IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. SUBHRO KAMAL MUKHERJEE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.9851 OF 2017 (GM-RES) PIL Between:
1. Mr.A.C.Danappa S/o Late A.Nagappa Aged about 52 years Social Activist R/of No.10 Ward Near weekly street market Kampli village, Hospet Taluk Bellary – 583 222 2. Mr.Channabasava Gouda S/o Virupana Gouda Aged about 40 years Agriculturist R/of Eliganur, Gangavathi Tq.
Koppal – 583 227 Petitioners (By Sri.Phaniraj Kashyap, Advocate) And:
1. State of Karnataka Represented by its Principal Secretary Water Resources Department Vikas Soudha Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Road Bangalore – 560 001 2. Tunghabadra Board Represented by Chief Engineer TB Board Hospet Taluk Bellary District – 583 222 3. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board First Floor, Nisarga Bhavan Thimmaiah Main Road 7th ‘D’ Main, 3rd Stage 2nd Block, Shivanagar Basaveshwaranagar Bangalore – 560 079 By its Managing Director 4. Karnataka Forest Department 18th Cross, Malleswaram Bengaluru Represented by Bellary Circle Hospet, Hospet Sub-Division Hospet – 583 222 By its Range Officer 5. M/s. BMM Ispat # 114, Danapur Village Hospet Taluk Bellary District – 583 222 By its Director ... Respondents (Sri.V.Sreenidhi, Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 and 4) **** This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying to quash the agreement dated 18.10.2007 between M/s. BMM Ispat and Tungabhadra Board (Annexure-B) and etc.
This petition coming on for preliminary hearing this day, the Chief Justice made the following:
ORDER This is a writ petition filed as a public interest litigation for quashing of an agreement dated October 18, 2007, entered into between the respondent Nos.2 and 5 and its renewal made on January 29, 2013.
2. The writ petition is hopelessly belated. No explanation is coming forward. We are not inclined to interfere.
3. The writ petition stands dismissed.
4. We make no order as to costs.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB