IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JANUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H. T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION Nos.43977-980/2014(GM-FOR) BETWEEN:
1. SRI. NIJAGUNA SON OF GURU SHANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 2. SRI. DHARMENDRA SON OF SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS 3. SMT. RATHNA WIFE OF GOVINDAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 4. SMT. SUMATHI RAO WIFE OF BHASKAR RAO AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS ALL ARE RESIDING AT MALLANDUR VILLAGE KONAKERE POST BALEHONNUR HOBLI NR PURA TALUK CHIKMAGALUR DISTRICT 577134.
... PETITIONERS (BY SRI. JAYAKIRTHI M C., ADV.) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE-560001.
2. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR FORESTS CHIKMAGALUR SUB-DIVISION CHIKMAGALUR-577101 3. ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS KOPPA SUB-DIVISION, KOPPA CHIKMAGALUR DISTRICT-577126.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA. FOR R1 TO R3) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT TO THE RESPONDENTS TO CONDUCT THE INQUIRY IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW BY FOLLOWING THE PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NOT TO DISPOSSESS THE PETITIONERS/ AND FROM CUTTING AND REMOVING THE STANDING COFFEE PLANTS AND OTHER TREES ON THE SCHEDULE PROPERTIES PENDING DISPOSAL OF THE INQUIRY.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R The learned AGA has filed a memo along with enclosures stating that subsequent to filing the writ petitions, respondent No.3 has passed an order dated 27.8.2015. Against the said order, the petitioners have filed an appeal before the respondent No.2 and the respondent No.2 has passed an order dated 27.5.2016.
The memo is placed on record.
Accordingly, these writ petitions do not survive for consideration. Hence, they are dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE DM