IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.41225 OF 2018 (GM-PDS) C/W WRIT PETITION NO.11420 OF 2018, WRIT PETITION NO.39437 OF 2018 In W.P.No.41225/2018 Between:
Sri. M. Subramanya, Aged about 50 years, S/o S. Munishamappa, R/o Agalagurki Village, Nandi Hobli, Chikkaballapura Taluk, Chikkaballapura District-562 101. (By Sri. H. C. Shivaramu, Advocate,) And:
1. State of Karnataka, Represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Food & Civil, Supplies, Vikasa Soudha, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru-560 001.
... Petitioner 2. The Deputy Commissioner (Food), Chikkaballapura District, Chikkaballapura-562 101.
3. The Deputy Director, For Food & Civil Supplies, Chikkaballapura District, Chikkaballapura-562 101.
(By Smt. H. C. Kavita, HCGP) ... Respondents This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 of the Constitution of India praying to quash the endorsement dated 31.8.2018 issued by the R-3 produced at Annexure-B.
In W.P.No.11420/2018 Between:
Smt. Mahadevamma.C, W/o Late Basavaraju, Aged about 46 years, R/at NO.152A, Saraguru Village and Post, Chamarajanagar Taluk, Chamarajanagar District – 571 342.
(By Sri. H. C. Shivaramu, Advocate,) And:
... Petitioner 1. The Deputy Commissioner (Food), Food and Civil Supplies Department, Chamarajanagar District -571 342.
2. The Deputy Director, Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer affairs Department, Chamarajanagara District – 571 342.
... Respondents (By Smt. H. C. Kavita, HCGP) This Writ petition is filed under Articles 226 of the Constitution of India praying to quash the endorsement dated 19.02.2018 issued by the R-2 produced at Annexure-B.
In W.P.No.39437/2018 Between:
Sri. R. Srinivas Murthy, Aged about 45 years, S/o late N. Ramakrishnappa, R/at Dasarahalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Devanahalli Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District.
(By Sri. H. C. Shivaramu, Advocate,) And:
1. State of Karnataka, Represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Food & Civil, Supplies, Vikasa Soudha, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru-560 001.
2. The Deputy Commissioner (Food), Bengaluru Rural District, Visvesvaraya V. Tower, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru – 560 001.
... Petitioner 3. The Senior Deputy Director (Food), Bengaluru Rural District, Visvesvaraya V. Tower, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru – 560 001.
... Respondents (By Smt. H. C. Kavita, HCGP) This Writ petition is filed under Articles 226 of the Constitution of India praying to quash the endorsement dated 07.08.2018 issued by the R-3 produced at Annexure-B.
These Petitions coming on for Preliminary Hearing in ‘B’ Group, this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER Sri. H. C. Shivaramu, learned counsel for the petitioners.
Smt. H. C. Kavita, learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondents.
2. Heard.
3. For the reasons assigned by this Court by an order dated 08.02.2019 in W.P.No.17131/2018 (GM-PDS), the impugned order/endorsements dated 31.08.2018 in W.P.No.41225/2018, 19.02.2018 in W.P.No.11420/2018 and 07.08.2018 in W.P.No.39437/2018 are quashed and the writ petitions are disposed of on the same terms and with similar directions.
Sd/- JUDGE Mds/-