IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY, 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. SUBHRO KAMAL MUKHERJEE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NOS.19091 TO 19096 OF 2015 (LB-RES) PIL Between:
1. Sri.K.M.Chikkegowda S/o Late Chikkamuniyappa Aged about 37 years 2. Sri.K.R.Chandrashekar S/o Ramachandrappa Aged about 29 years 3. Sri. Ravikumar S/o Narayanappa Aged about 48 yeas 4. Sri.K.N.Subramani S/o Narayanappa Aged about 33 years 5. Sri.K.H.Ramesh S/o K.H.Hanumantharayappa Aged about 42 years 6. Sri.K.M.Chandrashekar S/o Muniharasappa Aged about 28 years All are residents of Koira Village Koira Post, Kundana Hobli Devanahalli Taluk Bangalore Rural District – 562 164 ... Petitioners (By Sri.Vivek Reddy, Senior Advocate for Sri.Sanjay Krishna V, Advocate) And:
1. Union of India Represented by Hon’ble Secretary Ministry of Rural Development Government of India Krishi Bhavan Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi – 110 001 2. Chairman Committee for ATR Constituted u/s 27(2) of NREGA Act 2005 Ministry of Rural Development Government of India Krishi Bhavan Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi – 110 001 3. The State of Karnataka Represented by its Principal Secretary Rural Development and Panchayath Raj Ambedkar Veedi Vikas Soudha Bangalore – 560 001 4. Zilla Panchayath Bangalore Rural District Office of the Bangalore Rural Gram Panchayath K.G.Road, Bangalore – 560 009 Represented by Chief Executive Officer 5. Taluk Panchayath Office of the Taluk Panchayath Devanahalli – 562 110 Represented by Executive Officer 6. Gram Panchayath Koira Village, Koira Post Kundana Hobli Devanahalli Taluk Bangalore Rural District – 562 164 Represented by Development Officer Panchayath 7. The President Gram Panchayath Koira Village, Koira Post Kundana Hobli Devanahalli Taluk Bangalore Rural District – 562 164 8. The President Zilla Panchayath Bangalore Rural District Office of the Bangalore Rural Gram Panchayath K.G.Road Bangalore – 560 009 ... Respondents (Sri.Krishna S.Dixit, ASG for respondent Nos.1 and 2 Sri.Vivek Holla, HCGP for respondent No.3 Sri.D.R.Anandeeshwara, Advocate for respondent Nos.4 to 6 Respondent Nos.7 and 8 served unrepresented) ---
These Writ Petitions are filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying to direct the respondent No.1 to consider and act in furtherance of the complaint dated 17.2.2015 vide Annexure-K, and etc.
These petitions coming on for preliminary hearing this day, the Chief Justice made the following:
ORDER A complaint has been lodged regarding improper utilisation of the funds granted under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, by the Gram Panchayath, Koira village, Devanahalli taluk, Bengaluru rural district, Karnataka, in terms of the circular prescribing Standard Operating Procedure, dated September 7, 2012.
2. We direct the State Government to furnish its views, within fifteen days from today, to the Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. The said Secretary, after receiving the views of the State, shall take appropriate action in relation to the complaint lodged by the writ petitioners.
3. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petitions stand disposed of.
4. We clarify that we have not gone into the claims and the counter claims of the parties. All issues are kept open.
5. We make no order as to costs.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB