IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 BEFORE BETWEEN:
THE HON' BLE MR. JUSTICE B. VEERAPPA WRIT PETITION No.49017/2013(GM-RES) VASANTH RAO, S/O LATE U. L. ANANDA RAO, AGE 59 YEARS, PIO & GENERAL MANAGER (FINANCE), BANGALORE METRO RAIL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED, BMTC COMPLEX, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE-560027.
(BY SMT. SAILEELA, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. SUMANA BALIGA, ADVOCATE) AND:
1 . KARNATAKA INFORMATION COMMISSION 2ND FLOOR, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001 ALSO HAVIANG ITS 2ND UNIT AT MYTHIC SOCIETY, OPPOSITE YAVANIKA, NRIPATUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE-560001. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY.
...PETITIONER 2 . H.PRAMOD POST BOX NO.5026, AGED MAJOR, BANGALORE-560001.
…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI G. B. SHARATH GOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R1; R2 IS SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE/ORDER DATED 17.07.2012, PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT-1, VIDE ANNEXURE-F AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Both the learned Counsel for the parties fairly and rightly submit that the issue involved in the present case has already been considered and decided by this Court on 6th August, 2019 in the case of Vasanth Rao – vs- Karnataka Information Commission in Writ Petition No.32842/2012 and connected matter. The said submission is placed on record.
2. In view of the above, the present writ petition is also disposed off. The impugned orders passed by respondent No.1 are hereby quashed. The matter is remitted to the 1st respondent for reconsideration afresh after giving an opportunity to both the petitioner and respondent No.2 to file their response, if any and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.
3. Both the petitioner and the 2nd respondent are hereby directed to appear before the 1st respondent on 13th December, 2019 with liberty to both the parties to file their response, if any, in accordance with law.
Sd/- Judge Nsu/-