IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NO.49260 OF 2017 C/W WRIT PETITION NO.49780 OF 2018 (GM-RES) PIL BETWEEN:
MANJUNATH K.P. @ MANJU CHINNAPPA K.P. S/O K.A.PONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT HYSODLOOR VILLAGE & POST S.KODAGU, KARNATAKA – 571 249 ... PETITIONER COMMON (BY SHRI H.PAVANA CHANDRA SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU – 560 001 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KODAGU DISTRICT, MADIKERE – 571 201 4. DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA AND CULTURE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA KANNADA BHAVAN J.C.ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 002 5. PRL. SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA AND CULTURE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001 ... RESPONDENTS COMMON (BY SHRI P.B.ACHAPPA, AGA) ---
THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDERS TO THE EXTENT OF CELEBRATING HAJARATH TIPPU SULTAN JAYANTHI THROUGHOUT THE STATE, CIRCULAR ISSUED BY 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 24.10.2017 IN W.P.NO.49260/2017 AND 02.11.2018 IN W.P.NO.49780/2018 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER In view of the subsequent Government decision containing a direction that the State Government will not celebrate Hazarath Tippu Sultan Jayanthi, both the petitions will not survive and accordingly, the same are disposed of.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB