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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE P.B. BAJANTHRI

WRIT PETITION NO.10589/2013 (GM-ST/RN)

BETWEEN:

AMRUTHESH N.P

S/O LATE N.C.PUTTUSWAY

AGED 52 YEARS, ADVOCATE

DIRECTOR

BANGALORE ADVOCATES CO-OP. SOCIETY LTD

NO.7, 1^ST FLOOR, ‘PARAKALMUTT BLDG.’

TANK BUND ROAD, MAJESTIC

BANGALORE – 560 009

… PETITIONER

(BY SMT.MAMTHA G.KULKARNI,

SRI AMRUTHESH N.P (PARTY-IN-PERSON) (ABSENT))

AND:

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REVENUE DEPARTMENT

(STAMPS & REGISTRATION)

VIDHANA SOUDHA

BANGALORE – 560 001

REP. BY ITS SECRETARY

2.

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL REGISTRATION AND

COMMISSIONER OF STAMPS

WATER BOARD BUILDING

SHIMSHA BHAVAN, 8^TH BLOCK

JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 011

3.

THE DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR-PRINTING, STATIONERY, PUBLISHING

GOVERNMENT PRINTING PRESS

KUMBALAGODU, MYSORE ROAD

BANGALORE – 560 060

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4.

KARNATAKA STATE REGISTRATION &

STAMPS DEPARTMENT

OFFICIALS MULTI-PURPOSE CO-OP SOCIETY LTD

NO.1003, 1^ST MAIN ROAD, 4^TH BLOCK

DR.RAJKUMAR ROAD, RAJAJINAGAR

BANGALORE – 560 010

... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI KIRAN KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1-R3

SRI M.S.BHAGWAT, ADVOCATE FOR R4)

THIS WRIT PETITION FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226

AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO

QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER VIDE ANNEXURE-b DATED

09.05.2003 GO PASSED BY R1 AND ETC.,

THIS

PETITION

COMING

ON

FOR

PRELIMINARY

HEARING - B GROUP PHYSICAL HEARING / VIDEO

CONFERENCING HEARING (OPTIONAL), THIS DAY, THE

COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-

ORDER

Matter called twice. None appears for the petitioner.

2.

Pursuant to the order dated 20.11.2020, Sri

K.P.Mohan Raj, I.G.Registrations and Commissioner of

Stamps is present before the Court.

3.

The

learned

counsel

for

the

official

respondent, on instructions, submitted that the present

petition does not survive for consideration, in view of the

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later development that State Government had permitted

E-Stamping system with effect from 08.04.2009.

In view of the aforesaid development the present

petition does not survive for consideration.

Accordingly, writ petition stands dismissed.

Sd/-

JUDGE

HB/-