Karnataka High Court
WP/101801/2022 of M/S OCEAN ADVENTURES Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 19 February 2026
NC: 2026:KHC-D:2662 WP No. 101801 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO.101801 OF 2022 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: M/S. OCEAN ADVENTURES BALALE POST, MANDANAGERI ANKOLA TALUK,
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD
DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI
WRIT PETITION NO.101801 OF 2022 (GM-TEN)
BETWEEN:
M/S. OCEAN ADVENTURES
BALALE POST, MANDANAGERI
ANKOLA TALUK, UTTARA KANNADA-581350
REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR
VENKATESH S/O. HARIKANT ISHWAR
AGE. 48 YEARS.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. S.B. HEBBALLI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND PORT
M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,
BANGALORE-560001.
2.
THE MEMBER SECRETARY/DEPUTY DIRECTOR
DISTRICT TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE KARWAR,
UTTAR KANNADA-581301.
3.
THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE, KARWAR, UTTAR KANNADA-581301.
4.
M/S. Y K R ADVENTURE SPORTS
AND ECO TOURISM
Digitally signed by
YASHAVANT
NARAYANKAR
Location: HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
HC-KAR
NO.48, 2ND CROSS, B G ROAD,
PANCHURANGA NAGARA,
BENGALURU-560078.
5.
THE APPELLANT AUTHORITY AND
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
TOURISM DEPARTMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA,
BENGALURU, PINCODE-560001.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, ADDL. GOVT. ADVOCATE FOR R1, R3 AND R5
SRI. NARAYAN V.YAJI, ADVOCATE FOR R2;
SRI. VISHWANATH HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R4)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND
227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO (I) A WRIT IN
THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER
DATED 05.05.2022 PASSED BY APPELLATE AUTHORITY AND THE
SECRETARY
TO
GOVERNMENT
OF
KARNATAKA,
TOURISM
DEPARTMENT,
VIKAS
SOUDHA,
BANGLORE
IN
APPEAL
NO.TOR/1/PRAVAE/2021
VIDE
ANNEXURE-Q
PASSED
BY
RESPONDENT NO.5 AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASHED THE ORDER
DATED
07.05.2022
PASSED
BY
RESPONDENT
NO.2
IN
NO.PRAE/U.NI.KA/KAA/2022-23/55
VIDE
ANNEXURE-R.
(II)
ISSUE SUCH OTHER RELIEFS AS THIS HON’BLE COURT DEEMS
FIT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE.
THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS
DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
HC-KAR
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI
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ORAL ORDER
A memo is filed stating that the issue involved in this writ petition has become infructuous, hence, the writ petition may be dismissed.
The memo is placed on record. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Pending I.As. in this writ petition shall stand closed.
Sd/- JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI
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