IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 02ND DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.13479 OF 2017 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
SRI. BALASUBRAMANIAM S/O Y M SADHU AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/O NO.1/162 YEDAKADU(NADAHUTTY) YEDAKADU POST THE NILGIRIS-643101 CHENNAI STATE. … PETITIONER (By MR. VISHWANATH H M, ADV.) AND:
1. THE UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURAL AND FARMERS WELFARE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY KRISHI BHAVAN ROOM NO.120, FIRST FLOOR DR RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD NEW DELHI-110001.
2. THE DIRECTOR AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ATARI) MAIN RESEARCH STATION (MRS) H A FARM POST MAIN ROAD, BHOOPASANDRA HEBBAL, BENGALURU-560024 KARNATAKA.
3. THE UNITED PLANTERS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN INDIA “GLENVIEW” POST BOX NO.11 COONOOR-643101 THE NILGIRIS TAMIL NADU.
(By MR. C SHASHIKANTH, ASG FOR R-1 MR. V R PRASANNA, ADV. FOR R-2 MR. H SRINIVAS RAO, ADV. FOR R-3) - - -
… RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS AGAINST THE RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DTD:8.3.2017 OF THE PETITIONER PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Sri.Vishwanath H.M., learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri.C.Shashikanth, learned Assistant Solicitor General for the respondent No.1.
Sri.V.R.Prasanna, learned counsel for the respondent No.2.
Sri.H.Srinivas Rao, learned counsel for the respondent No.3.
2. The petition is admitted for hearing. With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the same is heard finally.
3. In this petition, the petitioner inter alia seeks for a direction to the respondents to take action on the representations submitted by the petitioner.
4. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the respondent No.2 submitted that the action has already been taken and a Committee has been constituted to relocate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra.
5. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to deal with the grievance of the petitioner in a time bound manner within three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits.
Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.
6. In view of the disposal of the writ petition, the pending interlocutory application does not survive for consideration and is accordingly disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE RV