Miss.Marharita Teslik v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
WPHC No. 46 of 2025, NC: 2025:KHC:18613-DB, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 03.06.2025 (oral judgment per Anu Sivaraman J.; bench with Dr. K. Manmadha Rao J.). Petitioner Marharita Teslik (Ukrainian national, detained at FRC for Women, Tumakuru) v. State of Karnataka, Commissioner of Police Bengaluru City, FRRO Hyderabad (Venkata Appala Naidu Chintam) and Competent Authority/Registration Officer FRRO Bengaluru. Counsel: Basavaraju T.A. for petitioner; Thejesh P. (HCGP) for R1-R2; H. Shanthibhushan for R3-R4; Deputy Solicitor General of India (unnamed) appeared for the Union side at hearing. Keywords: habeas corpus; foreigner detention; Leave India Notice; Foreigners Regional Registration Office; Foreigners Restriction Centre; Article 226; petition closed as infructuous; petitioner departed India 02.06.2025; no ruling on detention legality.
What did the court decide?
None; the writ petition was closed as having become infructuous after the petitioner's departure from India on 02.06.2025.