IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 BEFORE:
THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION No.50659/2019 (MV) BETWEEN:
SMT.REHANA BEGUM W/O SHAIK SHAFIULLA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS NO.33, 11TH CROSS SHAMPUR MAIN ROAD NEXT TO ASHRAFIA MOSQUE R T NAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560032 …PETITIONER (BY SRI M.E.NAGESH, ADV.) AND:
1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING Dr. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 2 . THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT TTMC BUILDING, K H ROAD BENGALURU-560027 3 . THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER AND REGISTERING AUTHORTIY KRISHNARAJAPURAM BENGALURU-560036 4 . THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER KGF, KOLAR DISTRICT 5 . THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER BENGALURU(EAST) KASTURINAGAR, BENGALURU-560038 6 . THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER BENGALURU(WEST) RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-560010 7 . THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER BENGALURU(CENTRAL) KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560034 8 . THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER KOLAR-563101 9 . THE INSPECTOR OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, KOLAR-563101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHIVA PRABHU S. HEREMATH, AGA.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE BLACKLISTING OF THE VEHICLE No.KA-07-A-2275 AS PER ANNEXURE-F.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R Learned counsel for the parties ad idem submit that the subject matter involved herein is similar to the issue considered and disposed of by this Court in W.P.Nos.42270-71/2019 [D.D 11.09.2019] and accordingly, the present writ petition deserves to be disposed of in similar terms.
2. It is not in dispute that the petitioner has not been heard before passing Annexure-F, by which her civil rights have been affected. Therefore, the impugned Annexure shall be treated as show cause notice issued to the petitioner.
3. The petitioner is hereby directed to furnish the explanation if any, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order and on submission of such explanation/reply, the concerned authority shall consider the same and take a decision in accordance with law after hearing the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of submission of the explanation/reply and till then the respondent authorities shall not precipitate any action against the petitioner.
With the aforesaid observations and directions, writ petition stands disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE NC.