IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.11342 OF 2019 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN:
M/s Ramakrishna Saw Mills, No.114/1-2, Bheemanakuppa Cross, Big Banyan Tree Road, Ramohalli Panchayat, Bangalore-74 Represented by its Partner – Sri Ramji D. Patel S/o Dhanji Ravji Patel Aged About 73 Years (By Sri. Srinivas V, Adv.) AND:
1. State of Karnataka Represented by its Secretary to Forest Department, Vikas Soudha, Bangalore-560 001.
... Petitioner 2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Aranya Bhavana, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru-560 055.
3. The Chief Conservator of Forests, Bangalore Circle, Bangalore-560 053.
4. The Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bangalore City Division, Bangalore-560 003.
5. The Assistant Conservator of Forest, Bangalore South Sub Division, 18th Cross, Kadu Malleshwaram, Bangalore-560003.
... Respondents (By Sri. Vijay Kumar A Patil, AGA) This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of Constitution of India praying to direct the respondents to consider the representation dtd:3.4.2017 vide Annexure-F to the writ petition and consequently direct the respondent no.4 to relocate and renew the license of the petitioner.
This Petition coming on for Preliminary Hearing, this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER Sri.Srinivas.V, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri.Vijay Kumar A. Patil, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondents.
The petition is admitted for hearing. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the same is heard finally.
2. In this petition, the petitioner seeks for a direction to the respondents to consider the representation dated 03.04.2017 at Annexure-F.
3. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.4 to consider the representation dated 03.04.2017 submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law.
4. On the other hand, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondents submitted that the representation submitted by the petitioner shall be dealt with by respondent No.4 in accordance with law, if not already decided.
5. In view of the submissions made and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that respondent No.4 shall consider and decide the representation submitted by the petitioner, if not already decided, in accordance with law by a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today.
6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case.
Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.
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