IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.L.NARAYANA SWAMY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.50419 OF 2017 (LB-RES) PIL BETWEEN:
EKANTA MUDIGOUDAR S/O CHANABASAPPA MUDIGOUDAR AGED ABOUT MAJOR OCCP: ADVOCATE R/O RAJA-RAJESHWARI NAGAR 1ST CROSS, RANEBENNUR HAVERI – 581 115 (BY SRI M.H.SAWKAR, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT M.S.BUILDING DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDI ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HAVERI DISTRICT HAVERI – 581 110 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH, HAVERI HAVERI DISTRICT – 581 110 ... PETITIONER 4. THE PRESIDENT ZILLA PANCHAYATH HAVERI – 581 110 5. C.M.UDOSHI SENIOR CITIZEN EX. MLA HANGAL EX. CABINET MINISTER STATE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA HANGAL TALUK, HANGAL HAVERI DISTRICT – 581 110 ... RESPONDENTS (SRI D.NAGARAJ, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2) ---
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE DECISION TAKEN BY THE ZILLA PANCHAYATH HAVERI IN A PROCEEDINGS DATED 21.7.2012 AS PER ANNEXURE-A TO NAME THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING OF ZILLA PARISHAT HAVERI THE R-5 HEREIN AS A C.M.UDOSHI BHAVAN, THE THEN MLA OF HANGAL AND CABINET MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition has become infructuous since the respondents have already taken steps to remove the name of ‘Shri C.M.Udoshi’ given to a Government building in Haveri.
Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of as infructuous.
No costs.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB