1N THE IHGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
CIRCUIT BENCH AT GULBARGA
I)A'I'ED THIS THE: 17TH DAY OF I')Ii',CEE\/IBER, 2009f.
BEF"()RE
mlaz HONBLE: EViR.JUS'['ICi%3 ASHOK B.
WRIT iPE'1'1'1'iON NO.80995 OF "
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S/O v1s1~1wANA"m RAG; PATH
AGED 55 YEARS.
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‘i’1im,Ct§MM1ss1()NER AND
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CIIVII. SUPPLIES.
C UNNINC} HAM ROAD.
BAN GALORE – 52. …RESPONI0)EN”f’S
(BY SR1 S S KUMMAN. GA)
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‘}1′.1:’:is Writ. Pet’,ii:i(m is filed under A3’i.i(:i’es* *
227 of the C(ms1£t1.11io11 of India, p~’i*a1yi’r1g__§tt:Q ‘
Ihfi’, order L.11’1d(:ér Al’1}’1€X1.}I’€ E3 Z’-.vEflI'”l€”i”‘ E ‘:–1I’1’.cE
1*esp()11<:ient:. / E be direct':ec1 to l'€',I1(';':'W""E_ht':§ Ei($c;VA:TA}'(t'tii0ii:’iL):”if¢;;1i040h2i’£sA.__E:–ai.Ieci imic.) questiorx the
I.)epL.1ty daiccl 09.12.2005
“‘.(AI11′}t’1’3’.E,1}’_0 VB} ‘°21«1’.1_<;i___v t"h.e Food Civi} Supplies
7..Cc,1n*1’1;frijs:a.itj*1″1:e:v1fSorder, dateci 06.09.2008 (_A:m<=:xur<-:
C) 'récj':'1£'i1*n1'iiig.5'tlne E")ep:.11.y C(,)I11H1iSSiO}'1CT3'(S orci€1*.
'V'.E:»'he fa<:~fe.s':j)f' the.' crass: in iarief are {E12211 'the? pctiti01'1ez'
"W-'z'1s the auth0risa1;i01'"1 for 1*u;'11'1ing the :{'2:.i.r price
4931-4.
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(ic:’p(‘)1’. for M21ys21Egg21 xri}E21gc%, Bas-a.w.1I{a.}ya1’1 ‘£’a1u.k.
Bi(‘1.&Ei1’ DiST,1’i(‘1. “H10 pe”l’iti(‘mer Claims ‘{i1’1E1.i. 11.6 has
be€1’1 1’Lm1’11’ng his fair price ciepcfl. for the
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Vcars wit.h(>ul g;§ivi11g any room for any CornpE’ai1′}1fS: ” H
Tl’1e C:-11’c1.s 2.1ss;:;ig11ed to a1″1()1.1’1c?r’ f;;:.i’I”‘»-;;):fi.titior1e1″s fair price depot. ‘~I.}t.””w21s 1.’c;u1’1dA T1’f§;121″t=– fife’
pc.Lit.ione1″ has kept. tw<3._'i3a11':f.ci'Swji' kC.1j()sem:'"on" the
road side for se11i11g the se1An1e=i'12' '-}x_"_)E.'«.V1"c.e1__{ .ma1*ket.
This a1Ee.ga1:i():n"
«.,1é_'(,1d ¥_t():: t:.F1e’~. é’i1_S;pe:1:fSi(‘)1’1 of his
all14}1()I’if?§V€i{‘ib’1’} “.{‘_HIL§ was (éha11e1’1ged by
‘£’}’1(= pet’i1″~i.cm«4:.r t)y7’§vz1y’4..g5AI7.a~ppc:aI be-:f’01*L-“r the third
1’cspcm_.r..ient. ‘1_’he..i’hifd ‘1″‘ésp01’1cier1l disposed of the
“e:~:r1id”£1’ 5C3€3a11gEI)V cli’i*eté1.i_11 r the first res omicmt to
– ‘ .1 x…
e1_1 q1.riry withir1 a. p<3ri0d of om', r1m1'11.h.
T§l'iT1(f)u'§;1'1 vt'1I1.i_$f_– (_i1"('1I.” was })as&sc(i 011 15.77.2005. the
” ‘:’*»s’%s}31’1 gzgiven to the
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pci:i£’i(>1_'”:e1*. ‘i’he }’)€'{.iIi()I’1t,’I’ <t1'1aIle11g§e(i the said
(:2-mc:'e1Iat1'o1'1 0rc:ler 'oei'(:)re the third 1*esp<)ncient 1'j1.*1"–.T
a1ppca1} No.15?/2005»~O6 which was (1iSl11iSSfi?~d.
()6.()9.2()O8. On s1..1i"1'ez'i;~1g £119: two c(;)r1('u
this pe'é1iti0n filed.
2. Sn’ C R Boudh, t,11e i£r4a1’1’1efi._(rC11r1$¢»}” f§>1.’:tihefg
petit.1′(:«r1e1′ alleges tllat the
Rs.5.000/- by way As
the pt32t’,it’,i(me1- d1’d_1’1o1. demand.
he 113.5 filed a ‘1’ahsi1dar.
He s’L11)}1 1it’s5eéit,i1e1″ in Me1ysaEga or
Hatyal h21S*L1c>Mdge€1 .af11y»'<i:'E§;a1piaim' in the c11's1:'ibuI;i0n
of 1'.h¢:§." £'o0dgr2.11"1fis=..am_d U16? kerosene. He 2.1}.s() has the
§3'1"i:(:,*V§i1'1-'.,iv€"()V'f}f"!'h(T delay of five months on U16 part of
f"i1"s1'."–;¢(3sp0:5i§.1t§'ijai: in passing tfhe orcier. He has also
j the gi9ie;.\¥*'a_r1Ce over the initiaI.1'()1'": of the pro(:eeciir1gs in
'..fzr..«~¥_é;1fj(='.:_.)t,. 01' E\/i2'I:ysz:1I;,g21 x»-'i1i2ag_§e.._ e1_1t'.}.'1Qugh {.110 ctmquiry
was-:. iI1i! iE.'d,Cd in respe(*.1 of I'M: dist.1'ib'u1.i(_)1"1 of the
I<.<'31'C)S'a'{'.'.11€ in I*~.1a'£:yz11 \:*i11z=1g;;(*. 'i'11;z11′)r11i1.:’~:. t.1’1:§-H. flu-2 two 931.805 are mixed up only 1.:’3.._
throw the ci1.1st’. into 1.116 eyes of the 0ffice1*s 2.11}H(:1″-t;1’it=: f’-.
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3. Sri S S Kumman. the 1<§'é1"I'I1'cci C§ov{:tfii1'11d_e11i–f'.w
Advo(:ate submits that the p§?t.i1',ioI§r.–:__rT3215 I161}. 1(3dg._-§e€1»_ '
z'-my c(jtt?t§(iiI1gs. “Phi:
S}”1i1’é11′::%tc>ci’21i’f£53.?’ I101. 21 pa1’t,y’ E0 this writ. p€:ti1′:i()1’1. Sri
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c()11sic1c1*al"ion of (_:1i11(:11i11g 1":1at.e1'ia1s. the Iiopuéxy
Commissioner has passed the cyrcier ofc:e1n<_:e11at_io11
\xIhi(1E'1 is 1"ighE.Ijy' (.'.()nfirn'1Cd by the t'.hi1'(.1 1'cs})()1'1(.1cn_t"T.
a1ppc'11aE.e aut,h()rity — Commissioalm.
4. This Com’E: fincls it. (iif’i’iV(.’.;.»1V1t to .*~(1(1:(%:;j)_1b t;I1€:–_
a1?lcg2;1ti()1’1 of the demand for a
In the first place: no ct()1111)1ziTi_1’1’*t~’._is rr1’adc~ Ve«1g’t1_ii’1$f’E:«–»thr¢*
Shi’rast;edar eit,hc=.1′ \vi_t;11 the____ f;y._)_11″<v:,_Lj' or *w_i'€.h_5 the
L(';1<ay1.11<I.21 or with E1I1)}"}'1j§___{.11'C_IT f-,<V):{'t'i{'?ei1f…»FL1_1't:l1e1*, it is
t41'it'.e that the _zi1Vi1(§_:g'cLti'(V)"I'ViS' "mt'a_1a1fiC1€-3sVV" (:a1'1n01. be
(1}a,*k’-‘ of a person against’.
whom t.11<f3r'_z1re f1'1ade.»– V 'é'.J(')r (.:a"m I !_~3hO\V i1'1.ciL.:1gen(*.e
2_m(1, «1'_§.;1'[£'I'F'C1'C}1CC~_.i'i'1 the Ina-1H;C1' on the g1'0und ()fi.1'1e
dfiziay 0,11=.{he '~–p_a1'1 of the Deputy Commissiorler in
péj1$.S'i.I'1§Z V1'1':"_E?._ iinVpL,ig11céd o1'd<:~,r. T119. g1*i.€:v2;11'.1ce of the
j f)é',f.i(E:{.'['1&'1f 191213 to be (1'()1T1s1'(;ic1'(«'.(i balsed only on the
,.ft\iJ<"'j'impugraeci {)I'(if:',I'S. 11'. is not. known. wI1e.1,iae.1' the
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siat.c:111&21'1is 01' tile }_)L"?1'S()l}§ in whose p1"€?StEl'1('.t' the.
iiiz1.l'i2=i;.r.z'-11" was Ci1'E.1\V1'1. whiic seizing two b211'1*eEs5"».c§i7.._"3
ker0sci1e}wi€i'e 1*c:cfo1'cEed. VV}'1i1c"~ 21 detailecl .–A€*:i-}(]'L_.li1":r%"
iiiay not be (:m'1t'en1p1aiie(.1 L.lI]d€iT: »th<;:
()I"(;i<i212 atieast 21 si.11111n2.a.ry t:1"1q1.airfit(_ii.':_i_i'C)'i*1iiiiiigfi
basic principics oi" neimrai iiagiié '"11;
the pei.ii.ioriei’ has 1’iz1i1:ir:f§E ‘w*Em’V§has
d€3I’}.’1€11′”id€C1 the n1c>i1eyif1;c_>i*ii
remzirks (‘)Li§.§:}.}1.<.'::,:'14Vyk:'}. for. The
p1’:1<;=.1' Ei€§r:f'i"oi'ii.cé(} with the
(*ompEa:i"1'i offer his remarks
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iiiaslc 1..md(“1* this cilazise u1’1.less the
2;u.zi1l1<)1'ised cle:et}ei* or fail" price d(;'.pC}'f lias
been given a 1'€E1SO1'12,1blE,'. oppc)1'tu1'1ity 0_{f..__"' V
being heelrd."
6. “P116556 aspecizs of U162 ;”:1n21″_::’&-:19 l’;~ai>’e’ l”lO’v’;.l’l”” A:’A
jw-rigl1t?d with the app<»:llai,e 2iL1.ii:l1Q1*ityA"also;
both the orders are liable,..1;oA"-b€–»._ c1uaé'l1sad ,émd
3.C(?.0I’diI1gly they are qL12ishe£lQ* Z
7′. The qtlzi-sh’ir1g [of tlie im’pv%;ig1jédj'()rdcrs does
not aL1t«:,3mat.iéail”;_y ;fr:3<:a11.4vt'l1.e}1 1;h_'=:~? petitioner is entiiiled
to the i'c?;Sf..£)rat.i<)151 authorisaiion. The
E1.H('3g£1?:ii'(}l'1_S ei:gé1iV§1sVt"'liini'are sc1'icms. it is alleged iiliai
'dieVpE~:€'i-t'.i'oiici'*has detained with him 78 1'Ellji()I1 cards.
l1'lST.'€'fc1dx (3.f:"'f5§fl}l:li1vg..th€ kerosene at; Rs.i l /– per letter.
he liécss I.3€.:'éi'i-.€§bl.li1'1g it at: RS217/~ per later in the ()})€I"l
@391.
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1112.-xrkm. He disp()S<:*s of rivc' and wheat. alsc) in the
S£i1'"1'}E3 mammal'. it is 211leged.
8. This pet’it’.i()1’1 disposeci with 21 d1’1’C(‘t’i()11 tr-,-,.\__
{he first 1’esp()1’1c1e1T1i E10 (.:c)11sider {“119 (t()t1T1pE’2u’V1’3-tn–._V7
z_1g221i11st. the peiiiticmcr in e1<':c:()1'd.e2u'11’1« f( )”r _i*.hel’-~ ‘
fair price. depot’ in i:1’1ree 1111″1i}1s i i:I__1é”.f1′()m T §?§’.’.iv”1<':31'{.('?':,"'
()fpmcIuCtior1 of the cc-31*1.ified <_?'c3v%;L)§'2'«~()f' tod'e1y 's'-r)::1'_=dé'1f;. H
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