IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NOs.4293-4295 OF 2018 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
1. SRI. T.R. NINGAPPA S/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED BOUT 60 YEARS.
2. SRI. SIDDARAMA S/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS.
3. SRI. BHASKAR S/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS.
ALL ARE RESIDING AT #127, 2ND CROSS, T.K. LAYOUT, MYSURU-570 009.
(BY MR. SRINIVASA D.C. ADV.) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001.
2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE MYSURU CITY, MIRZA ROAD NEAR GANDHIVANA PARK NAZARBAD, MYSURU-570 010.
… PETITIONERS 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE K.R. SUB DIVISION, LAKSHMIPURAM MYSURU-570 004.
4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR SARASWATHIPURAM POLICE STATION SARASWATHIPURAM, MYSURU-570 009.
… RESPONDENTS (BY MR. VIJAYAKUMAR A. PATIL, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) - - -
THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENTS TO REMOVE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS FROM THE ' ROWDY REGISTER ' AND CONSEQUENTLY TO REMOVE THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PETITIONERS ON THE NOTICE BOARD OF THE R-4 POLICE STATION VIDE ANNEX-E AS ILLEGAL, VOID AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL & ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER In these petitions, the petitioner is seeking for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to remove the name of the petitioners from the rowdy register and consequently to remove the photograph of the petitioners on the notice board of the respondent No.4 police station vide Annexure-E as illegal, void and unconstitutional.
2. Accordingly, the writ petitions are disposed of with a liberty that if the petitioner makes a fresh representation to the competent authority within two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today, the competent authority is directed to decide the representation afresh submitted by the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt of such a representation by a speaking order and in accordance with law. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
Accordingly, the petitions are disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE SS