Writ petition challenging a selection process for agricultural marketing posts. Court held petition infructuous as selection was over, though petitioners can still challenge the selection outcome.
Petition dismissed as infructuous; petitioners directed to challenge selection in accordance with law.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 33540 OF 2013 (S-RES)
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by MARKONAHALLI RAMU PRIYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. DAYANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VIJAYA KUMAR, ADVOCATE)
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AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. R. SRIDHAR HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2;
SRI. M. SRINIVASA IS DIRECTED TO TAKE NOTICE FOR RESPONDENTS)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SELECTION FOR THE POSTS OF ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND CO-OPERATION IN TERMS OF NOTIFICATION BEARING NO.AO.RT/11/47/CURRENT POST/2012-13 DATED 26.12.2012 VIDE ANNEXURE-E IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SPECIFIED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel Sri. Dayananda appearing for Sri. Vijaya
Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this writ petition has become infructuous since the selection process is already over.
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petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. It is open for the petitioners to challenge the selection in accordance with
law.
Sd/(R. NATARAJ) JUDGE
PMR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ petition seeking participation in a selection process becomes infructuous when the selection is concluded?
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Dr. V.A. Ramachandra
Dr. Pradeep Babu B.N.
Dr. Vilas Jadhav
Smt. Sukanya C.
University of Agricultural Science, GKVK
R. Nataraj
As recorded by the court registry
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