IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF MAY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE G.NARENDAR WRIT PETITION NO.818/2017 (APMC) BETWEEN RAMACHANDRA S/O MUNISHAMAPPA, AGE 44 YEARS, R/O CHANDANAPURA, DODDAMARALI POST, CHIKKABALAPURA TQ.
(BY SRI DEVI PRASAD SHETTY, ADV.) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001.
2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALAPURA-562 101 CHIKKABALAPURA DIST.
3. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (APMC) CHIKKABALAPURA, CHIKKABALAPURA DIST.-562101, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
4. CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING ... PETITIONER SOCIETY LTD., (TAPCMS) CHIKKABALLAPURA-562 101 CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT, REPTD. BY ITS SECRETARY 5. RETURNING OFFICER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (APMC) CHIKKABALAPURA-562 101 CHIKKABALAPURA DIST.
6. MOHAN S/O RANGAPPA, AGE 59 YEARS, OPP. TO APMC ROAD, TASILDAR, CHIKKABALAPUR-562 101 7. M.V.MANJUNATH S/O VIJAYAKRISHNAREDDY, AGE 48 YEARS, MYLAPPANAHALLI, KALAWARA POST, CHIKKABALAPUR TQ. AND DIST.-562 101 8. K.N.SRINIVAS S/O NARAYANAPPA, AGE 62 YEARS, R/O KANAJENAHALLI, THIPENAHALLI POST, CHIKKABALAPURA TQ. AND DIST.-562 101.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI ANANDEESWAR D.R, HCGP FOR R1,R2 & R5, SRI MALLIKARJUN C.BASAREDDY, ADV. FOR R3, R4,46,R7 & R8 – SERVED.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO STRIKE DOWN THE RULE 8(1) OF THE KARNATAKA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING (REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT) RULES 1968 AS UNWORKABLE, ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY AS FAR IT RELATES TO PROPOSING A CANDIDATE ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has preferred a memo praying leave of this court to withdraw the writ petition as the same has become infructuous.
2. The memo is taken on record.
Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Sd/- JUDGE Chs* CT-HR