IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.H.G.RAMESH ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NOs.36664-36689/2017 (LB-RES-PIL) BETWEEN:
1. ALBERT REBELLO AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS S/O MR. JACOB REBELLO RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-62/1 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST MANGALURU – 575 002 2. MRS. ALICE VIEGAS W/O LATE PETER PAUL U.VIEGAS AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-113 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST MANGALURU - 575 002 3. MRS. ANNA MARIA NORONHA W/O MR. ANTONY M. D’SOUZA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-68/1(1) RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST MANGALURU – 575 002 4. MR. BENEDICT GERALD PINTO S/O MR. PAUL PINTO AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-117/2, “AVE MARIA” RED BUILDING ROAD NAGORI KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 5. MRS. CELINE NORONHA W/O MR. MARK FRANKY PAIS AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-67/2 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST MANGALURU – 575 002 6. MRS. ELSIE MARY CONCESSO W/O LATE HENRY PETER CONCESSO AGED ABOUT 92 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-118 AND 3-119 “ECHIE COTE”, RED BUILDING ROAD NAGORI, KANKANADY POST MANGALURU – 575 002 7. MRS. EVELYN PASANA @ E.R.PAIS W/O J.B.PAIS AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-42 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 8. MR. FRANCIS D’CUNHA S/O BALTHU BAPTIST D’CUHNA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-50 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 9. MR. JOACHIM JOSSY D’CUNHA S/O BALTHU BAPTIST D’ CUNHA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-50 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST MANGALURU – 575 002 10. MRS. JOYEE AGNES D’SOUZA W/O MR. CYRIL LEO D’SOUZA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-68/1(2) RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 11. MR. K.SATISH KUMAR S/O MR. K.SHAMARAYA ACHAR AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-23/4 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST MANGALURU – 575 002 12. MRS. LILLY D’SOUZA W/O LATE HENRY D’SOUZA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-110/1 “EUPHONY”, RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 13. MR. LOUISA PINTO W/O LATE LAWRENCE PINTO AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-38 “RMSAR” RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 14. MRS. MONICA PEREIRA NEE PINTO W/O MR. CYPRIAN PEREIRA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-71 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 15. MR. P.SATYANARAYANA BHAT S/O MR. P.NARASIMHA BHAT AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-116/1 “SHRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA NIVAS” RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 16. MRS. PADMAVATHI W/O SRI VISHWANATH K.B AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-69 “VISHWA DEEPA”, RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 17. MRS. ROSY MARCELINE RASQUINHA W/O LATE J.B.RASQUINHA AGED ABOUT 90 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-11 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 18. MRS. SYLVIA LOBO D/O LATE VICTOR D’SILVA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-89/4 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 19. MR. THEODORE NORBERT LOBO S/O MR. FRANCIS LOBO AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-58 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 20. MRS. VERONICA RITA COELHO W/O ANTHONY COELHO AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-50/2 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 21. MR. WALTER PINTO S/O MR. MATHIAS PINTO AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-22/1 WALONA HOUSE RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 22. MR. SALVADORE PATRICK ALBUQUERQUE S/O MR. LOUIS ALBEQUERQUE AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS RESIDING AT DOOR NO.3-37/1 RED BUILDING LANE KANKANADY POST, MANGALURU – 575 002 PETITIONER NOS. 1 TO 21 ARE REPRESENTED BY THEIR GPA HOLDER MR. SALVADORE PATRICK ALBUQUERQUE ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI H.N.NARENDRA DEV, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER MANGALURU CITY CORPORATION LALBAGH, MANGALURU – 575 003 DAKSHINA KANNADA 3. THE COMMISSIONER MANGALURU URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OORVAASTORES, ASHOK NAGAR POST MANGALURU – 575 006 4. MRS. ASHA D’SILVA AGED MAJOR HAVING OFFICES AT MANGALURU CITY CORPORATION LALBAGH, MANGALURU – 575 003 DAKSHINA KANNADA …RESPONDENTS (GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE SERVED) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE RECOMMENDATION DATED 21.8.2014 OF THE TOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE MANGALURU CITY CORPORATION (ANNEXURE-C) ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Ag.CJ (Oral):
1. Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners prays that respondent No.2 may be directed to consider the representation dated 26.12.2016 given by the petitioners, a copy of which is produced as Annexure-K.
2. We find no legal impediment to grant the prayer.
Accordingly, respondent No.2 shall consider the representation within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioners shall furnish a copy of the aforesaid representation along with a copy of this order to enable respondent No.2 to consider the representation in accordance with law within the time limit stated above.
3. At this stage, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners may also be given liberty to give a representation with regard to their grievance to respondent No.3. Liberty sought for is granted. If any representation is given to respondent No.3, respondent No.3 shall consider the same in accordance with law within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the representation and a copy of this order.
Petitions disposed of.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE LB