IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 09TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.58250 OF 2013 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
N.N.RAVEENDRANATHA, S/O NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/O NARASIPURA VILLAGE, KANAKATTE HOBLI, ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573201.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI SUMANTH L.BHARADWAJ, ADV.(ABSENT) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY HOME SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-01.
2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, R.C.ROAD, BESIDE YATRINIVAS HOTEL, HASSAN – 573201.
3. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573201.
4. INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573201.
5. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, BANAWARA POLICE STATION, ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573201.
6. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF HASSAN, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, B.M.ROAD, HASSAN – 573201.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VIJAY KUMAR.A.PATIL, A.G.A. FOR R1-R6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DT.13.3.2009 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3, WHEREBY THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER ORDERED TO BE ENTERED IN THE ROWDY SHEET, ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R None for the petitioner.
Sri. Vijay Kumar A.Patil, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondents No.1 to 6.
2. In this petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner inter alia has assailed the validity of the order dated 13.03.2009 passed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, whereby the name of the petitioner was ordered to be entered in the rowdy sheet.
3. It is evident from the records that the writ petition is pending before this Court since 2013 and more than five years have elapsed since then. In the facts situation of the case, after hearing the learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to submit a representation with regard to deletion of his name from the rowdy sheet within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today and the respondent No.2 is directed to decide the representation submitted by the petitioner by a speaking order in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of receipt of such a representation. Office is directed to transmit a copy of this order to the petitioner.
Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.
SD/- JUDGE DKB