IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.33146 OF 2016 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
SACHIN M. P.
S/O. PUTTASWAMY E.M., AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, RESIDING AT 2341 11TH MAIN, VIJAYANAGARA 2ND STAGE, MYSURU – 570 017.
… PETITIONER (BY SRI. B. M. HALASWAMY, ADV.) AND:
1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS KENDRIYA SADANA, NEW DELHI.
2. HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE, REGISTERED OFFICE AT 17, JAMSHEDJI TATA ROAD, MUMBAI-400 020 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR 3. M. C. LOKESH S/O. B. L. CHANDRASHEKAR, AGE: MAJOR, RESIDING AT #2802, 2ND MAIN, JAYANAGAR, MYSURU-570 014 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G. D. SRINIVAS, ADV. FOR R1;
SRI. MALLIKARJUNA C. BASAREDDY, ADV. FOR R2; SRI. S. M. BABU, ADV. FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT R1 & R2 TO CANCEL THE CANDIDATURE OF R3 FOR LPG DISTRIBUTORSHIP OF JAYALAKSHMIPURAM, VINAYAKANAGAR/VONTIKOPPAL, AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER In this petition, the petitioner inter alia seeks for a direction to respondent Nos.1 and 2 to cancel the candidature of respondent No.3 for LPG Distributorship of Jayalakshmipuram, Vinayakanagar/ Vontikoppal.
2. On perusal of the record, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a liberty to the petitioner that in case a fresh representation with regard to his grievance is made to the competent authority within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today, the same shall be decided by the competent authority in accordance with law by a speaking order within a period of four months from the date of receipt of such a representation.
3. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
With the aforesaid liberty, the petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE Mds/-