IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.2180 OF 2016 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN:
SRI.UDAYASHANKAR, S/O RAJANNA, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: CONTRACTOR, ADD:- NO.1924A/196, MANJU KRUPA, BANASHANKARI BADAVANE, DAVANAGERE – 577 004.
… PETITIONER (BY SRI.VENKATESH P DALAWAI, ADV. - ABSENT) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF PWD, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 1. REPRESENTED BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY.
2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DEPARTMENT OF PWD, YADGIR DIVISION, YADGIR DISTRICT – 567 812.
3. S.S.POLICE PATIL, S/O NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, AGE: 35, OCC: CONTRACTOR, ADD: LINGARAJ NAGAR, VIDYA NAGAR, HUBLI – 567 123.
...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VIJAY KUMAR A PATIL, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI.VARUN J PATIL, ADV., FOR R3 – ABSENT) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 16.10.2015 PASSED BY R-1 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE – A AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R Sri. Vijaykumar A. Patil, learned Additional Government Advocate for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2.
The petition is admitted for hearing. With the consent of learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondent, the matter is heard finally.
2. Learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 submits that on account of afflux of time, writ petition is rendered infructuous as the contract in question during the pendency of the petition has already been awarded in favour of third party which has completed the work in question.
3. The aforesaid statement is taken on record.
Accordingly, petition is dismissed as infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE AN/-