Karnataka High Court

WP/36681/2019 of J LOKESH Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 21 September 2026

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CNR: KAHC010248132019 NC: 2026:KHC:51801 WP No. 36681 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO.36681 OF 2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. J.LOKESH S/O LATE G JAYADEVAIAH

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

WRIT PETITION NO.36681 OF 2019 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1.

J.LOKESH

S/O LATE G JAYADEVAIAH

NO.233, CHANDRALOKA HEIGHTS

1ST A MAIN ROAD , 12TH A CROSS

WEST OF CHORD ROAD 2ND STAGE

BENGALURU - 560086

2.

PEMMANDA K PONNAPPA

S/O LATE P S KUSHALAPPA

EX PRESIDENT

KARNATAKA KODAVA SAHITHYA ACADEMY

BALLIAMUNDOOR VILLAGE AND POST

VIRAJPET TALUK

SOUTH KODAGY - 571216

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI.LEELA P DEWADIGA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY

VIDHANA SOUDHA

BENGALURU-560001

2.

THE SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA AND CULTURE

GOVT OF KARNATAKA

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HC-KAR

VIDHANA SOUDHA

BENGALURU-560001

3.

THE DIRECTOR

DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA AND CULTURE

KANNADA BHAVAN

J.C.ROAD

BENGALURU-560002

4.

THE REGISTRAR

KARNATAKA NATAKA ACADEMY

KANNADA BHAVAN

J.C.ROAD

BENGALURU-560002

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT.K.P.YASHODA, HCGP FOR R.1 TO R.4)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE

NOTIFICATION DTD 31.07.2019 ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT VIDE

ANNX-D AND ALSO LETTER DTD 01.08.2019 ISSUED BY THE R-3

VIDE ANNX-E IN RESPECT OF THE PETITIONER HEREIN, AS THE

SAME ARE ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY AND WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF

LAW AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING ‘B’

GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

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ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this petition is rendered infrucutuous and the same may be dismissed as having become infructuous.

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HC-KAR

2. The submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners is taken on record.

3. In view of the above submission, this petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.

(SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE

NBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31

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