IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.26799 OF 2018 (GM-PDS) BETWEEN:
SRI R. PRASHANTH S/O LATE SRI. R. RANGANATH AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT NO.216, 3RD CROSS C BLOCK, CHAMUNDI TEMPLE ROAD MAHADEVAPURA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI MYSORE TALUK AND DISTRICT-570001.
… PETITIONER (BY MR. H.C. SHIVARAMU, ADV.) AND:
1. THE COMMISSIONER FOR FOOD CIVIL SUPPLIES & CONSUMER AFFAIRS MARKETING FEDERATION BUILDING CUNNINGHAM ROAD BENGALURU-560 052.
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR FOOD, MYSORE DISTRICT MYSORE-570001.
3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF FOOD CIVIL SUPPLIES & CONSUMER AFFAIRS MYSORE DISTRICT, MYSORE-570001.
4. THE TAHSILDAR MYSORE TALUK ZILLA PANCHAYATH BUILDING MYSORE-570001.
(BY MR. VIJAY KUMAR A. PATIL, AGA) … RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER/ENDORSEMENT DATED 24.05.2018 BEARING DATED 24.05.2018 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-D. DIRECT THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER WITHOUT APPLYING THE AGE CRITERIA AND BE PLEASED TO TRANSFER THE LICENSE OF THE FAIR PRICE DEPOT RUN BY HIS LATE FATHER SRI R. RANGANATH AT MAHADEVAPURA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, MYSORE AS PER ANNEXURE- A DTD 4.4.2017 AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Sri. H.C. Shivaramu, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri. Vijay Kumar A. Patil, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents.
2. Heard.
3. For the reasons assigned by this Court by an order dated 08.02.2019 passed in W.P.No.17131/2018 (GM-PDS), the impugned order/endorsement dated 24.05.2018 is quashed and the writ petition is disposed of on the same terms and with similar directions.
Sd/- JUDGE dn/-