IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.5022 OF 2018 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
MR MARULASIDDA M C S/O M CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS HEAD-HUMAN RESOURCES FEDERAL-MOGUL GOETZE (INDIA) LIMITED, DODDABALLAPURA ROAD, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU-560 064.
(By MR.VEERANNA G TIGADI, ADV.(ABSENT)) AND:
1. PRESIDENT KARNATAKA STATE SC AND ST COMMISSION, NO.14/3, 2ND FLOOR, CFC BUILDING, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001.
2. MR.NANJUNDA S/O LATE MUNINANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS NO.168, 4TH CROSS, GEDDAHALLI RMV 2ND PHASE POST, BENGALURU-560 094.
3. FEDERAL-MOGUL GOETZ (INDIA) EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION DODDABALLAPURA ROAD, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU-560 064.
(By MR.C JAGADISH, SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR R1, … PETITIONER … RESPONDENTS MR.C RAJANNA, ADV. FOR R2, R-3 SERVED & UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BEFORE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN NO. 211/2017 (ATROCITITES) ANNEX-F., AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER None for the petitioner.
Mr.C.Jagadish, learned special counsel for the respondent No.1.
Record perused.
The petition is admitted for hearing.
2. In this petition, the petitioner has assailed the validity of the impugned notice by which the petitioner was asked to appear on 04.08.2017.
3. Since this writ petition is pending before this Court from 2018, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the petition with a direction that in case the proceeding is pending before the Commissioner, the Commissioner, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner to submit a reply, shall dispose of the petition in accordance with law by a speaking order.
Sd/- JUDGE RV