMT. HONAVVA GULAPPA KARIGAR AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: KURUBAR ONI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 9. SMT. REKHA DATTARAYA MUDLOKAR AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: VENKATESHWAR GUDI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 10. MIRUNBI ABDULSAB MULGUND AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: SHANBAG ONI, SHIRRATI, DIST: GADAG. 11. SRI. ISMAIL ABDULSAB MULGUND AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: MAHISHI ONI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 12. MABUBI MABUSAB ANNIGERI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: VIJAY NAGAR, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 13. MALANBI HUSAYNSAB ONTI AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: HARIPUR, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 14. SMT. SHYKELA NAZERAHMAD AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: VIJAY NAGAR, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 15. SMT. LAXMAVVA JAGADISH PALLED AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: KACHYRI ROAD, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 16. SRI.PRAKASH CHANAPPA SAJJANAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC: UNEMPLOYED, R/O: HALE PETH ONI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 17. SRI.MOUNESH VASAPPA NARAHARI AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: VENKATESHWAR ROAD, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 18. SRI.SHANKARAPPA FAKIRAPPA TALWAR AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: TALAWAR ONI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1402 WP No. 102183 of 2018 19. SMT.AKKAMA BASAVANTHAPPA GOULI AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: NEAR CANARA BANK, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 20. SRI.MANJUNATH RAMESH KAPATHNAVAR AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER, R/O: NEAR GOVERNMENT WELL, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 21. JULEKA BABUSAB NAGARI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: HALEPETH ONI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 22. SMT. SAIRABANU NAZERSAB KARNI AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: MAKAN GALLI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 23. SMT. SRIDEVI PRAKASH BEDAVE AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: MARATH GALLI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 24. SMT.KALAVATHI DHARMAN AMBANAVAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: GOUDAR ONI, SHIRRATI, DIST: GADAG. 25. SMT. AKAWA SURESH CHAVAN AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: GOUDAR ONI, SHIRRATI, DIST: GADAG. 26. SMT. SHYLA MARUTHI SARCHPUR AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: MARKET ROAD, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 27. SMT. GEETHA SANJEV CHAVAN AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: MARATH GALLI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 28. SMT. NIRMALA IRANNA PATENSHETTY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: NEAR CHOUDI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1402 WP No. 102183 of 2018 29. SMT. JAYSHREE SURESH KADAM AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE, R/O: MARATHGALLI, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 30. SMT. SAROJA NARAYN AMBANAVAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: GOUDAR ONI, SHIRRATI, DIST: GADAG. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SUNIL S.DESAI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, VIKAS SOUDHA, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER GADAG, DIST: GADAG. 3. THE PRESIDENT THE ASHRAYA SAMITHI, SHIRAHATTI, DIST: GADAG. 4. THE TASHILDAR SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. 5. THE CHIEF OFFICER PATTAN PANCHYATH, SHIRATTI, DIST: GADAG. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K.UPPAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; NOTICE TO R5 IS SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE LIST OF BENEFICIARIES ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 07.03.2018 AS PER ANNEXURE-F, AS ILLEGAL AND ERRONEOUS AND CONSEQUENTLY ISSUE DIRECTION TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE LIST PREPARED BY 5TH RESPONDENT AS PER ANNEXURE-D AND ETC. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1402 WP No. 102183 of 2018 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 ORAL ORDER The petitioners have approached this Court seeking for the following prayers. “1. Issue a writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, direction or order quashing the list of beneficiaries issued by 3rd respondent dated 7-3-2018 as per ANNEXURE- F, as illegal and erroneous and consequently issue direction to the 3rd respondent to give effect to the list prepared by 5th respondent as per ANNEXURE-D, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. Issue such other direction or order that this Hon'ble Court may deem just and expedient in the circumstance of the case.” 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4, submits that during pendency of the present writ petition, a fresh list of 117 beneficiaries has been prepared and the Government has accorded permission for sanction. In support of the said submission, a memo is filed along with the government communication dated 30.11.2022. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1402 WP No. 102183 of 2018 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that as per the fresh list produced by the State some of the petitioners had been included as beneficiaries, while others have not. It is further submitted that inasmuch as fresh list has now been issued, the petitioners may be granted liberty to challenge the same in accordance with law. 4. Having regard to the submission made by the learned counsel on both sides, and in view of the fact that fresh list of beneficiaries has been issued, during the pendency of the writ petition, the relief sought herein does not survive for consideraton and thus become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of as having become infructuous, reserving liberty to the petitioners to challenge the fresh list of beneficiary in accordance with law, if so advised. Sd/- JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA EM Ct:VH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 61