IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JULY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE W.P.NOs.8122-8123/2018 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
KEERTHAN SALAIN S/O LATE THUKARAMA SALIAN AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS OCC:BUSINESS R/O KAMPU COMPOUND G.T. ROAD, KUDROLI MANGALURU 575 001.
(By Mr. R.B. DESHPANDE, ADV.) AND:
1. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE MANGALURU CITY, MANGALURU 575 001.
2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE MANGALURU NORTH, MANGALURU 575 001.
3. THE POLICE INSPECTOR MANGALURU NORTH POLICE STATION MANGALURU CITY 575 001.
… PETITIONER (By Mr. B. BALAKRISHNA, AGA) - - -
… RESPONDENTS THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-3 TO DROP AND DELETE THE NAME OF PETITIONER IN ROWDY SHEET LIST OF MANGALURU NORTH POLICE STATION, MANGALURU AS PER INFORMATION LETTER DTD:3.6.2016 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D & ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Mr.R.B.Deshpande, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Mr.B.Balakrishna, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondent.
2. The petitions are admitted for hearing. With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the same are heard finally.
3. In these petitions, the petitioner inter alia seeks a direction to the respondents to furnish the petitioner an information whether the name of the petitioner is included in the rowdy list.
4. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the name of the petitioner was included in the rowdy sheet for the period from January 2016 till December 2016. However, the aforesaid period has come to an end by efflux of time. It is also submitted that the petitioner had submitted a communication as per Annexure-D to the competent authority to address the petitioner as to whether his name continues in the rowdy sheet. However, no response has been given to the aforesaid communication.
5. In view of the aforesaid submissions, learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the information with regard to the continuance of the name in the rowdy list will be provided within a stipulated time limit to the petitioner.
6. In view of the aforesaid submissions and in the facts of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to furnish the information to the petitioner in writing within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today, whether or not the name of the petitioner continues in the rowdy list.
Sd/- JUDGE RV