IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE amen THIS THE 6"' mv OF ocroaaz 2010:"v.::"f--.»_:"'--_' BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRJUSTICE MOHA.N"'S»H.ANTarf§AéOU'BZ\R wan PETITION Nos.3g2156-451;*2V01o(6M-PD$)A f«f i BETWEEN : 1. Shiva Rudrappa . , S / 0 Late Basavanyapjsa Aged about 40 years' V ' R/0 ManchikQppaVi11age ' _ Shikripura..Ta_1uk I Shirn0ga'_If}jst:§ia(i1;.. , Sri. Shafiulli-a1'E§ha11_ ~ _V S/ of :1'-,Iu séain H'gi'an H Aged about " v . R/ 0 Chikka .jambu r._Vi}..1a~ge Shikripaqra Talukg' A Sh.i:n0ga'"D_i st1:iCt. '" : 'Sfi. Shankar Nam 'V " S/o.Cha(1CEra Naik years " = X .Seereta1*y'to"VSS1\? '1\/__Iut_fige nV1'11age Slfikripura Taluk gShim_.<)ga District. ;--.s}i. Lohita ; S/0 I-Ianumanthappa a Aged about 55 years Secretary, VSSN Kuskur Village Shikripura Taluk Shirnoga District. Sri. Siddaramanna S / 0 Kariyappa Aged about 50 years Secretary VSSN Hirejambur Viliage Shikripura Taluk Shirnoga District. Sri. Hoovappa S/o Channabasappa Aged about 52 years Secretary, VSSN Kacienandihalli Village & Fest' :4 Shikripura Taluk " Q' 7 ' V A Shimoga District. V " e ~ " ._ ., "fl..PETITIONERS [By Sri. .'D,E;ac}iinath§ V. AND I. 1" _ Shikaripura Taiuk Office Shikaripura Town. The C0m'mis'si_O11_er_ . Dept. ofF¢0d C'iVi1,S.upp1ies 81 Consumef Affafis " ' Iniianfxy Roaé-V _____ H . A AA _B'aI1g%11ofe__--~ 560 001. The Commissioner ' .Shimoga}j District Shimaga Town The T-z::hs1'1dar . . .RES PONDENTS [By Sri.Narendra Prasad, HCGP) -3- These writ petitions are filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India \m'th a prayer to direct the respondents to immediately considers"-the
petitioners Ann–A representation dt.30.8.1Q for
entrustment of retail kerosene distribution shop-tho–‘the~..
iicensees of the jurisdiction fair price depots. _.
These writ petitions are coming on f0’r’pifeI»irmIriary.i_ ‘*
hearing, this day, the Court madejthe’follo–wing_:_” «. V
The petitioners have s_o’u.ght Afor at to
respondents to consider representation vide
Annexure ‘A’ dated entrustment of retail
kerosene distribution
is of the petitioner that the
Deputy Coijrimissioner.:..i1as passed the order for
‘entrusting keros’enVe_distribution Eicence to the licencees
ofpthe ju_risd.ictiona1 fair price depots and on the same
basisfithe ought to have taken action.
s”B:e.Vthat as it may, this Court does not Wish to
A ‘~:Cco;IVii’nent anything on the merits of the matter
inasmuch as the representation ought to be considered
respondents 2 and 3 on me?) in accordance with
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law, having regard to the provisions of Karnataka
Essential Commodities (PBS) Control Order, 1992.
It is needless to observe that in case, if some
persons are holding kerosene distribution li%:en;:e,: H
cannot be deprived of their live’lihood_ by
licence in favour of other personsvvithoutl_recourse”t.o”~_
law. The existing kerosene
will have to hold min.i’ni.nm cards a’s'”per Clause
11 of the PDS Control OI4derCf”lliE3ie may all the
questions be respondents 2
and 3 V
Accor’dingly}vvritvpetitions are disposed of with a
direction to 2 and 3 to consider the
°’rep’resentation vide lll A C C And nexure ‘A’ in accordance with law
and regard having had to the provisions
OfAl3DSV_’rCO1il.:l*:1″t)l order. This order should not be meant
‘that th’is;Court has observed any thing either in favour
‘orvagainst the petitioners or anybody.
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Compliance of this order shall be made as early as
possible but not later than an outer limit of_..__1_”our
months.
4. Sri.Narer1dra Prasad, learned HCGE?’
for respondents is permitted to fi1:eeem.emod
within four Weeks.