IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.19233 OF 2018 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
SRI SINGAPUR GOVINDU S/O PAMALA VENKATESHU, R/AT MAJARA MARERU KOTHUR VILLAGE, AMLIKAL POST, BYRAKURU HOBLI, MULBAGAL TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT – 563101. (By Mr. NAGARAJAPPA A, ADV.) AND:
1. THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NO.1, ASHOKA ROAD, NEW DELHI-1, REP BY ITS SECRETARY.
2. THE CHIEF ELECTROL OFFICER IN KARNATAKA, NIRVACHANA NILAYA, SESHADRI ROAD, BENGALURU-560 009, REP BY ITS CHIEF ELECTROL OFFICER.
3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOLAR DISTRICT, AND ALSO DISTRICT ELECTROL OFFICER FOR KOLAR DISTRICT, KOLAR-563 101.
4. THE RETURNING OFFICER NO.145-MULABAGILU ASSEMBLY … PETITIONER CONSTITUENCY (SC) MULABAGILU, KOLAR DISTRICT.
(By Mr. S R DODAWAD, ADV. FOR R1 & R2 R3 & R4 SERVED) … RESPONDENTS - - -
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT AT ANNEXURE-F DATED 25.04.2018 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT; AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Learned counsel for respondent No.2 as well as learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the writ petition has been rendered infructuous by efflux of time.
Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE ss