IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 PRESENT HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR WRIT PETITION NOS. 31893-31895/2016 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
1.MAHBALA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS S/O KORAGA NAIKA JADDINA KELAMANE JAPTHI VILLAGE KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT-576211 2.RAMESH SHERIGAR AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS S/O VENKATARAMAN SHERIGAR KALSANT ROAD, KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT-576232 3.RAMAKRISHNA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O MUTHA POOJARY KALAPETE POST BASRURU VILLAGE KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT-576211 ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI KIRAN J, ADVOCATE FOR SRI MOHAMMED AKHIL, ADVOCATE) AND 1.STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE MINES & GEOLOGY AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001 2.THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS PORTS AND INLAND WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT UDUPI DIVISION, UDUPI-576105 3.THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UDUPI AND THE CHAIRMAN OF DISTRICT SAND ADMINISTRATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI-576105 4.THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPUTY UNION OF INDIA UDUPI TALUK & DISTRICT DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-576105 5.MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND WILDLIFE, PARYAVARAN BHAWAN CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI-110003 6.SRI GANAPATHI Y S/O YELLAPPA MAJOR, KURAVALLI, THIRTHALLI TALUK SHIVAMOGGA -577432 7.SRI GIRISH E S/O ESHWARAPPA MAJOR, THARAGANAHALLI SHIVAMOGGA -577432 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V G BHANUPRAKASH, AGA FOR R-1 TO 4; SRI K A ARIGA, CGC FOR R-5;
SRI S VISHWAJITH SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R-6 & 7) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE TENDER NOTIFICATION DATED 14.01.2016 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ARAVIND KUMAR .J MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Learned counsel appearing for petitioners files a memo stating thereunder that present writ petitions have become infructuous and as such, sought leave to withdraw the petitions. Said memo is placed on record.
Accordingly, writ petitions are hereby dismissed as having become infructuous.
In view of dismissal of these petitions, I.A.No.2/2016 for amendment does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, it is dismissed.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE bkv