IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.40927 OF 2015 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN:
SRI UDAYA KUMAR SON OF GOPALA RAO, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, UK ADVERTISERS OUT DOOR ADVERTISING NO.C.H.106(3), BJP OFFICE COMPLEX, JEWEL ROCK HOTEL ROAD, DURGIGUDI, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201. ...PETITIONER (By Sri VISHWAJITH SHETTY.S., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER DEPARTMENT OF PWD, PORT AND INLAND WARER FRAMPORT, SHIVOMAGGA, TALUK AND DISTRICT – 577 201.
2. SHIVAMOGGA CITY CORPORATION SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER.
3. THE COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA CITY CORPORATION , SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201.
4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER SHIVAMOGGA CITY CORPORATION SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201. ...RESPONDENTS (By Sri VIJAY KUMAR.A.PATIL, AGA FOR R1;
Sri M.V.VEDAMURTHY, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3;
R4- served) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS FROM THE R-2 CORPORATION WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN ISSUING THE PUBLICATION ANNEXURE-‘A’ DATED 22.08.2015 INVITING REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL [THROUGH E-PROCUREMENT] PUBLISHED IN PRAJAVANI KANNADA DAILY NEWS PAPER DATED 23.08.2015 BY THE R-1 FOR ERECTION OF HOARDINGS AND DISPLAY OF ADVERTISMENT IN GOVERNMENT AND SEMI GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Sri.Vishwajith Shetty.S., learned Counsel for the petitioner.
Sri.Vijay Kumar.A.Patil, learned Additional Government Advocate for Respondent No.1. Sri.M.V.Vedamurthy, learned counsel for Respondent Nos.2 and 3.
2. Learned counsel for Respondent Nos.2 and 3 has filed a memo stating that the publication dated 22.08.2015 inviting request for proposal (through e-procurement) published in “Prajavani” daily news paper dated 23.08.2015 by the third respondent has been withdrawn and the writ petition has become infructuous and second the permission given by the first respondent illegally has also expired on 31.03.2016.
2. Memo is taken on record. In view of the memo, nothing survives for consideration. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as being infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE DH