IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.L.NARAYANA SWAMY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.11823 OF 2018 (MV) PIL BETWEEN:
BANGALORE AUTO DRIVERS UNION ® NO.35/B, 2ND CROSS, THIMMAIAH ROAD MAHAGANAPATHI NAGARA RAJAJINAGARA, BANGALORE – 560 010 BY ITS PRESIDENT (BY SMT. LAKSHMI S.HOLLA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI PUTTIGE R.RAMESH, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER M.S.BUILDING DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001 3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY TMTC BUILDING SHANTHINAGAR ... PETITIONER BANGALORE – 560 027 BY ITS SECRETARY (BY SRI S.H.PRASHANTH, AGA) ---
... RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 15.05.2017 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT AS AT ANNEXURE-G AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, P.S.DINESH KUMAR J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The petitioner in this public interest litigation, has inter alia, prayed for a writ of certiorari to quash the Government Order dated 15.05.2017 (Annexure-G), permitting auto rickshaws having two stroke engines to ply till 31.03.2018.
2. Shri S.G.Prashanth, learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the date has been extended till 31.03.2020. In the circumstances, petitioner’s prayer to quash Annexure-G does not survive for consideration.
3. The petitioner has also made another prayer for a direction to the respondents to consider its representation dated 23.03.2017 (Annexure-D). Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the said representation will be considered and appropriate orders will be passed within a period of eight weeks. His submission is placed on record.
4. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the State Government to consider petitioner’s representation dated 23.03.2017 within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
No costs.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB