IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE G.NARENDAR WRIT PETITION Nos.14064-14067/2019 (LB RES) BETWEEN 1. SRI PARAMASHIVAIAH H.G S/O GANGADARAIAH, AGED 41 YEARS, 2. SRI G L RANGASWAMY S/O LAKANNA, AGED 50 YEARS, 3. SMT. PUSHPAVATHY W/O PRAMASHIVAIAH, AGED 42 YEARS, 4. SMT. VASANTHAMMA W/O SHIVANNA, AGED 42 YEARS, NOTE: ALL ARE MEMBERS, HADAVANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, DANDINASHIVARA HOBLI, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572211.
... PETITIONERS (BY SRI KASHINATH J D, ADV.) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT & PANCHAYAT RAJ, MULTISTOREYED BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMKUR-572102.
3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYAT, TUMKUR-572102 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYAT, TURUVEKERE, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572211.
5. THE PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER HADAVANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HADAVANAHALLI, DANDINASHIVARA HOBLI, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572211.
6. SRI BASAVANNA DEVARU SEVA TRUST, HADAVANAHALLI VILLAGE, DANDINASHIVARA HOBLI, TURUVEKERE TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572211. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT.
(BY SRI M.A.SUBRAMANI, HCGP FOR R1 & R2, SRI NAGARAJAPPA, ADV. FOR R3-R5, SRI H.P.MALLEGOWDA, ADV. FOR R6.) ... RESPONDENTS THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH ORDER/COMMUNICATION DATED 16.03.2019 MARKED AT ANNEXURE-N, ISSUED BY THE R-3 HEREIN ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ‘ORDERS’ THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned HCGP for respondent Nos.1 and 2, learned counsel for respondent No.3 to 5 and learned counsel for respondent No.6.
2. Petitioners are before this Court being aggrieved by the proceedings of the 3rd respondent dated 16.03.2019.
3. Today learned counsel for respondent Nos.3 to 5 submits that the said impugned proceedings have been withdrawn as it was subsequently brought to the notice of the 3rd respondent that the same is contrary to an earlier direction issued by this Court.
4. In that view of the matter, the relief sought in the writ petitions having been answered, the petitions are rendered infructuous.
Accordingly, the petitions are disposed of as having been rendered infructuous.
In the light of the disposal of the main petition, consideration of I.A.No.1/2019 preferred by respondent No.6 does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the same is rejected.
Learned counsel for respondent Nos.3 to 5 is permitted to place on record the copy of the proceedings said to have been drawn up today.
Petition is ordered accordingly. No order as to costs.
VM CT:HR Sd/- JUDGE