IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S.DIXIT WRIT PETITION NO. 41320 OF 2019 AND WRIT PETITION NOS. 44754-44756 OF 2019 (S-RES) BETWEEN:
1. SRI G.S. MANJUNATH, S/O LATE K SIDDALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.417, 7TH CROSS, 1ST MAIN, DOMLUR LAYOUT, BENGALURU 560071.
2. SRI SANJEEVA MURTHY, S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.404, 14TH MAIN, 3RD CROSS, HMT LAYOUT, MATHIKERE, BENGALURU- 560054.
3. SRI H T RUDRESH S/O LATE THIMMANARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.18/1, 7TH A CROSS, GOKULA, 1ST STAGE, II PHASE,MATHIKERE, BANGALORE 560054 4. SRI N NAGARAJU, S/O NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.217, 3RD CROSS, MARIYAPPANAPALYA, SRIRAMPURAM, BANGALORE 560021.
5. SRI T R CHANDRAPPA, S/O LATE RAMAKRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.7, KORAMARA BEEDHI, TALUK OFFICE ROAD, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALORE 562110.
6. NARAYANASWAMY, S/O LATE GANGADHARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.384, 17TH CROSS, 5TH PHASE, J P NAGAR, BENGALORE 560078.
7. SRI S V NAGARAJ, S/O LATE S V VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1003, 1ST MAIN ROAD, KATHRIGUPPE WATER TANK, BANASHANKARI III STAGE, BENGALORE 560085.
8. SRI BHUMESH, S/O HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.177, AASARE COLONY, 1ST MAIN ROAD, HARIHARA ROAD, ADI BASAVESHWARANAGAR, HARAPANAHALLI 583131.
(BY SRI. SHIRISH KRISHNA AND SRI. JOSEPH ANTHONY, ADVOCATES) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, VIKAS SOUDHA, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
… PETITIONERS 3. KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT INSURANCE DEPARTMENT V V TOWER, 17TH FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001, REP BY THE DIRECTOR 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU 560001.
5. STATE OF KARNATAKA D P A R, VIKAS SOUDHA, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001.
REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 6. STATE OF KARNATAKA HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES, NO.105, I FLOOR, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001.
REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C N MAHADESHWARAN, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO 6) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER REPRESENTATION DATED JUNE 14, 2019 AND 17, JUNE 2019 MADE BY THE PETITIONERS (ANNX-A1 TO A8) AND ETC., THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER The short grievance of the petitioners is against non- consideration of their subject representations for giving effect to the Government Order dated 04.06.2019, a copy whereof is at Annexure-B, the relevant part wherein reads as under:
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2. The learned Addl. Govt. Advocate Sri C.N.Mahadeshwara, having accepted notice for the respondents, fairly submits and this court thinks it to be fair and reasonable that if some reasonable period is prescribed, there would be not much difficulty in considering the subject representations in accordance with law, if necessary after giving an audience to the petitioners or their representative.
In the above circumstances, these writ petitions are disposed off directing the 5th respondent to consider petitioners representations at Annexure-A1 to A8 within a period of eight weeks in accordance with law and to send individual endorsements as to the steps taken for implementation of the said order, within next two weeks.
It is open to the 5th respondent to solicit any information from the petitioners, if necessary subject to the rider that in the guise of such solicitation delay shall not be brooked.
All contentions of the parties are kept open. No costs.
Sd/- JUDGE Snb/