IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ WRIT PETITION NO.27409 OF 2019 (GM-RES) PIL BETWEEN:
SRI PRADEEP EASHWAR S/O. EASHWAR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS PERESANDRA VILLAGE MANDIKAL POST CHICKBALLAPUR TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA – 563 137 ... PETITIONER (BY SHRI LAKSHMI NARAYANA G.Y., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AMBEDKAR VEEDHI VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE – 560 001 2. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY FOREST, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT ROOM NO.447, 4TH FLOOR GATE NO. 2, M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE – 560 001 3. THE MEMBER SECRETARY KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD "PARISARA BHAVAN"
# 49, 4TH AND 5TH FLOOR CHURCH STREET BANGALORE – 560 001 4. DR. SUDHAKAR K M.L.A, CHICKBALLAPURA CONSTITUENCY S/O. KESHAVAREDDY P.N.
PERESANDRA VILLAGE AND POST MANDIKAL HOBLI, CHICKBALLAPUR TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA – 561 204 ... RESPONDENTS (SHRI VIJAY KUMAR A. PATIL, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 AND 2 SHRI GURURAJ JOSHI, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.3 AND 4) ---
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE THE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF QUO-WARRANTO OR ORDER OR DIRECTION REMOVING THE RESPONDENT NO.4 FROM THE PUBLIC OFFICE OF KSPCB CHAIRMAN FORTHWITH HOLDING THAT THEY HAVE UN-CONSTITUTIONALLY AND ILLEGALLY USURPED INTO THE OFFICE AND PERFORMING ITS FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES WITHOUT THE AUTHORITY OF LAW AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The learned counsel appearing for the third respondent has produced copies of W.P.Nos.27288/2019 and 28964/2019, wherein there is an identical challenge.
2. Multiple public interest litigations seeking the same prayer cannot be entertained by this Court. If the petitioner has any material, he can always assist other petitioners who have filed petitions on the subject.
3. Only on this ground, we decline to entertain this writ petition and the same is accordingly disposed of.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB