IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.46551/2019 (EXCISE-PIL) BETWEEN 1 . NANDAGOPAL S/O. THANGAVELU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT NO.L-70, LIC CLOLONY PB MAIN, HAL III STAGE BENGALURU 2 . P NARAYAN S/O PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.M-61, 9TH B MAIN ROAD LIC COLONY JEEVAN BHEEMANAGAR BENGALURU-560075 3 . BALAJEE K VAIDYANATHAN S/O KALYANA SUNDARAM S AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO.P-238, 9TH MAIN LIC COLONY JEEVAN BHEEMANAGAR BENGALURU-560075 ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI B N SHIVA KUMAR, ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND 1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS REP BY ITS SECRETARY TO FINANCE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER IN KARNATAKA, II FLOOR TTMC A BLOCK, BMTC BUILDING SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT BANGALORE 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER EXCISE BANGALORE EAST, BANGALORE 5 . P MAHESH S/O CHENNAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS NO.09, V CROSS GANGADHARPALYA LAYOUT PAPAREDDIPALYA, BANGALORE …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K DHRUVA KUMAR, AGA FOR R-1 TO 4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO GRANT PERMISSION TO RUN THE WINE SHOP AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER None appears for the petitioners. Even on 15th October 2019, none appeared for the petitioners.
2. The averments made in the petition show that before filing the present writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus, the petitioners have not made any representation to the concerned authorities for redressal of their grievance. Only on this ground, we decline to entertain the petition and the same is accordingly disposed of.
3. However, the disposal of the petition will not prevent the petitioners from making an appropriate representation to the concerned authorities.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE bkv