IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 09TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT APPEAL No.3844 OF 2019 (LB-ELE) BETWEEN:
1. SRI H.JAYYANNA SON OF HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESIDEN OF NO.462-3, 3RD CROSS, V.B.COLONY, HALEBETHUR ROAD, DAVANAGERE – 577 001.
2. SRI BASAVARAJ.Y SON OF YALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO.679/B/54, JAYA NAGARA, ’B’ BLOCK, S.S.HOSPITAL ROAD, DAVANAGERE – 577 004.
... APPELLANTS (BY SRI PRABHU SWAMY N., ADVOCATE FOR SRI V. B. SIDDARAMAIAH, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001.
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, DAVANAGERE - 577 001.
3. THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER KARNATAKA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, KARNATAKA STATE, SHESHADRI ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001.
4. THE COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE CITY CORPORATION, P.B.ROAD, DAVANAGERE – 577 002.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VIKRAM HULIGOL, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 3) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 18.09.2019 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT AND THEREBY PLEASED TO ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION NO.950 OF 2019.
THIS WRIT APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Appellants’ counsel submits that in view of the subsequent event of election being held, the petition becomes infructuous and the same may be dismissed.
2. In view of the submissions made, ordered as such.
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