IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. M. SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NOS.10706-10707 OF 2010 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
1. M/S. SAMRUDDI PURUSHARA SWA SAHAYA SANGHA, TUMBADI VILLAGE, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS TREASURER, MR. VENKATESH.
2. MR. H. S. NANJUNDASWAMY SON OF SRI H. N. SRIKANTAIAH, AGED 41 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.232, GARDEN HOUSE, GIRINAGAR, KORATAGERE TOWN AND TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT.
... PETITIONERS (BY SRI B. KESHAVAMURTHY,ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.
2. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, V.V. TOWER, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.
3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, KORATAGERE TOWN AND TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT.
4. THE SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, TUMAKURU TOWN, TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT.
5. MR. K. N. HARISH KUMAR SON OF SRI K. M. NANJUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, RESIDING AT: KOLATHUR VILLAGE, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VASANTH V. FERNANDIS, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R-1 TO R-4;
SRI NEELAKANTAPPA K. PUJAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-5) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 15.03.2010 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO.8372 OF 2010 (GM-RES), WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND CALL FOR THE RECORDS FROM THE RESPONDENT NOS.2 TO 4 AND ALLOW THIS PETITION BY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 4 TO AUCTION THE FISHERIES REARING RIGHTS THROUGH AUCTION AS PER THE NOTIFICATION DATED 05.03.2010 VIDE ANNEXURE-K.
***** THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH, J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER In view of the memo filed by the learned counsel for the petitioners dated 29-1-2019, these petitions are dismissed as not pressed.
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