Case Note & Summary
The appellant, Sri H.S. Mohan Reddy, filed a writ appeal under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act against an interim order dated 24.06.2020 passed by a learned Single Judge in W.P. No.2710/2020. The appeal was heard and reserved for judgment. However, during the pendency of the appeal, the main writ petition itself was dismissed. Consequently, the Division Bench held that the appeal against the interim order would not survive for consideration. The court accordingly dismissed the writ appeal as having become infructuous. The judgment is brief, with no detailed discussion of facts or legal issues beyond the procedural consequence.
Headnote
A) Writ Law - Interim Order - Survival of Appeal - Dismissal of Main Petition - Writ appeal against interim order becomes infructuous when the main writ petition is dismissed - Held that the appeal does not survive for consideration (Para 1).
Issue of Consideration
Whether a writ appeal against an interim order survives when the main writ petition has been dismissed
Final Decision
The writ appeal is dismissed as it does not survive for consideration due to the dismissal of the main writ petition.
Law Points
- Writ appeal against interim order becomes infructuous upon dismissal of main writ petition
