Karnataka High Court
WP/59771/2014 of SRI. N.B. MANJUNATH Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 30 December 2014
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2014 B E F O R E THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. VENUGOPALA GOWDA WRIT PETITION NOS.59771-59784/2014 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI N.B. MANJUNATH S/O LATE BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O. SATTUR-583 125
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 30[TH]DAY OF DECEMBER, 2014BEFOR E)
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. VENUGOPALA GOWDA|
$$WRIT PETITION NOS.597/759784/2014 (GMRES)
BETWEEN)
1.SRI N.B. MANJUNATHS/O LATE BASAPPA,AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,OCC:AGRICULTURE,R/O. SATTUR-583 125.TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT: DAVANAGERE - 5/77 OO1.S/O LATE BASAPPA,AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,OCC:AGRICULTURE,R/O. SATTUR-583 125.TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT: DAVANAGERE - 5/77 OO1.
2 |SRI H. REVANNA|S/O LATE NAGAPPA,AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,OCC:AGRICULTURE,R/O. SATTUR-583 125|TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT :DAVANAGERE - 5//7 OOL.S/O LATE NAGAPPA,AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,OCC:AGRICULTURE,R/O. SATTUR-583 125|TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT :DAVANAGERE - 5//7 OOL.
3SMT. PARVATHAMMAW/O LATE PARAMESHWARAPPA,AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,OCC:AGRICULTURE,R/O SATTUR-583 125TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT :‘:DAVANAGERE - 5/77 OOW/O LATE PARAMESHWARAPPA,AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,OCC:AGRICULTURE,R/O SATTUR-583 125TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT :‘:DAVANAGERE - 5/77 OO
4SRI K. BOMMANNAS/O LATE HANUMANTHAPPA|AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS,OCC:AGRICULTURE,R/O SATTUR-583 125.S/O LATE HANUMANTHAPPA|AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS,OCC:AGRICULTURE,R/O SATTUR-583 125.
TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT :‘:DAVANAGERE - 5/77 OO
5,|SRI N.M. PAMAPAPATHL.S/O LATE MAHADEVAPPA,AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,OCC:AGRICULTURE,R/O SATTUR-583 125TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT :‘:DAVANAGERE - 5/77 OO
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SRI H.N. KOTRESHAPPA|S/O SRI NAGAPPA,AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,OCC:AGRICULTURE, |R/O SATTUR-583 125TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT :DAVANAGERE - 5//7 OOL.
JSRI K.M. MALLIKARJIUNAIAHS/O LATE SHAMBULINGAIAHAGED ABOUT 65 YEARS.OCC: AGRICULTURER/O SATTUR-583125.TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT :‘:DAVANAGERE - 5/77 OO
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SRI K.M. SIDDESHWARAIAH|S/O LATE SHAMBULINGAIAH.AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS.OCC: AGRICULTURER/O SATTUR-583125.TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT :DAVANAGERE - 5//7 OOL.
oaSRI A.K. MANJUNATH S/O LATE KENCHAPPA|AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS|OCC: AGRICULTURER/O SATTUR-583125TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT :DAVANAGERE - 5//7 OOL.
10.SRI R.MOHAMMED RAFIQ KHAN.S/O LATE RASHEED KHAN|AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS.OCC: AGRICULTURER/O 489, 7[TH]CROSSMAGANAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BEEDI LAYOUT|DAVANAGERE-5/7/7 OO1.
11.SRI B. VEERAPPA|S/O LATE VEERABHADRAPPA|AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS.OCC: AGRICULTURER/O SATTUR-583125TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT :‘:DAVANAGERE - 5/77 OO
17.SRI S.P. MADEGOUDA|S/O LATE SHANKRAGOUDA|AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS.OCC: AGRICULTURER/O SATTUR-583125.TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI - 583131 DISTRICT :‘:DAVANAGERE - 5/77 OO13.SRI D.S. SHANKRAPPA|S/O NARAPPA ALURAGED ABOUT 51 YEARS.OCC: AGRICULTURE|R/O ALUR AT & POSTTALUK DAVANAGEREDISTRICT: DAVANAGERE - 5/7 OOL.14.SRI D.N.KUMAR|S/O LATE SHIVAPPA|AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS.OCC: AGRICULTURER/O. ALUR AT & POST|TALUK: DAVANAGEREDISTRICT: DAVANAGERE - 5/77 OO1.
PETITIONERS
(BY SRI K.G. SHANTHAPPA, ADV.)
AND"
1.THE STATE OF KARNATAKA|BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT& INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT.GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA.1[ST]FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHABANGALORE-560 OOL. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT& INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT.GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA.1[ST]FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHABANGALORE-560 OOL.
2 |THE COMMISSIONER FOR CANE DEVELOPMENT®& DIRECTOR OF SUGAR IN KARNATAKAK.H.B. BUILDINGS,|CAUVERY BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD,BANGALORE-560 OOLBANGALORE CITY.®& DIRECTOR OF SUGAR IN KARNATAKAK.H.B. BUILDINGS,|CAUVERY BHAVAN, K.G. ROAD,BANGALORE-560 OOLBANGALORE CITY.
3THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER|DAVANAGERE DISTRICT|DAVANAGERE DISTRICT|
DAVANAGERE - 5/7 OO1.
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4BHADRA SAHAKARA SAKKARE |KARKHANE NIYAMITA,DODDABATHI VILLAGETALUK: DAVANAGEREDISTRICT: DAVANAGERE - 5/7 OOLBY ITS MANAGING DIRECTORDAVANAGERE - 5/7 OO1. KARKHANE NIYAMITA,DODDABATHI VILLAGETALUK: DAVANAGEREDISTRICT: DAVANAGERE - 5/7 OOLBY ITS MANAGING DIRECTORDAVANAGERE - 5/7 OO1.
5.|M/S. SHAMNUR SUGARS LITD.,DUGGAVATHI VILLAGE TALUK: HARAPANAHALLL|DISTRICT: DAVANAGEREDAVANAGERE - 5/7 OO1. DUGGAVATHI VILLAGE TALUK: HARAPANAHALLL|DISTRICT: DAVANAGEREDAVANAGERE - 5/7 OO1.
6.)M/S. DAVANAGERE SUGARS LITD.,KUKKUVADA VILLAGE|TALUK: DAVANAGEREDISTRICT: DAVANAGERE - 5/7 OOLBY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.KUKKUVADA VILLAGE|TALUK: DAVANAGEREDISTRICT: DAVANAGERE - 5/7 OOLBY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.
RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. VEENA HEGDE, HCGP FOR R1 to R3)
THESE PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 2276 AND22/7 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECTTHE RESPONDENT NOS.1L TO 3 7O CONSIDER THEIR CASEUNDER THEIR APPLICATIONS DATED 05.12.2014 AND DATED|05.17.7014 RESPECTIVELY BY THE PETITIONER NOS.1 TO 12|AND 13 & 14 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURES-R & S, TO SELL THEIR|SUGAR CANE GROWN ON THEIR LAND TO ANY OTHER!CRUSHING UNITS OF THEIR CHOICE FOR THE YEAR 2014-2015|AND IN FUTURE, WITHOUT BEING INSISTING TO THEIR ZONE|RESERVED, BY EXTENDING BENEFITS UNDER ORDER DATED|03.17.7014.ISSUED|BY|3[RD]RESPONDENT|DEPUTYCOMMISSIONER, DAVANAGERE, AS PER ANNEXURE-Q INSO)FAR AS THE PETITIONER NOS.1 TO 14 CONCERNED, IN THE|LIGHT OF THE OBSERVATION MADE BY THIS HON'BLE COURT|UNDER ITS INTERIM ORDER DATED 04.12.2013 PASSED IN|W.P.NOS.53959/2013 & 54038-54042/2013 CONNECTED WITH|50994-50997/2013 (GM-RES), VIDE ANNEXURE-L.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY,|
THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
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These writ petitions were filed on 18.12.2014, askingfor a mandamus against respondent Nos.1 to 3, toCONSIAET|tne lrapplications.dated05.17.7014|videAnnexures — R and S, in the matter of sale of sugarcane.grown in their respective fields, to any other crushing unitsof their choice for the year 2014-15 and in future, withoutbeing insisting to their zone reserved, by extending)benefits under Order dated 03.12.2014, as at Annexure-Q,issued by the 3[8>]respondent and in the lignt of the|
opservations made in an interim order dated 04.17.7013.passed in W.P.Nos.53959/2013 and 54038-54042/2013>connectedwitnW.P.Nos.50994-50997/2013videAnnexure-L.
2).Heard Sri K.G. Shanthnappa, learned advocatefor the petitioners and Smt. Veena Hegde, learned HCGP|for respondent Nos.1 to 3. Respondent Nos.4 to 6,according to Sri K.G. Shanthappa, refused to receive hand|summons. An affidavit in that regard has been filed. Even.otherwise, considering the nature of prayer in the writ)petitions and the order proposed to be passed, tnere is no)need to await service of notice on respondent Nos.4 to 6.
‘3.Petitioners are Sugarcane growers. They havefiled the writ petitions and an interim order vide Annexure-L nas been passed on 04.12.2013. Their main grievance inthese.writ.petitions1S thenon-considerationOf|representations submitted vide Annexures — R and S L.e.,|on 05.12.2014 to respondent No.3.
4Smt. Veena Hegde, learned HCGP did notdispute the receipt of representations vide Annexures — R)and S by respondent No.3. Sufficient time has elapsed,after submission of the said representations. AS no)decision nas been taken by respondent No.3, who nas the.obligation to consider the same and pass order inaccordance with law, Smt. Veena Hegde, submitted that)respondent No.3 would consider the representations of the|petitioners vide Annexures - R and S with expedition and)on or before 07.01.2015 and intimate the outcome of the|consideration to petitioner No.1.
Conclusion
5. In view of the submission made by the learnedHCGP, it is unnecessary to consider the case of thepetitioners on merit. Suffice to observe that respondent|No.3 being statutory authority is duty pound to consider|the grievance of the petitioners as stated in Annexures - R-and S. The delay as well as non-consideration being|arbitrary, Smt. Veena Hegde, is justified in making theaforesaid submission.
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In the result, writ petitions are disposed of bydirecting respondent No.3 to consider the representations|of the petitioners vide Annexures - R and S_ withexpedition and on or before 07.01.2015 and notify the first|petitioner with regard to the outcome of the consideration.
In.CdaS€,thedecisiontaken/orderpassedIS|prejudicial to the interest of the petitioners, it is open tothem to seek remedy in accordance with law.
All other contentions raised in the writ petitions areleft open.
In view of the urgency, a carbon copy of this order|be furnished to the learned HCGP during the course of the day.
Cad
Sd/-.
JUDGE.
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