IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ WRIT PETITION NO.29348 OF 2019 (GM-RES) PIL BETWEEN:
S.NATARAJA SHARMA S/O H.N.SURYA NARAYAN RAO AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO.23, 3RD FLOOR 4TH CROSS, 10TH MAIN HANUMANTHA NAGAR BANGALORE – 560 019 (BY SHRI AMRUTHESH N.P., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE – 560 001 2. THE SECRETARY TO KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY RETURNING OFFICER ROOM NO.121 GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE – 560 001 3. THE HON’BLE SPEAKER KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001 (BY SHRI S.S.MAHENDRA, AGA) ... PETITIONER ... RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE DIRECTION TO THE RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 TO CONSIDER THE RESIGNATIONS OF THE MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY AND ANY OTHER APPROPRAITE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IF THE HON’BLE COURT MAY DEEMS FIT TO ISSUE AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER We find from the prayer clause (a) which is the only substantive prayer in the petition that with the passage of time, the said prayer does not survive for consideration.
Only on this ground without going to the other contentions raised by the petitioner, we dispose of the petition.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB