IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION No.9476/2018 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
MR.B.H.NANJAPPA SON OF LATE HONNAIAH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS BEERAGANAHALLI YEBEYUR HOBLI KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI.ANAND MUTTALLI, ADV.) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001.
2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE TUMKUR DISTRICT TUMKUR – 572 101 3. SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE AMRUTHUR POLICE STATION KUNIGAL TUMKUR – 572 111 ALL ARE BEIGN REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA … RESPONDENTS (By Mr. VIJAY KUMAR A PATIL, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND ISSUE DIRECTIONS TO THE RESPONDENTS TO REMOVE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER FROM THE REGISTER OF ROWDIES MAINTAINED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Sri.Anand Muttalli, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri.Vijay Kumar A.Patil, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 3.
2. The writ petition is admitted for hearing. With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the same is heard finally.
3. In this petition, the petitioner inter alia seeks for writ of mandamus directing the respondents to remove the name of the petitioner from the register of rowdies maintained by the 3rd respondent.
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 representation before the Competent Authority.
4. On the other hand, learned Additional Government Advocate submitted that if representation is made by the petitioner, the same shall be dealt with in accordance with law.
5. 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 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 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 VM