IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF MAY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR. JUSTICE B. VEERAPPA WRIT PETITION Nos.26561-26562/2018(GM-RES) BETWEEN:
1. SRI G. M. CHANDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST RESIDING AT KODAKUNI VILLAGE KASAP HOBLI, SORABA TALUK SHIMOGGA-577434.
2. RAJU H., AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, S/O PARASAPPA, RESIDING AT KORAKODU KUPPAGADDE HOBLI SORABA TALUK SHIMOGA-577434.
(BY SRI MUNIYAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND:
…PETITIONERS 1. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND KARNATAKA STATE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD, NO.16, I FLOOR, II RAJBHAVAN ROAD BENGALURU-560001.
2. THE STATE BANK OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER/AUTHORIZED OFFICER VARADA ROAD BRANCH, SAGAR-577401.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B. N. TULSI KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2; R1 IS SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) … THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE AUCTION NOTICE DATED 4.6.2018 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN VIJAYA KARNATAKA, KANNADA DAILY NEWSPAPER CALLING UPON THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN AUCTION OF DRY GINGER BELONGING TO THE PETITIONERS AS PER ANNEXURE-L.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Sri B.N. Tulasi Kumar, learned Counsel for respondent No.2 on instructions fairly submits that the amount due from petitioner Nos.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 has been paid to the Bank by selling dry ginger in respect of the bags stated at para-2 of the writ petitions and therefore, the prayers sought in the writ petitions in so far as other petitioners i.e., petitioner Nos. 2 to 8 are concerned, do not survive for consideration.
2. Placing the said submission is placed on record, Writ Petition Nos. 26561- 26562/2018 are dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- Judge Nsu/-