IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H. T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No.9475/2013 (GM-RES) C/w WRIT PETITION No.29629/2013 (GM-RES) IN WP No.9475/2013 BETWEEN:
SRI.HARISH.S, S/O. SRI. D. M. SREENIVASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, MEMBER-KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, RESIDING AT ‘VINAYAKA COMPLEX’, SULIBELE ROAD (NH-207), DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562110. (BY SRI. GIRISH. B.T, ADV.,) AND:
... PETITIONER 1. KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, OLD K.G.I.D BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY/CHAIRMAN.
2. THE CHAIRMAN, KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, OLD K.G.I.D BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.
3. SRI. H. KANTHARAJ, MEMBER, MAJOR, KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, OLD K G I D BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.
4. SRI. C. M. JAGADEESH, MEMBER, MAJOR, KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, OLD K G I D BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.
5. SRI. P. P. HEGDE, MEMBER, MAJOR, KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, OLD K G I D BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.
6. SRI. K. B. NAIK, MEMBER, MAJOR, KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, OLD K G I D BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.
7. SRI. APPAJI GOWDA, MEMBER, MAJOR, KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, OLD K G I D BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.
8. SRI. B. B. RAVINDRANATH RAI, MEMBER, MAJOR, KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, OLD K G I D BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001.
9. SRI. ANILKUMAR.J.M, MEMBER, MAJOR, KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, OLD K G I D BUIDLING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G. NATARAJ, ADV., FOR R1 TO R4,R6,R7 & R9; R5 & R8 ARE SERVED) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE RESOLUTION DATED 17.11.12 PASSED BY THE R1 IN ITS MEETING HELD ON 17.11.12 IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO FORMATION OF A COMMITTEE AND FOR GIVING REPORT VIDE ANNEXURE-D & ETC.
IN W.P.NO.29629/2013 BETWEEN:
S. HARISH, S/O. SRI. D. M. SREENIVASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, MEMBER-KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, R/A ‘VINAYAKA COMPLEX’, SULIBELE ROAD (NH-207), DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 110. (BY SRI. GIRISH.B.T, ADV., ) ... PETITIONER AND:
THE KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, OLD K G I D BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (BY SRI. G NATARAJ, ADV.,) ... RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE RESOLUTION OF THE RESPONDENT, PASSED IN ITS MEETING HELD ON JUNE 15 & 16 2013, AT ANNEXURE-N.
THESE WPs COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R In writ petition No.9475/2013, the petitioner has challenged the resolution passed by the Karnataka State Bar Council constituting disciplinary committee to take action against the petitioner. In W.P. No.29629/2013, the petitioner has challenged the punishment imposed on him.
2. The term of the petitioner as a member of the Bar Council was from 2011 to 2016 and he was elected on 09.06.2011, for a period of five years. Since, five years term is over, writ petitions do not survive for consideration.
Accordingly, writ petitions are dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE VBS