IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H. T. NARENDRA PRASAD W.P.No. 48443 OF 2013(GM-RES) BETWEEN:
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Represented by Its Deputy General Manager(Ops) Shri P Anbalagan No.27, P Kalinga Rao Road Bangalore-560 027. … Petitioner (By Sri R Gopala Krishna, Advocate) AND:
1. State of Karnataka Represented by its Principal Secretary Food and Civil Supplies Vidhana Soudha Bangalore-01.
2. Commissioner Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Government of Karnataka No.8, V floor, Cunningham Road Bangalore-560 052.
3. Inspector General of Police Central Range Nrupathunga Road Bangalore-560 001.
4. Superintendent of Police Bangalore Rural District Millers Road, Bangalore-560 001.
5. Deputy Commissioner Bangalore Rural District Bangalore-560001.
6. Inspector of Police Anugondanahalli Police Station Channasandra, Whitefield Bangalore-560 062.
7. Devanagunthi Petroleum Tankers Lorry Drivers and Cleaners Welfare Association Near Agarwal Pump Dundupalya, Hoskote Town Bangalore-560 067 Rep by its Secretary 8. Karnataka Tank Truck Owners Association, No.1, LIC Colony 3rd Stage, 4th Block Basavehwanagar Bangalore-560 079 Rep by its Secretary 9. The Bangalore Petroleum Tanker Lorry Owner’s Association No.70/B, Devaraj Urs Truck Terminal Yeswanthapura, Bangalore-560 022. Rep by its Secretary 10. Regional Labour Commissioner (centre) Karmikara Bhavana, Dairy Circle Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore. ... Respondents (By Sri Smt Niloufer Akbar, AGA. for R1 to R6: Sri C Shashikanth, ASG. for R10 R7, R8 and R9 are served but unrepresented) This writ petition is filed under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India praying to direct the respondents to prevent the respondents Nos.7 to 9 from going on strike and direct the respondents No.1 to 6 to invoke the provisions of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and protect the petitioners terminal and to prohibit the respondent Nos. 7 to 9 from going on strike with effect from 07.10.2013 or from any date further.
This writ petition, coming on for preliminary hearing in ‘B’ Group, this day, the Court, made the following:
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo stating that the writ petition does not survive for consideration.
2. The memo is placed on record. The writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
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