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Writ petition dismissed as infructuous following petitioners’ memo.

T.V. SRINIVAS vs KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL

Karnataka High CourtJUDGMENT: October 12, 20261 MIN READSOURCE JUDGMENT
Writ petition dismissed as infructuous following petitioners’ memo.. T.V. SRINIVAS vs KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL. Karnataka High Court. LawLens
THE ORIGINAL LAWLENS SUMMARY
01

Facts

The petitioners challenged the final voters’ list dated 15 September 2026, issued by the Karnataka State Bar Council, and sought relief under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution.

Source reference: p.10

At the preliminary hearing, petitioners’ counsel filed a memo stating that the petition had become infructuous and requesting its dismissal on that basis.

Source reference: p.11
02

Issues

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed as infructuous following the petitioners’ memo.

Source reference: p.11
03

Law Applied

The petition invoked Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, which confer writ and supervisory jurisdiction on the High Court.

Source reference: p.10

The Court did not discuss or apply any substantive statutory provision, precedent, or legal doctrine; it disposed of the petition in view of the petitioners’ memo.

Source reference: p.11
04

Reasoning

The petitioners expressly represented that the petition had become infructuous and sought its dismissal.

Source reference: p.11

The Court accepted that representation and made no determination on the merits of the challenge to the final voters’ list.

Source reference: p.10–11
05

Holding

The Court dismissed the writ petition as having been rendered infructuous.

The Court directed that any pending interlocutory applications stand disposed of.

Source reference: p.11
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Karnataka High Court · October 12, 2026

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