IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF MARCH, 2019 P R E S E N T THE HON’BLE MR. L. NARAYANA SWAMY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE & THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.10775/2017 (GM-RES) PIL BETWEEN:
J.P.Gadkari, S/o. Pandharinath, Aged 87 years, Honorary Secretary, Karnataka Parents’ Association for Mentally Retarded Citizens (KPAMRC), Residing at No.D-214, Second Floor, 26, Garadi Apartments, K.R.Road, Tata Silk Farm, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru-560 004. …PETITIONER (By Sri. N.Gowtham Raghunath, Adv., for Sri. Viswesh Sekhar, Adv.) AND:
1. Union of India, Represented by Principal Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice And Empowerment, 4th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001.
2. The Department of Empowerment of Persons With disabilities, Represented by its Authorised Representative At Room No.512, Fifth Floor, Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003.
3. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Fourth Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001.
4. The Chairperson, National Trust for The Welfare of Persons With Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities, No.16B, Bada Baazaar Marg, Old Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi-110 060.
5. M.L.Meena, Returning officer and The Deputy Secretary, Department of Empowerment Of Persons with disabilities, Room No.512, Fifth Floor, Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110-003.
6. U.K.Shukla, Returning Officer and Assistant Legal Advisor, National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation And Multiple Disabilities, No.16B, Bada Baazaar Marg, Old Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi-110 060. ...RESPONDENTS (By Sri.K.Manjunath Rao Bhonsle, CGC for R1 to R4) This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying to direct R-2 and 3 to reconstitute the Board of the National Trust by including the names of previously elected members namely Fr.Thomas C.T., Dr.Anjali Joshi and Sr.Sribhas Dhar in the Official Gazette and inducting into the Board and etc., This Writ Petition coming up for Preliminary Hearing in ‘B’ Group, this day, Hon’ble the Acting Chief Justice made the following:
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo stating that the writ petition has become infructuous.
Memo is taken on record.
Writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
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