IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20th DAY OF AUGUST 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.5794 OF 2018 (GM - KSR) BETWEEN:
Dr. V.ANJANAPPA, AGE: 62 YEARS, S/O LATE SRI.VENKATARAMANAIAH, R/O NO.536, CHOKKASANDRA MAIN ROAD, 3RD CROSS, TUMAKURU ROAD, DASARAHALLI, BENGALURU – 560 057. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.PATEL D KARE GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S.BUILDNG, Dr. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001.
2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M.S.BUILDING, Dr. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001.
3. DISTRICT REGISTRAR, SOCIETIES OF REGISTRATION, MYSURU DISTRICT, MYSURU – 570 001.
4. ADMINISTRATOR AND ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, KUNCHITIGARA SANGHA, DIWANS ROAD, DEVARAJ MOHALLA, MYSURU – 570 001, MYSURU DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SRIDHAR N HEGDE, HCGP FOR R1 - 4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURES – H, J, K AND L TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Sri Patel D. Kare Gowda, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri Sridhar N. Hegde, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 to 4.
The petition is admitted for hearing. With consent of the learned Counsel for the parties, the same is heard finally.
2. In this writ petition, petitioner, inter alia, has prayed for the following reliefs:
(a) to consider the representations given by the petitioner vide Annexures H, J, K and L to the writ petition;
(b) To direct the respondents to hold an election to the Kunchitigara Sangha, Mysuru District, Mysuru.
3. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the relief (b) as claimed in the petition has been rendered infructuous on account of efflux of time on account of the election to the Kunchitigara Sangha in question has already been held. It is further submitted that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to consider and decide the representations submitted by the petitioner contained in annexures H, J, K and L by a speaking order.
4. On the other hand, learned High Court Government Pleader submitted that suitable action in accordance with law shall be taken on the representations submitted by the petitioner.
5. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties and in the facts of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to consider and decide the representations submitted by the petitioner contained in annexures H, J, K and L by a speaking order after affording an opportunity of hearing to respondent No.4 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order.
6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
Accordingly, the Petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE cp*