Shankar Munavalli S/O. Hanumantappa, v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (GM-POLICE), WP No. 105884 of 2019, High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, decided 22 April 2025 by Justice Jyoti Mulimani. Reliefs sought: direction to respondent No.5 (Police Inspector, Market Police Station, Belagavi) to investigate Crime No.287/2018 arising from complaint FIR dated 07.09.2018 (Annexures L and M), and referral of the investigation to an independent agency. Petitioner died before hearing; AGA so submitted on instructions; court held reliefs could not be considered and disposed of the petition. Filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India. No merits adjudication, no precedent discussion, no monetary amount.
What did the court decide?
Because of the death of the petitioner, the reliefs sought in the writ petition (direction to investigate Crime No.287/2018 and referral of the investigation to an independent agency) cannot be considered as of today; resultantly, the writ petition is disposed of without adjudication of the reliefs.