IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. VEERAPPA WRIT PETITION NO. 50204 OF 2019 (GM – RES) BETWEEN:
SRI KESHAVAGOPAL, AGED 54 YEARS, SON OF KRISHNA IYENGAR, RESIDING AT NO.376/122, 9TH MAIN ROAD, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 040. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI. G.R. MOHAN, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA AND CULTURE VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001.
BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
2. SMT NIRUPAMA RAJENDRAN, MAJOR, WIFE OF SRI RAJENDRAN ABHIVNAVA DANCE COMPANY, EAT STREET, BASVANAGUDI, BENGALURU – 560 004.
3. M/S PRABHATH ARTS INTERNATIONAL TATA SILK FARM, 5TH A MAIN ROAD, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 0170, BY ITS MANAGER.
4. SHRI K. PRAKASH SHETTY, MAJOR CHAIRMAN OF MRG GROUPS, NO.4 AND 2, 897, 12TH MAIN, 4TH CROSS, HANUMANTHANAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 019.
5. Dr. VIJAY SHANKESHWAR, CHAIRMAN VRL GROUPS, GIRIRAJ ANNXE, CIRCUIT HOUSE ROAD, HUBBALI – 560 029. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAY KUMAR A. PATIL, AGA FOR R-1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 CONSTITUTE A SPECIAL COMMITTEE COMPRISING OF EMINENT PEOPLE NOT BELONGING TO ANY POLITICAL PARTIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCREENING THE NAMES OF APPLICANTS FOR THE STATE OF KARNATAKA RAJYOTHASAVA AWARDS IN FUTURE.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The petitioner filed the present writ petition for writ of mandamus directing respondent No.1-State of Karnataka to constitute a special committee comprising of eminent people not belonging to any Political Parties for the purpose of screening the names of applicants for the State of Karnataka Rajyothasava Awards.
2. Sri.Vijayakumar A.Patil, learned AGA for respondent No.1 on taking notice for respondent No.1, filed a memo stating that the State Government has already constituted a committee on 01.10.2019. Therefore, he submits that the prayer sought for would not survive for consideration.
3. Memo is placed on record.
Accordingly, writ petition is disposed off with liberty to the petitioner to approach the committee or authority for appropriate relief in accordance with law.
Sd/- JUDGE UN