IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.298 OF 2019 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN:
SRI. BALARAMARAJU CHAMARTHI S/O. REDDAIAH RAJU CHAMARTHI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT SRIRAMPURA VILLAGE CHICKABALLAPURA.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI KALEEMULLAH SHARIFF, ADV.) AND:
THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS FOREST DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA ARANYA BHAVAN MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560 003.
... RESPONDENT (BY SRI VIJAY KUMAR A PATIL, AGA.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 22.09.2016 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND REPRESENTATION, DATED 05.11.2018 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B BY ISSUING A WRIT OF MANDAMUS.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Mr.Kaleemullah Shariff, learned Counsel for the petitioner.
Mr.Vijay Kumar A Patil, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondent.
The petition is admitted for hearing. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, the matter is heard finally.
2. When the matter was taken up today, Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition be disposed of with a direction to the respondent to decide the representations submitted by the petitioner dated 22.09.2016 and 05.11.2018 contended at Annexures-A and B by a speaking order, within the fixed time limit.
3. On the other hand, the learned Additional Government Advocate submitted that the suitable action shall be taken on the aforesaid representations, in accordance with law.
4. In view of the submissions made and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider and decide the representations dated 22.09.2016 and 05.11.2018 by a speaking order.
It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion with regard to entitlement of the claim of allotment of the plot in question to the petitioner.
Sd/- JUDGE mpk/-* ct:bms