IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 09TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 PRESENT:
THE HON’BLE Mr. L.NARAYANA SWAMY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.48337 OF 2017 (LB-RES) PIL BETWEEN:
SRI AYUB KHAN AZIZ KHAN PATHAN, S/O AZIZ KHAN, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RESIDENT OF VIDYANAGARA WEST 2ND CROSS P.B. ROAD, HAVERI - 581 110. ...PETITIONER (By Sri KALEEMULLAH SHARIFF, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, MULTISTORIED BUILDING Dr.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI – 581 110.
3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH, HAVERI HAVERI DISTRICT-581 110 4. PRESIDENT, ZILLA PANCHAYATH HAVERI-581 110. ...RESPONDENTS (By Sri D.NAGARAJ, AGA FOR R1 & R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS; DIRECT THE SUBJECT NAMING SRI. K.B.KOLIWAD, SITTING M.L.A. AND HON'BLE SPEAKER OF KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AT SL.NO.15 AT PAGE 11 OF THE MEETING PROCEEDINGS DATED 15.05.2017 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AS ILLEGAL BY ISSUING A WRIT OF MANDAMUS.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, P.S.DINESH KUMAR, J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R The grievance of the petitioner is that the Zilla Panchayath has named a public building in the name of Sri.K.B.Koliwad, sitting M.L.A. and Hon’ble Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly as per the proceedings dated 15.05.2017 as at Annexure – ‘A’.
2. Sri.D.Nagaraj, learned Government Advocate submits that the Government has removed the said name.
3. In view of the above submission, the prayer sought for in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE DH