IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.5297 OF 2018 (GM-POLICE BETWEEN:
V RAVIKUMAR S/O VENKATA RAO AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/A NO.96/97 FIRST FLOOR, 7TH CROSS J P NAGAR, 6TH PHASE BENGALURU -560078.
(BY SRI. A.S. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND :
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU -560001.
2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLCIE RAMANAGARA DISTRICT RAMANAGARA-562159.
3. THE DEPUTY SUPEINTENDENT OF POLICE MAGADI SUB DIVISION MAGADI-562120 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE MAGADI CIRCLE MAGADI-562120 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER TAVAREKERE POLICE STATION ... PETITIONER RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 130. (BY SRI. B. BALAKRISHNA, AGA) ... RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO REMOVE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER FROM THE REGISTER OF ROWDIES MAINTAINED BY THE TAVAREKERE POLICE STATION BENGALURU AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Mr. A. S. Kulkarni, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Mr. 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 seeks for a writ of mandamus seeking direction to the respondents to remove the name of the petitioner forthwith from the rowdy register maintained by the respondents in the Tavarekere Police Station, Bengaluru.
3. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition be disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file a representation before the competent authority.
4. On the other hand, learned Additional Government Advocate submitted that if such a representation is made by the petitioner, the same shall be dealt with in accordance with law.
5. In view of the submissions made and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a liberty that if the petitioner makes a representation to the competent authority within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today, the competent authority is directed to decide the same in accordance with law by a speaking order within a period of four months from the date of receipt of such a representation.
6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case.
Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE SA Ct:sr