IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.18874 OF 2019 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
DEVARAJ D.V.
AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/O. D. VENKATESH R/AT D.NO.12, 3RD STAGE 4TH BLOCK, BASAVESHWARANAGAR BANGALORE-560 079. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI. AJITH ANAND SHETTY, ADV.) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA MINISTRY FOR HOME AFFAIRS VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE BY ITS PRINICIPAL SECRETARY-560 001.
2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SH17, VIJAYANAGAR RAMANAGAR KARNATAKA-562 159. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. Y.D. HARSHA, AGA FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 TO 2 IN PARTICULAR THE R2, TO EXPEDITE THE INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 23.03.2019 FILED BY THE PETITIONER AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND B IN A TIME BOUND MANNER.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Sri Ajith Anand Shetty, learned counsel for petitioner.
Sri Y.D. Harsha, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 and 2.
The writ petition is admitted for hearing. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the same is heard finally.
2. In this petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner inter alia seeks a direction to respondent No.2 to expedite the investigation of the complaint which has been submitted by the petitioner contained in Annexures-A and B.
3. When the matter was taken up for consideration today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition be disposed of with a direction to the Competent Authority to expedite the investigation of the complaint submitted by the petitioner in a time bound manner.
4. On the other hand, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents submits that suitable action in accordance with law shall be taken to expedite the investigation of the complaint submitted by the petitioner.
5. In view of the aforesaid submission and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.2 to expeditiously conclude the investigation of the complaint submitted by the petitioner preferably within a period of four months by a speaking order in accordance with law. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE ST