IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.16509 OF 2018(GM-RES) Between:
Dr. M.C. Sudhakar, Aged 49 years, S/o A Chowda Reddy, Residing at No.8, Anjani Nivas, Malapalli, Chintamani Town - 563 125 Chikkaballapura District.
(By Sri.R.Bhadrinath, Advocate) And:
1. The Union of India Through the Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001.
… Petitioner 2. The Election Commission of India Through the Chief Election Commissioner, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110 001.
3. The State of Karnataka, Chief Election Officer, Nirvachana Nilaya, Sheshdri Road, Bengaluru - 560 001.
4. The District Election Officer, Chikkaballapura District, Chikkaballapura, Rep. by the Deputy Commissioner, Chikkaballapura District, Chikkaballapura - 562 101.
5. The Election Officer, Chintamani Taluk, Chintamani Rep. by Tahsildar Chintamani Taluk Chintamani - 563 125 Chikkaballapura District.
…Respondents (By Sri. S.R.Dodawad, Advocate for R1 to R5) This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, praying to quash the order/endorsement dated 13.4.2018 issued by respondent No.5 vide Annexure-A etc.
This Writ Petition coming on for Preliminary Hearing, this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has been rendered infructuous on account of efflux of time and submits that a memo has been filed to that effect.
The aforesaid memo is taken on record.
Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE dn/-