IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.11249/2019 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
MR. ASHOK KUMAR S/O S. RAMU, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O NO.49, 7TH CROSS, IST MAIN ROAD, YAMALUR POST, B. NAGASANDRA, BENGALURU-560037 (By Sri.BHARATH KUMAR.V, ADVOCATE ) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUOGH, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, BANGALORE CITY, INFANTRY ROAD, BANGALORE-560001 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE EAST DIVISION, BANGALORE-560075 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HALASURU SUB DIVISION, BANGALORE-560042 ... PETITIONER 4. INSPECTOR OF POLICE JEEVAN BHIMA NAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU-560075 ... RESPONDENTS (By Sri.VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS, PERTAINING TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER HEREIN IN THE "REGISTER OF ROWDIES" MAINTAINED IN FORM NO.100, BY THE JEEVAN BHIMA NAGAR POLICE STATION AND DIRECT THE R-2 HEREIN TO DELETE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER HEREIN FROM THE "REGISTER OF ROWDIES" MAINTAINED BY THE RESPONDENT JEEVANBHIMA NAGAR POLICE STATION.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Mr. Bharath Kumar.V, learned Counsel for the petitioner.
Mr.Vijaykumar A.Patil, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents.
The petition is admitted for hearing. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, the matter is heard finally.
2. In this writ petition, petitioner, inter alia, seeks writ of mandamus to the 2nd respondent to delete the name of the petitioner herein from the “Register of Rowdies” maintained by the respondents at Jeevan Bhima Nagar police station.
3. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition be disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the competent authority. On the other hand, learned Additional Government Advocate submitted that if such a representation is made by the petitioner the same shall be dealt with in accordance with law.
4. In view of the submissions made and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a liberty that if the petitioner makes a fresh representation to the competent authority within two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today, the competent authority is directed to decide the representation afresh submitted by the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt of such a representation by a speaking order and in accordance with law.
Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE ln.