IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27th DAY OF MARCH 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.6680 OF 2016 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
DR. B. R. DAYANANDA S/O T. RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/O NO.160, 7TH MAIN SARASWATHI NAGARA VIJAYANAGARA BENGALURU-560 040 … PETITIONER (BY SRI. VISHWANATH H.M., ADV.) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE KARNATAKA STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION, GATE NO.2, 3RD FLOOR, M. S. BUILDING DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001 3. SMT. VASANTHA W/O KENCHEGOWDA R/AT HULUWADI VILLAGE MUKUNDA POST CHANNAPATNA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-571 711 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. Y. D. HARSHA, AGA FOR R1;
SRI. RAJASHEKAR K., ADVOCATE FOR R2;
SRI H.B.CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R2 TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONERS LETTERS DATED 04.06.2013 AND 29.06.2013 VIDE ANNEXURES-J & K AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Sri. Vishwanath H.M., learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri. Y.D. Harsha, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent No.1.
Sri. Rajashekar K., learned counsel for respondent No.2.
Sri. H.B. Chandrashekar, learned counsel for respondent No.3.
The petition is admitted for hearing. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the same is heard finally.
2. In this petition, the petitioner inter alia seeks for a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the letters dated 04.06.2013 and 29.06.2013 submitted by the petitioner vide Annexures-J and K.
3. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the letters dated 04.06.2013 and 29.06.2013 submitted by the petitioner, in accordance with law.
4. On the other hand, learned counsel for respondent No.2 submitted that the letters submitted by the petitioner shall be dealt with in accordance with law, if not already decided.
5. In view of the submissions made and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that the competent authority shall decide the letters submitted by the petitioner, if not already decided, in accordance with law by a speaking order within a period of four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today.
6. Till the letters submitted by the petitioner is decided by the competent authority, ad-interim order dated 11.08.2016 granted by a bench of this Court, shall continue.
7. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.
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