IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2019 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.N. SATYANARAYANA AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO.6874 OF 2018 (S-KAT) BETWEEN:
SRI S.SUMANTH S/O SRI SHANMUKHASWAMY AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT ENGINEER HEMAVATHI CANAL DIVISION CAUVERY NEERAVARI NIGAM LIMITED TUMKURU-572 101.
...PETITIONER (BY SRI.ARUN SHYAM M, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 3RD FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA DR B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 2. THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR M.S.BUILDINGS DR B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 3. THE UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (SERVICES-A) WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 3RD FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA DR B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 (R-3 DELETED VIDE ORDER DATED:06/09/2019) 4. THE POLICE INSPECTOR KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA TUMAKURU-572 101.
…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VENKATA SATYANARAYAN, HCGP FOR R1 & R4; V/O DATED:06/09/2019 R3 IS DELETED) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 18.01.2018 IN APPLICATION NO.295/2018 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT BANGALORE, WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERETO, AND ETC., THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, SATYANARAYANA J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER In this proceedings, on 13.08.2018, learned counsel for the petitioner has reported the death of the petitioner. On that day, this Court adjourned the matter to enable the learned counsel for the petitioner to verify as to whether the cause of action would survive in this writ petition and the same was required to be furnished within one week. Till today, the same is not complied. Even, when this writ petition was listed before the Court twice i.e., on 13.06.2019 and 06.09.2019, the said clarification is not furnished .
In that view of the matter, the present writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- JUDGE CA