IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H. T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION Nos.18288-18294/2013(GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
1. PAPESH @ UMASHANKAR AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/O KALEERA SHETTY OCC BUSINESS AND PUBLISHER OF HASSAN PRABHA DAILY NEWS PAPER R/AT RANGAOLI HALLA HASSAN TOWN, HASSAN-573 201 2. HARISH @ GIRISH S/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS NATIVE PLACE AT RANGOLIHALLA R/O DEVIHALLI VILLAGE SHANTHIGRAMA HOBLI HASSAN TALUK & DISTRICT 573201 3. HEMANTH S/O LATE CHANNAVEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/O BEHIND JAVENAHALLI MATH SAMGAMESHWARA EXTENSION HASSAN TOWN-573 201 4. NAGABHUSHANA S/O ANANTHARAMU AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/O SARASWATHIPURAM RANGOLIHALLA HASSAN 573 201 5. VIJI @ VIJAYKUMAR S/O RAJANNA @ RAJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS NATIVE PLACE AT BARAGURU VILLAGE R/O KASABA HOBLI D KALENAHALLI VILLAGE DANDIGANAHALLI HOBLI CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT 573 116 6. HARISH B K @ VADDA HARISH S/O KENCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/O HEMATHI NAGARA, HASSAN 573 201 7. HEMANTHA @ TAXI HEMANTHA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/O HANUMANTHEGOWDA R/O RANGOLIHALLA, HASSAN 573 201 ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI.R.B.DESHPANDE, ADV.) AND 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE HASSAN DISTRICT R C ROAD,HASSAN 573 101 2. POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR HASSAN TOWN POLICE, HASSAN 573 201 3. POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR EXTENSION POLICE STATION HASSAN 573 201 4. POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR CHANNARAYAPATNA POLICE STATION CHANNARAYAPATNA 573 116 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA.) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED SHOW CAUSE NOTICES DATED 4.4.13 PASSED BY THE DIST. MAGISTRATE, HASSAN DIST, HASSAN & ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R These writ petitions are directed against the notices dated 4.4.2013 issued by the District Magistrate, Hassan directing the petitioners to appear and to explain why order of externment be passed against them directing them to reside to leave out of Hassan District and to be in Bidar/Gulbarga District during the Assembly Election, 2013 which is conducted in the month of May 2013.
2. The learned AGA appearing for the respondents submits that the order of externment was passed against the petitioners only during Assembly Election, 2013 which is conducted in the month of May 2013. Hence, these petitions do not survive for consideration.
3. Submission of the learned AGA is placed on record.
4. The petitioners have the benefit of the interim order granted by this Court on 19.4.2013.
5. Accordingly, the writ petitions are dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE DM