IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. L. NARAYANA SWAMY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE P.S. DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.33443 OF 2017 (GM-TEN) PIL BETWEEN:
1. SMT. RATHI RAVINDRA W/O SRI RAVINDRA AGED 50 YEARS R/AT KALLATAGUDDA, KACHIKANE KALASA POST, MUDIGERE TALUK CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT – 577 124.
2. SRI RAMAMURTHY D. S/O SRI DEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS KALASA POST CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT – 577 124.
3. MR. K. MAHAMMAD RAFEEQ S/O MR. B.A. KHADAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS KALASA POST, KALASA MUDIGERE TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT – 577 124.
4. SRI RAVI RAI S/O SRI B. VISHWANATH RAI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MELANGADI, HORANADU POST KALASA CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT – 577 124.
5. SRI BRAHMADEVA S/O SRI M.P. DHARNENDRAIAH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MAHAVEERA ROAD, KALASA MUDIGERE TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT – 577 124.
6. MR. ANIL GAWIN D’SOUZA S/O MR. MARTIN D’SOUZA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS K.M. ROAD, KALASA MUDIGERE TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT – 577 124.
7. SRI PADMA KUMAR K.V. S/O SRI N.P. VAJRA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS CAR STREET, MAIN ROAD, KALASA CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT – 577 124.
... PETITIONERS (BY SRI VINAY N., ADVOCATE FOR SRI MANMOHAN P.N., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001 REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITARY DEPARTMENT 1ST FLOOR, E-BLOCK, K.H.B. COLONY KAVERI BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD BENGALURU – 560 001.
3. CHIEF EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PANCHAYATH RAJ ENGINEERING DIVISION CHIKMAGALUR – 577 101.
4. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITARY DEPARTMENT CHIKMAGALUR – 577 101.
5. SRI ANNAPOORNESHWARI CONSTRUCTIONS KALASA, MUDIGERE CHIKMAGALUR DISTRICT – 577 101 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI H.J. PRABHAKAR ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI Y.H. VIJAYAKUMAR, PRL.GOVT. ADVOCATE FOR R1, R2 & R4 SRI ASHOK N.NAYAK, ADVOCATE FOR R3 SRI T.N. RAGHUPATHY, ADVOCATE FOR R5) ---
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 03.04.2017 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-F AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO FORTHWITH TO COMPLETE THE KALASA DRINKING WATER PROJECT, 2006-07 AND ETC., THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, P.S. DINESH KUMAR J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Shri Vinay N., learned advocate for the petitioners submits that the respondents have begun laying of water supply pipes and the work is almost complete.
In the circumstances, this writ petition is rendered infructuous and is accordingly, dismissed.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE ca