IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF MAY, 2017 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION No.9696/2017 (MV) BETWEEN :
SRI H.B.ARIFULLA KHAN S/O A.BARIKULLA KHAN AGED 62 YEARS R/AT No.6, I CROSS, 3RD FLOOR KALASIPALYAM, BENGALURU-560002. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI.C.V.KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND :
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001.
2. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT (HEARING AUTHORITY) No.229, II FLOOR, III STAGE, M.S.BUILDING DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU – 560001.
3. THE KARNATAKA STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY TTMC BUILDING, K.H.ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU – 560027.
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
4. THE KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION K.H. ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU – 560 027 BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VIJAYA KUMAR A. PATIL, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI.H.M.MANJUNATH, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER OF THE RESPONDENT No.1 DATED 05.08.2015 AT ANNEXURE-B TO THE WRIT PETITION. ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Petitioner has challenged the Government order dated 05-08-2015 marked at Annexure-B to the writ petition.
2. It is not in dispute that, the very same Government order dated 05-08-2015 was the subject matter of the batch of writ petitions in W.P.Nos.49713- 49720/2015 and connected matters (DD 3rd May 2017) whereby, the Government Order is quashed and the matters are remanded to the State Government for fresh consideration with certain directions.
3. This writ petition stands disposed of in terms of the order in W.P.Nos.49713-49720/2015 and connected matters remitting the matter to the State Government.
Sd/- JUDGE NC