IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NOS.54991-54992 OF 2014(S-CAT) BETWEEN :
1. UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110 001.
2. THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, BENGALURU – 1, COMMISSIONERATE, C.R. BUILDING, QUEENS ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI.H.JAYAKARA SHETTY, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COUNSEL) AND :
SMT. M.GOWRAMMA, WIFE OF SRI.HONNASHAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, WORKING AS DEPUTY OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT - 2 -
OFFICE OF III COMMISSIONERATE, APPEAL UNIT, CENTRAL EXCISE AND CUSTOMS, LALBAGH ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 004. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.IZZHAR AHMED, ADVOCATE) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 06.03.2014 PASSED BY THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BANGALORE BENCH IN O.A. NO.353 OF 2013 AVAILABLE AS AT ANNEXURE – A.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER It is submitted that the respondent died in the year 2017. Nothing has been done to bring his legal representatives on record.
The petitions are dismissed as having abated.
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JUDGE JUDGE akc/-