IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.62589 OF 2016 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
1. Dr.Lakshmipathy Babu N, Senior Life Member, Aged about 63 years Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, R/at No.242, 1st Cross II Block III Stage, Banashankari, Bengaluru-560 085.
2. Sri.V.Krishna Reddy, Senior Life Member, Aged about 68 years Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, R/at No.31, Harris Road Benson Town, Bengaluru-560 046.
… Petitioners (By Sri.Parthasarathi. M.S, Advocate)(Absent) AND:
1. The Secretary, University Grant Commission, Bahadur Jaffer Marg, New Delhi-110 002.
2. The Registrar (Evaluation), Bengaluru University, Jnanabharathi, Bengaluru-560 056.
3. The Registrar (Administration), Bengaluru University, Jnanabharathi, Bengaluru-560 056.
4. The General Secretary, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Arts Complex, Kumara Krupa Road, Bengaluru-560 001.
5. The Director, Technical Education Department, Palace Road, Bengaluru-560 001.
6. University Grants Commission, South-Western Regional Office, Prasanna Kumar Block, Palace Road, Bengaluru – 560 059.
Rep by its Commissioenr.
7. Sri Raghavendra Rao H. Kulkarni, Aged about 63 years, Professor in Art History Department, College of Fine Arts, Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath, Kumar Krupa Road, Bengaluru – 560 001.
… Respondents (By Sri.D.Ashwathappa, Advocate for R2 and R3(Absent);
Sri.Pramod Kathavi, Advocate for R6 (Absent); Sri.V.R.Sarathy, Advocate for R4(Absent); Sri.Belle Ravivarma, Advocate for R7 (Absent); Sri.Y.D.Harsha, AGA for R5;
Sri.Showri.H.R, Advocate for R1 (Absent)) This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, praying to direct the respondent No.1 to 5 to consider the representation of the petitioners marked as Annexure-W dated 12.09.2016.
This Petition coming on for Preliminary Hearing in ‘B’ Group, this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER Sri.Y.D.Harsha, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent No.5.
In this petition, the petitioners inter alia pray for the following reliefs:
“a) Direct the respondents No.1 to 5 to consider the representation of the Petitioners marked as Annexure-W dated 12.09.2016; and b) Pass any order of consequential relief or any other appropriate order or direction as this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case in the ends of justice and equity.”
2. After perusal of the records and in the facts of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the competent authority to consider and decide the representation submitted by the petitioners dated 12.09.2016, if not already decided, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and respondent No.7 by a speaking order within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the order passed today. Ordered accordingly.
Office is directed to transmit a copy of this order to the petitioners and respondent No.7.
Sd/- JUDGE dn/-