IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 04TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.50059 OF 2019 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN:
SMT. GEETHA MISRA AGED 50 YEARS, DAUGHTER OF KAILASHNATH MISRA, ADVOCATE, RESIDING AT NO.135, 47TH CROSS, 3RD BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 010.
(BY SRI G.R.MOHAN, ADVOCATE) AND:
... PETITIONER 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001 BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
2. THE COMMISSIONER, BRUHATH BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE, N.R.SQUARE, BENGALURU – 560 001.
3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, BBMP, WARD NO.101, BASWESHWARNAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 079.
4. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR KASHAPPA SOPPANNAVAR AGED 44 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.LIG 05 (NEW 88), 1ST MAIN ROAD, KHB COLONY, 2ND STAGE, BASAWESHWARNAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 079.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.V.KRISHNA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1; SMT.SARITHA KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOs.2 AND 3;
RESPONDENT NO.4 – DELETED.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE DIRECTION TO RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 3 TO CONSIDER THE COMPLAINT OF THE PETITIONER DATED 25.08.2019 AS PER ANNEXURE - B IN THE LIGHT OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 20.03.2015 AS PER ANNEXURE - A ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The petitioner is aggrieved that inspite of giving complaint at Annexure ‘B’ to respondent No.2 – Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike in respect of unauthorized construction by respondent No.4, no action is taken. Therefore, his request is to direct respondent No.2 to consider his complaint.
2. Learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3 submits that the same will be considered expeditiously as possible.
3. In view of the submission made, the petition is disposed off, with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the request of the petitioner in terms of Annexure ‘B’ dated 25.08.2019, as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law.
Four weeks time is granted to the learned Additional Government Advocate to file memo of appearance.
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