IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.G.RAMESH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.33091/2018 (LB-RES-PIL) BETWEEN:
1. SRI MAHAVEER P.SHIVANNAVAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURE R/AT MYAGERI ONI NAVALUR TALUK DISTRICT DHARWAD – 580 009 2. SRI PANDURANG V.VERNEKAR AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS OCC: ADVOCATE R/AT NO.924, VINAYAK NAGAR NAVALUR TALUK DISTRICT DHARWAD- 580 009 3. SRI SHOUKAT ALI DANYANAVAR S/O IMAMSAB AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS OCC: DRIVER R/AT DANYANAVAR NAVALUR TALUK DISTRICT DHARWAD- 580 009 4. SRI PARASHURAMA S/O LAXMAN MANE AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS OCC: BUSINESS R/AT NO.14, CHAVANI ONI NAVALUR TALUK DISTRICT DHARWAD – 580 009 5. SRI VENKATESHSINGH S/O DHANASING SAMPGAONKAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS OCC: MASON R/AT NO.18, DHANNANAVAR ONI NAVALUR TALUK DISTRICT DHARWAD- 580 009 6. SRI MANJUNATH S/O JOTIBA KADAM AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS OCC: BUSINESS R/AT DESAI ONI NAVALUR TALUK DISTRICT DHARWAD- 580 009 7. SRI MAHAMMAD SHARIF S/O MOULSAB KUSUGAL AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS OCC: PRIVATE WORK R/AT NO.27, JANATA PLOT NAVALUR TALUK DISTRICT DHARWAD- 580 009 8. SRI FAKKIRAPPA S/O CHANNABASAPPA SALAKINKOPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURE R/AT NEKAR ONI NAVALUR TALUK DISTRICT DHARWAD- 580 009 9. SRI SAHADEV S/O SHANKRAPPA ADAGIMANI AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS OCC: COOLIE R/AT HARIJANKERI NAVALUR TALUK DISTRICT DHARWAD- 580 009 10. SRI SOMANNA S/O FAKKIRAPPA DYAVANNAVAR AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURE R/AT KURABAR ONI NAVALUR TALUK DISTRICT DHARWAD- 580 009 ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI P.G.CHIKKANARAGUND, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE – 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DHARWAD DISTRICT DHARWAD – 580 001 3. THE COMMISSIONER HUBBALLI-DHARWAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION HUBBALLI-580 020 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER/ ELECTION COMMISSIONER DHARWAD DISTRICT DHARWAD – 580 001 ... RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION DATED 23.06.2017 (ANNEXURE-A) ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 INSOFAR AS NAVALUR VILLAGE IS CONCERNED ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, H.G.RAMESH J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R H.G.RAMESH, J. (Oral):
Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the writ petition has become infructuous in view of the subsequent notification dated 28.12.2017. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of as having become infructuous. However, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks leave to challenge the aforesaid notification. Subject to all just exceptions, leave granted.
Petition disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE Sd/-
JUDGE KSR