IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NOs.22724-725 OF 2016 (GM-CC) BETWEEN:
1. K. NIJAGUNA MURTHY S/O KARIBASAIAH H.C AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS OCC: COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER R/O ANUSHSA NILAYA NEAR HOUSING BOARD VEDAVATHI NAGAR HIRIYUR-572144 DIST CHITRADURGA.
2. G.M. BHUVANESH S/O G.M. THIPPESWAMY AGE ABOUT 51 YEARS OCC: GOVERNMENT SCHOOL HEAD MASTER R/O SAGAR NILAYA NEAR SAINT ANNS CONVENT VEDAVATHI NAGAR HIRIYUT-572144 DIST CHITRADURGA.
… PETITIONERS (By Mr. PRAVEEN KUMAR RAIKOTE, ADV.) AND:
THE DISTRICT CASTE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE BY ITS SECRETARY R/O GOVERNMENT RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL BUILDING CHITRADURGA-577501.
… RESPONDENT (By Mr. C. JAGADEESH, SPL. COUNSEL) - - -
THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS FROM THE RESPONDENT AND ALLOW THIS WRIT PETITION. QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICES ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT AT ANNEX-A & B TO THE PETITIONERS RESPECTIVELY VIDE DTD.24.3.2016 & ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Mr.Praveen Kumar Raikote, learned counsel for the petitioners.
Mr.C.Jagadeesh, learned Special counsel for the respondent.
2. The writ petitions are admitted for hearing.
With consent of the parties, the same are heard finally.
3. In these petitions, the petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs:
(a) Writ of certiorari and quash the impugned notices issues by the respondent herein at Annexure-A and B to the petitioners respectively vide No.Ji Sa Ka Aa:S 4: Ja Pa; Cr:- 10; 2015-16 dated 24.03.2016.
(b) any other writ order or direction that this Hon’ble Court deems just in the circumstances of the case.
4. When the matters were taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioners by the impugned notice was asked to appear before the Caste Verification Committee. It is further submitted that this writ petitions are pending in this Court since 2016, in which no interim order has been passed and the proceedings before the Committee should have completed by now.
5. In view of the aforesaid submission, the writ petitions are disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach this Court to seek revival of the petitions in case the proceedings before the Caste Verification Committee are still pending.
Accordingly, the petitions are disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE SS