IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2nd DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 PRESENT HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR WRIT PETITION NOS.28290-294/2017 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN:
1. SRI. G.L. ASWATHA NARAYANA S/O LAKSHMAIAH K AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS GOWRIBIDINUR TOWN-561210 CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT THE SECRETARY OF KARNATAKA VEDIKE, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK SAMITHI CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK.
2. SRI. G. SIDDAGANGAPPA S/O GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBER OF COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA, RAJYA SAMITI MEMBER GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK-561210 CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT.
3. SRI. G.V. LOKESH GOWDA S/O G.C. VENKATASWAMI GOWDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS GUNDAPURA VILLAGE THE PRESIDENT OF KARNATAKA RAJYA RAITHA SANGHA TALUK SAMITI, KADALAR ONI POST GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK-561210 CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT.
4. SRI. N PRABHAKAR S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS THE PRESIDENT, JAIKARNATAKA TALUK SAMITHI DODDAHUSSANPURA TONDEBHAVI POST GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK-561210 CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT.
5. SRI. N.R. RAVINDRA REDDY S/O N.V. RAMAREDDY MAJOR, THE SECRETARY KARNATAKA PANTHA RAITHA SANGHA, GOWRIBIDANUR RESIDENT OF MALYA POST AND VILLAGE, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK-561210 CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT.
(BY SRI. UMESH B.N, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE-560001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPURA-562101.
... PETITIONERS 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA SUB-DIVISION CHIKKABALLAPURA-562101.
4. THE TAHSILDAR GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK GOWRIBIDANUR-561210.
5. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOWRIBIDANUR-561210.
6. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS SUB-DIVISION TUMAKURU-572101.
7. THE CHIEF OFFICER MUNICIPALITY, GOWRIBIDANUR GOWRIBIDANUR (T)-561210 CHIKKABALLAPUR (D) ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHIVAPRABHU S. HIREMATH, AGA FOR R-1 TO R6; SRI. SHYAM KOUNDINYA, A.S., ADVOCATE FOR R7) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENT/DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPUR TO CONCLUDE THE PROCEEDINGS ON HIS FILE INITIATED AS PER REPRESENTATION OF PETITIONERS DATED 19.9.2015 VIDE ANNEXURE- Q & P RESPECTIVELY WITHIN THE TIME FRAME.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has moved a memo with the submissions that since after filing of these petitions, the Deputy Commissioner, Chikkaballapura, has concluded the proceedings by the order dated 04.06.2018 and in view of the same, these petitions are rendered infructuous.
Learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondent Nos.1 to 7 as also the learned counsel Shri Shyam Koundinya appearing for the respondent No.8 are at ad idem with the learned counsel for the petitioners that the requisite proceedings have been completed.
Taking note of the submissions made, these petitions are treated as infructuous and stand disposed of as such.
However, it is made clear that we have not pronounced on the issues raised in these petitions either way.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE *sp