IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30th DAY OF JULY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.31555 OF 2019 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
SRI PAVAN Y J, S/O JAYANNA, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/A YALADABHAGI VILLAGE, KUNTAGOWDAHALLI POST, KALLAMBELLA, SIRA TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, PIN:572125. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI.SHASHIDHAR S KARAMADI, ADV.,) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001.
2. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SIRA, TUMAKURU RURAL DISTRICT, TUMAKURU-572137.
3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ASHOKA NAGAR, B H ROAD, SIDDALINGAIAHNA PALYA, TUMAKURU-572103. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.BALAKRISHNA, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 TO DELETE THE NAME OF PETITIONER FROM THE 'ROWDY LIST' OPENED BY THE R-2.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Sri.Shashidhar S.Karamadi, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri.B.Balakrishna, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents.
2. The writ petition is admitted for hearing. With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the same is heard finally.
3. In this petition, the petitioner inter alia seeks for a direction to respondents to remove the petitioner’s name from the rowdy sheet of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sira, Tumakuru Rural District.
4. On perusal of the records, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner that in case a fresh representation is made by him to the competent authority with regard to his grievance within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the order passed today, the same shall be dealt with by the competent authority in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of receipt of such representation. Ordered accordingly.
5. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE BNV