IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.7311 OF 2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
M/S. KRISHI INFRATECH NO.19, 4TH CROSS, 5TH BLOCK B.S.K. 3RD STAGE, 3RD PHASE BANGALORE-560 085. REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER N. KUMAR. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI VASUDEVANAIDU S., ADV.) AND:
THE UNION OF INDIA REP. BY 1. THE GENERAL MANAGER SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY GADAG ROAD HUBLI.
2. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER CONSTRUCTION SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY NO.18, MILLERS ROAD BANGALORE-560 046.
3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER/WEST/CONSTRUCTION SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY NO.18, MILLERS ROAD BANGALORE-560 046.
4. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER/ CONSTRUCTION/CENTRAL SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY NO.18, MILLERS ROAD BANGALORE-560 046. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS FOR THE RELEASE OF SD AND EMD AS REQUESTED THROUGH PETITIONER’S LETTER DATED 28.01.2019 MARKED AS ANNEXURE-L.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Sri Vasudevanaidu S., learned counsel for petitioner.
Taking into account the order which this Court proposes to pass, it is not necessary to issue notice to the respondents.
2. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner.
3. In this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner inter alia has prayed for a direction to the Competent Authority to release the amount of Security Deposit and the Earnest Money Deposit as requested by him through the letter dated 28.01.2019.
4. When the matter was taken up for consideration today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that with regard to the grievance of the petitioner, the petitioner has submitted a representation to the Competent Authority on 28.01.2019. However, the aforesaid representation has failed to evoke any response and the writ petition be disposed of with a direction to the Competent Authority to consider and decide the representation dated 28.01.2019 by a speaking order in accordance with law.
5. In view of the aforesaid submission and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Competent Authority to decide the representation submitted by the petitioner dated 28.01.2019 by a speaking order in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE ST