Sri .H Channegowda v. the Registrar and Administrative Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: writ petition; Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution; quash/set aside impugned orders; Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission; Registrar and Administrative Officer; retired District Judge; withdrawal of impugned orders; memo dated 12.08.2024; respondent order dated 08.07.2024; petitioner request dated 02.07.2024; Annexure-D; Annexure-F; KA.RA.AA/ADALITHA/30/22; disposed of as infructuous; no adjudication on merits; HC-KAR; NC: 2025:KHC:53253. Value for practitioners: illustrates that unilateral withdrawal of the challenged orders by the issuing authority, coupled with accedence to the petitioner's request, leaves a quashing petition infructuous; the judgment contains no ruling on the validity or legality of the impugned orders and cites no precedent.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; the writ petition was disposed of as having become infructuous after the respondent withdrew the impugned orders vide order dated 08.07.2024 and acceded to the petitioner's request dated 02.07.2024.