IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.5195 OF 2019 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN:
1. SMT. H. K. MALINI W/O LATE H. S. RAMADAS AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS.
2. SRI. H.P. RAJESH S/O LATE H.S.PAMPANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS.
BOTH ARE R/AT MADABUR VILLAGE MADABUR BRANCH POST OFFICE MUTHINAKOPPA VIA NARASIMHARAJAPURA TALUK CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT - 577 134.
REPRESENTED BY THEIR GPA HOLDER SRI MOHAMMAD ZAHIM S/O ABDUL HAMEED MAHAKALIPADAPU ALMNAR COMPLEX JEEPU, MANGALORE SOUTH CANARA.
... PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SUNDARESH H. C , ADVOCATE -ABSENT) AND:
1. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS KOPPA FOREST DIVISION, KOPPA POST CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 126.
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT.
3. THE TAHASILDAR KOPPA TALUK,KOPPA CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT.
4. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER N.R.PURA RANGE CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VIJAY KUMAR.A PATIL, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM DATED 18.05.2018 ISSUED BY THE R-1 AS PER ANNEXURE – H AND DIRECT THE R-1 TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 10.01.2018 FOR FELLING PERMISSION TO REMOVE THE TREES STANDING ON THE LAND FOR COFFEE CULTIVATION AS PER ANNEXURE - D.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER None appeared for the petitioners.
2. In this petition, the petitioners inter alia seek a direction to respondent No.1 to consider the application filed by the petitioners dated 10.01.2018 at Annexure-D.
3. On perusal of records, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, subject to payment of deficit court fee within a period of one week, with a direction that the competent authority shall consider and decide the application filed by the petitioners in accordance with law by a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today. Ordered accordingly.
4. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits.
Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE SA