IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH

AND

THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU

WRIT PETITION NO. 10176 OF 2020 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI B N MADHUKAR

S/O LATE C NAGARAJ

AGED 57 YEARS

R/AT NO.159, III BLOCK

RAJAJINAGAR

BENGALURU-560010

(LIFE MEMBER K S C A)

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI VARUN S, ADVOCATE)

Digitally AND:

signed by

VASANTHA

KUMARY B K 1. THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR

Location: CRICKET IN INDIA

HIGH 4^TH FLOOR, CRICKET CENTRE

COURT OF

KARNATAKA WANKHEDE STADIUM

'D' ROAD, CHURCH GATE

MUMBAI-400020

(REP BY ITS PRESIDENT)

2. THE COMMITTEE OF ADMINISTRATORS (COA)

APPOINTED BY THE HON'BLE

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

4^TH FLOOR, CRICKET CENTRE

WANKHEDE STADIUM

'D' ROAD, CHURCH GATE

MUMBAI-400020 (REP BY SRI VINOD RAI)

3. SRI VINAY MRUTHYUNJAYA S/O LATE MRUTHYUNJAYA AGED 54 YEARS PRESENTLY THE HON. TREASURER KSCA KSCA, KUMBLE CIRCLE M G ROAD BENGALURU-560001

4. SRI SANTHOSH MENON S/O NOT IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PETITIONER AGED 56 YEARS PRESENTLY THE HON. SECRETARY KSCA K S C A, KUMBLE CIRCLE M G ROAD BENGALURU-560001

5. SRI ARUN D S S/O SRI D H SHANKARAMURTHY AGED 40 YEARS MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBER KSCA CHAIRMAN KARNATAKA ARYA VYSYA DEVELOPMENT BOARD (GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA ENTERPRISE)

21^ST FLOOR, V V TOWERS DR. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI VASANTH NAGAR BENGALURU-560001

6. SRI KOTA KODANDA S/O LATE KOTA SREENIVASA MURTHY AGED 65 YEARS MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBER KSCA ANIL KUMBLE CIRCLE, M G ROAD BENGALURU-560001

7. SRI TILAK NAIDU FATHER'S NAME NOT IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PETITIONER AGED 40 YEARS MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBER KSCA ANIL KUMBLE CIRCLE, M G ROAD BENGALURU-560001

8. M/S KARNATAKA STATE CRICKET ASSOCIATION CHINNASWAMY STADIUM ANIL KUMBLE CIRCLE M G ROAD BENGALURU-560001 (REP BY ITS PRESIDENT)

9. HON'BLE JUSTICE SRI K N KESHAVANARAYANA FORMER JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA ETHICS OFFICER AND OMBUDSMAN (APPOINTED AS PER THE DECISION OF THE HON'BLE APEX COURT)

ANIL KUMBLE CIRCLE, M G ROAD BANGALORE-560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MANEESHA KANGOVI, ADVOCATE FOR R-1;

VIDE ORDER DATED 11.01.2021, NOTICE TO R-2 IS HELD SUFFICIENT;

SRI VISHWAJITH SADANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-3 &

C/R-5;

SMT. LAKSHMI MENON, ADVOCATE FOR R-4;

SRI S.S. MAHENDRA, ADVOCATE FOR R-6;

SRI SANJAY NAIR, ADVOCATE FOR R-7;

SRI C.K. NANDA KUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI RAGHURAM CADAMBI & SMT. SAMIHA GOPAL, ADVOCATES FOR R-8)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED OMBUDSMAN/RESPONDENT NO.9 IN COMPLAINT NO.1/2019 DATED 11.02.2020 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-L AND ALLOW THE COMPLAINT OF THE PETITIONER AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU

ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)

1. The present writ petition has been filed essentially impugning the election of respondent Nos.3 to 7 who got elected to the Karnataka State Cricket Association, respondent No.8. These members were elected on 03.10.2019 for a period of three years. The three years' period got expired long back. We are in the year 2025. Respondent No.8 has already announced fresh elections of its Managing Committee, and the elections are scheduled to be held on 30.11.2025.

2. In view of the aforesaid facts, nothing survives in this writ petition insofar as the challenge to the election of respondent Nos.3 to 7 is concerned as respondent Nos.3 to 7 have already completed their tenure in the Managing Committee of respondent No.8, and respondent No.8 has announced the fresh elections.

3. We, therefore, dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.8 to conduct the fresh elections strictly in accordance with the prevailing rules, regulations and by laws of the respondent No.8.

4. Any person, who is qualified to contest, may participate in the elections, if one so desires.

In view of disposal of the writ petition, pending interlocutory applicati