Nizamuddin v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous dismissal of a writ petition (LB-RES) under Articles 226/227, Constitution of India; prayers were mandamus against demolition of schedule property at Sakaleshpura (Hassan district) without reasonable time and provision of an alternative shop by the Chief Officer, Sakaleshpura Town Municipal; respondents included State of Karnataka (PWD), Deputy Commissioner Hassan, Assistant Commissioner/LAO and Executive Engineer PWD; dismissed as infructuous due to demolition of the building; no ruling on merits; neutral citation NC: 2026:KHC:150.
What did the court decide?
On learned counsel for the petitioner submitting that the petition had been rendered infructuous on account of demolition of the building in question, the Court placed the submission on record and dismissed the writ petition as infructuous; no adjudication on merits.