IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.29908 OF 2019 (GM-FOR) Between:
M/s Royal Wood Industries Represented by its Proprietor Sri. Mohammed Tahir S/o Late H. Abdul Jabbar Aged about 45 years No.44/2, Bannimantap Industrial Layout Mysuru – 570 015 (By Sri. Dinesh Rao, Advocate for Sri. Chowda Reddy C., Advocate) And:
1. The State of Karnataka Represented by its Secretary Department of Forest M.S. Building Bengaluru - 560 001 2. The Deputy Conservator of Forests Mysuru Division Wood yard, Ashokpuram Jayanagar Mysuru – 570 008 3. Chief Conservator of Forest Mysuru Circle … Petitioner Wood yard, Ashokpuram Jayanagar Mysuru – 570 008 … Respondents (By Sri. Vijay Kumar A. Patil, Advocate) This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, praying to direct the respondents to consider the application for license to be submitted by the petitioner for running packaging unit using the vertical saw dated 20.05.2019 vide Annexure-J and etc.
This Writ Petition coming on for Preliminary Hearing, this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER Sri. Dinesh Rao, learned counsel for Sri. Chowda Reddy C., learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri. Vijay Kumar A. Patil, learned Additional Government Advocate for the 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 inter alia seeks for a direction to the respondents to consider the representation dated 20.05.2019 submitted by the petitioner contained in Annexure-J.
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 respondents to consider the representation dated 20.05.2019 submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law.
4. On the other hand, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents submitted that the representation submitted by the petitioner shall be dealt with 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 to the competent authority to 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 two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today.
6. Needless to state that till the representation submitted by the petitioner is considered, the respondents are directed not to precipitate the matter including closure of the industry run by the petitioner.
7. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case.
Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE Mds/-