IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.L.NARAYANA SWAMY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.23844 OF 2018 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
M/S. VYBHAV ASSOCIATES A REGISTERED PARTNERSHIP FIRM, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT TYAVARACHATNAHALLI, SHIVAMOGGA TALUK - 577 201.
REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER SRI. S DHANASHEKHARA S/O. R SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 1ST PARALLEL ROAD, A.N.K MAIN ROAD, R/O ‘B’ BLOCK, GANDHI NAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 ... PETITIONER (BY SRI PRASHANTH CHANDRA S.N., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY (MINERAL), A.C. OFFICE BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR, BALRAJ URS ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA – 577201 REPRESENTED BY SENIOR GEOLOGIST 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE – 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY (BY SRI BHANUPRAKASH V.G., AGA) ---
... RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 19.07.2017 VIDE ANNEXURE-E AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, P.S.DINESH KUMAR J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The petitioner has challenged endorsement dated 19.07.2017, whereunder the petitioner’s tender for sand extraction has been rejected.
2. Shri V.G.Bhanuprakash, learned Additional Government Advocate, on instructions, submits that no such endorsement was issued by the respondents.
3. The impugned endorsement annexed to this petition does not bear the signature of the officer nor the seal of respondent’s office.
4. In view of the submissions made by learned Additional Government Advocate that no such endorsement was issued, we see no reason to continue these proceedings any further. Accordingly, we dispose of this writ petition as having been rendered unnecessary.
No costs.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB