IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. H.G.RAMESH ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.14311/2017 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN:
SANJAY REVANKAR S/O GANAPATI REVANKAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS ROTARIAN & JEWELER R/O MADIBAG, KADWAD VILLAGE – 581 339 KARWAR TALUK UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER (BY SRI R.G.KOLLE, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR M/S. HASSAN MANGALORE RAILWAYS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED A GOVT. OF KARNATAKA UNDERTAKING, MSIL BUILDINGS CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001 3. THE GENERAL MANAGER SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAYS GADAG ROAD, HUBBALLI HUBBALLI – 580 020 4. THE CHIEF PERSONAL & TRAFFIC MANAGER SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAYS HEAD QUARTERS TRANSPORTATION BRANCH HUBBALLI – 580 020 5. THE CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR M/S KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD. BELAPUR BHAVAN, SECTOR 11, NAVI MUMBAI – 400 001 6. THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY MANTRALAYA, RAISANA ROAD NEW DELHI – 110 011 7. THE INDIAN RAILWAYS BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY MANTRALAYA RAISANA ROAD NEW DELHI – 110 011 8. THE COMMISSIONER FOR SAFETY MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS SAFETY COMMISSIONER RAILWAY MANTRALAYA, RAISANA ROAD NEW DELHI- 110 011 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI N.S.SANJAY GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R3, R4, R6 & R7; R5 SERVED UNREPRESENTED;
SERVICE OF NOTICE TO R8 DISPENSED WITH V/C/O DATED 01.06.2017;
SRI A.MADHUSUDHANA RAO, ADVOCATE FOR R2; ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT R-3 AND R-7 TO IMMEDIATELY START OPERATING AN EXCLUSIVE BENGALURU KARWAR OVERNIGHT DAILY EXPRESS TRAIN NOS.16517-16518 THROUGH NEWLY COMMISSIONED KUNIGAL LINE, WHICH WAS MADE OPERATIONAL RECENTLY, EFFECTIVE FROM 26.03.2017 AFTER SHIFTING TIPPU SULTAN’S ARMORY, WITHOUT ENTERING MANGALURU CITY STATION, THEREBY REDUCE JOURNEY PERIOD BY 4 HOURS AS TWEETED BY HON’BLE UNION RAILWAY MINISTER SRI SURESH PRABHU, AS SCHEDULED PREVIOUSLY ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Ag.CJ (Oral):
1. Sri R.G.Kolle, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, after arguing the matter for sometime, seeks leave to the petitioner to approach respondent No.7, namely, the Railway Board, New Delhi to start an exclusive overnight daily train from Bangalore to Karwar via Shravanabelagola. He submits that the petitioner may be permitted to give a detailed representation to respondent No.7 in this behalf.
2. Leave sought for is granted. If the petitioner gives a representation as aforesaid within four weeks from today, respondent No.7-the Railway Board shall consider the representation and shall pass a reasoned order on the representation expeditiously and in any event within six months from the date of receipt of the representation. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. In view of disposal of the writ petition, IA Nos.1 and 2 of 2017 do not survive for consideration; they stand disposed of accordingly.
Petition disposed of.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE KSR