IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2017 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA WRIT PETITION NOS.56523-56524 of 2016 (GM-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NOS.55576-55577/2016 (GM-RES) AND WRIT PETITION NOS.56545-56546/2016 (GM-RES) In W.P.Nos. 56523-56524/2016 (GM-RES): BETWEEN:
1. DISTRICT KAMBAL COMMITTEE UDUPI, SOUTH CANARA DISTRICT MANGALORE, D.K. DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SHANTHARAM SHETTY SON OF LATE UMA SHANKAR SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, KUMUDA KRUPA, BARCUR POST & VILLAGE UDUPI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 210 2. ASHOK KUMAR RAI, S/O LATE SANJEEVA RAI, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/O. RAI ESTATE, KODIMBADEY POST, PUTTUR TALUK, D.K. DISTRICT PRESIDENT VIJAYA VIKRAM KAMBAL, UPPINAGADY, PUTTUR TALUK – 574 241 …PETITIONERS [BY SRI. S. RAJASHEKAR, ADV.] AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI – 576 101 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, MANGALURU – 575 001 …RESPONDENTS [BY SRI. H.T. NAGENDRA PRASAD, AGA FOR R-1 TO R-3] ******* THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 25.10.2016 PASSED BY THE R-3 VIDE ANNEXURE-A.
In W.P.Nos. 55576-55577/2016 (GM-RES): BETWEEN:
1. DISTRICT KAMBAL COMMITTEE UDUPI, SOUTH CANARA DISTRICT MANGALORE, D.K. DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SHANTHARAM SHETTY SON OF LATE UMA SHANKAR SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, KUMUDA KRUPA, BARKUR POST & VILLAGE UDUPI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 210 2. ASHOK KUMAR RAI, S/O LATE SANJEEVA RAI, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/O. RAI ESTATE, KODIMBADEY POST, PUTTUR TALUK, D.K. DISTRICT PRESIDENT VIJAYA VIKRAM KAMBAL, UPPINAGADY, PUTTUR TALUK – 574 241 DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT [BY SRI. S. RAJASHEKAR, ADV.] AND:
…PETITIONERS 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI – 576 101 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, MANGALURU – 575 001 …RESPONDENTS [BY SRI. H.T. NAGENDRA PRASAD, AGA FOR R-1 TO R-3] ******* THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 20.10.2016 PASSED BY THE R-2 VIDE ANNEXURE-A.
In W.P.Nos. 56545-56546/2016 (GM-RES): BETWEEN:
1. UDUPI ZILLA SAMPRADAYABADHA KAMBALA SAMHITI O/A. CHERKADY DODDAMANE, CHERKADY VILLAGE AND POST, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, UDUPI, KARNATAKA. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SRI. ASHOK KUMAR HEGDE (MAADA) S/O B. MAHABALA MAADA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS.
2. SRI. ASHOK KUMAR HEGDE (MAADA), S/O B. MAHABALA MAADA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/O. CHERKADY DODDAMANE, CHERKADY VILLAGE AND POST, UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, UDUPI, KARNATAKA – 576 215 …PETITIONERS [BY MS. FARAH FATHIMA, ADV.] AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, RAJATADDRI MANIPAL, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI – 576 104. …RESPONDENTS [BY SRI. H.T. NAGENDRA PRASAD, AGA FOR R-1 AND R-2] THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 24.10.2016 PASSED BY THE R-2 AS HIGHLY ARBITRARY ILLEGAL AND BAD IN LAW (ANNEXURE-A).
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of the subsequent developments the prayer made in these writ petitions does not survive for consideration.
In that view, these petitions are disposed of as withdrawn.
Sd/- JUDGE NG* CT:mds