IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.46994 OF 2017 (GM–POLICE) BETWEEN:
Sri. Bharath @ Bharath Kumar, S/o Chandrashekar, Aged about 30 years, R/o Manjunatha House, Amruth Halli, Bengaluru – 560 024.
… Petitioner (By Sri. Somashekharaiah R. P., Advocate) AND:
1. The State of Karnataka, By its Secretary, Home Department, M. S. Building, Bengaluru – 560 001.
2. Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Division, Bengaluru City, Bengaluru – 560 001.
3. The Assistant Commissioner Of Police, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru – 560 001.
4. The Sub – Inspector of Police, Amruthhalli Police Station, Bengaluru – 560 085.
(By Sri. Vijay Kumar A. Patil, AGA) … Respondents This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying to quash the rowdy list opened by the respondent – police in the limits of Amruthahalli Police Station, i.e., by the R4 and etc., This Petition coming on for Orders, this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER Sri. Somashekharaiah R. P., learned counsel for the petitioner.
Notice on behalf of respondents is accepted by Sri. Vijay Kumar A. Patil, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents.
The petition is admitted for hearing. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the same 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 liberty to the petitioner to make a representation to respondent No.2 and the aforesaid authority be directed to consider and decide the representation in a time bound manner.
3. On the other hand, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents submits that in case such a representation is submitted, the same shall be dealt with in accordance with law.
4. In view of the aforesaid submissions and in the facts of the case, petition is disposed of with a direction that in case petitioner submits representation within a period of two weeks from today, respondent No.2 shall decide the representation submitted by the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt of such representation.
5. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
6. With the aforesaid direction, petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE Mds/-