{"id":176402,"date":"2010-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-k-gangadhar-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-21-october-2010"},"modified":"2019-01-25T00:35:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T19:05:58","slug":"b-k-gangadhar-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-21-october-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-k-gangadhar-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-21-october-2010","title":{"rendered":"B K Gangadhar vs The State Of Karnataka on 21 October, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">B K Gangadhar vs The State Of Karnataka on 21 October, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: H N Das<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT or :&lt;AR1\\%.ATAKA AT BANGAL_O}\u00a7E._ W.V\nDATED THIS Tm: :2 r &#039;T DAY OF OCTOBER, 295:6 % &quot;   *- \n\n\u00a33 E. FT) RE\n\nTHE HON&#039;BLE MR. .1 l__}STIC\u00a3-_&quot;i HN. \u00a7J,4AGAM\u00a70H.AN \nWRIT PE&#039;I&#039;I&#039;i&#039;I(&#039;)i\\&#039; N0. .1&#039;1&#039;975{2ooS(GM~R1a:sj   \n\nBETWEEN :\n\nB.K.GANGADHAR  ;\ns\/0 B.K.KEMPE3GOW[.);A\\  A \nAGED ABouT54,Y}s:{:::\\:;&lt;--s T \nCLASS I REGD.CC),N1?R;-&#039;x_C&quot;I&#039;(ER     A\n(CIVIL), R\/AT N0. 13;s;r+;&#039;;m1A~C;;R \nGAG AN ACHU M&#039;B.m\u20aci:}  B i_._1jif:&quot;vR,_(&#039;_)A&#039;i),,_  V\nKUVEM_P1V;&#039;NAc?;AAVR. i\\\u00ab*ii&quot;fS\u20ac)I{\u00a3\u00a7L&#039; I   PETITIONER\n\n(By sri.K.PRAS,A:j H%&#039;:(Vi&#039;iA&#039;I&#039;}i.&#039;fi_; _:*..\u00a5\u00a7&#039;\\?..:)\\.---\n\nAND :\n\nV&quot;  &#039;Tr1Ta:&#039;%&quot;sTA\u00a7;:3e: .\u00ab:)&quot;I~*..1&lt;;-xi-A  .r\\&#039;I&quot;.=&#039;\\ KA\n\n TREP_R&#039;1&#039;:A,.T.:I3js,\u00ab' H'._$' SJi('RPiTARY\nT0  G{')'?\u00ab.F_ERNM13iN'i' (.13: KARNATAKA\nWATER R}fiS(3_.i}R(Ti_\u00a7if\u00a7 I)!--EEMRTMENT\n\n V . M.S.B!JH:_DING,\n  V'-BANGALORE -- 560 um.\n\nD\ni\ns.\n\n\n\n2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR\nCAUVERY NEERAVARI NIGAM LTD,\nCOFFEE BOARD BUILDING\nDr. AMBEDKAR VEEDH}\nBANGALORE W 560 001.\n\n3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER\nI-IEIVIAVATHI CANAL \"ZIJNE\nTUMKUR -- 572 I02.\n\n4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER  _\nTURUVEKERE CANAL,---DIVIS1.G*N.,  '_\nTURUVEKERE '     I  ~  \nTUMKUR DISTRICT. \"    RESPONDENTS\n\n(By Sri.K.S.MALI.II&lt;;A--R3Uff~E&#039;A1AH, GPFQR &#039;R&quot;E\u00ab,3 &amp; 4\nSr&#039;; RAMACI%IANiERA, FOR&#039;M.R\u00a7C_.R&#039;A&#039;V-1;&quot;ADV.,\nFOR R2 ~94.)        *\n\nT1\u00bbII&#039;SI&#039;WIRIfI:*, PETA:I&#039;TIONfI:S EIL&#039;EE&quot;UNDER ARTICLES 226\n\nAND 22&#039;: OR _GCONST&#039;1.TUT.}ON OF INDIA WITH A\n\nPRAYER To QUA.SH.ANNEXIJR.E--L DT.11.i2.2006 WHEREIN\n\nR3 CHIEF ENGINEE-R HAS &#039;REJECTED THE REPORT OF THE\n\nEXPERT _WI&#039;F}\u00a30UT. ASS1&#039;\u20ac_3NING ANY REASONS AND ETC.\n\n wRIT&quot;&quot; --- &quot;PETI&#039;T1&#039;ON COMING ON FOR\n\nH&quot;-.1PRELIMINARSAEEARING -\u00ab&#039;B&#039; GROUP THIS DAY, THE\n&#039;C&#039;O&#039;IIR*T_R_A.,SSEI)_TEE FOLLOWING;\n\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>IILIIIIS writ petition the petitioner has prayed for a writ in the nature<\/p>\n<p>  &#8221; :cV\u00e9IIII*OraI*i to quash the Order dated 1 1_.l2.20(&#8216;)6 passed by respcmdent NO.<\/p>\n<p>   per Annexure L.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a2\u00a5{\\i<br \/>\n&#8216;K.\n<\/p>\n<p>I.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>2. Petitioner was entrusted with excavation of Hemavathi Canal<br \/>\nfrom 56&#8243;&#8216; KM. to 57*&#8221; KM. Accordingly on 16.06. E990 there came to be<\/p>\n<p>an agreement between the petitioner and the respondent. D_L1ri_ngVitlte&#8217;rcot1rse<\/p>\n<p>of excavation of the canal work a solid rock was found. On._oral&#8221;ins&#8217;tructions <\/p>\n<p>from the concerned engineers of the respondent the pe&#8217;titio&#8217;ner&#8221;&#8216;uscd&#8217;acontrol 7.<\/p>\n<p>blast to remove the rock portion in the canal.i&#8217;I&#8217;hereafter.tt\u00a7_e.A petitionuervtnatlce<br \/>\na claim for this non&#8211;tendered work of the<br \/>\nThe measurement books of  not find a<br \/>\nreference with regard  the nattire iength of control blast.<br \/>\nTherefore the  thought it appropriate<br \/>\nto appoint&#8217;:_one  retired Joint Director of CWPRS,<\/p>\n<p>Pune, a rock&#8221;w&#8211;speciali;&#8211;:t to  the matter and to submit a report.<\/p>\n<p>_cVAccordiiiglytA.Sri. B&#8217;\u00a7&#8217;3+.\/_E_.VVRVan&#8221;aegt)wtia submitted a report as per Annexure K<\/p>\n<p>V_and&#8217;th.e C()1_&#8217;tC}1.i&gt;&#8217;.i.4()zi1;&lt;1V are as under:<\/p>\n<p>5.l ~.1nh.abitedfvillageis and factory quarters, HT towers are located close to<\/p>\n<p>the&#8221;canal alignment and HT and LT power transrnission lines and rope<\/p>\n<p>it  &#8221; wa.y run across the canal alignment. Considering the large number of<\/p>\n<p>ujtargets to be protected against blast induced damages and their<\/p>\n<p>.&#8221;&#8216;\\I&#8217;m&#8217;<br \/>\n.7&#8243;\n<\/p>\n<p>proximity to blast site and the quality of strata to be excavated it is<br \/>\nopined that earth work excavation with controlled blasting isessential<\/p>\n<p>and clearly justified in the case of KM 57 ofTBC.<\/p>\n<p>5.1.: The circular guidelines clt. 13.10.1998, olj&#8217;__tl1&#8243;e.::Go:\\:it.ll\u00e911\u00a7l\u00a5: t;tt:t\u00a2&#8217;d <\/p>\n<p>on the precedent practices and stz1nda1t.ds,_ The sam_e.gi1&#8217;itleli&#8217;nes 7.<\/p>\n<p>could be adopted for<br \/>\ncriterion, earth work   <\/p>\n<p>to be carried outillorf  the  KM 57.\n<\/p>\n<p>5.2 Earth work excavation  to be adopted for<br \/>\nthe full length  in:  57lf1*1;es emcee earth work quantity of<br \/>\nl776S:&#8217;&#8211;l_.84_  Mlilland HR, excavated by blasting is<\/p>\n<p>required tos&#8217;oe1clas&#8217;s&#8217;:t&#8217;i.&#8217;ed &#8220;earth work requiring controlled blasting.<\/p>\n<p>__5.3 Adjata of Rs.1&#8243;9.5_[; lll1.&#8217;c1Sl:l)(&#8216;3t3l&#8217;1 approved in March 1994 (199394) and<\/p>\n<p>. &#8216;ope1&#8217;at.eAci:.l&#8217;or&#8217;the balance earth work executed under controlled blasting<br \/>\nll  This rate could be adopted for settling the claim of<\/p>\n<p>the&#8221;eort&#8211;tracto1&#8217;.\n<\/p>\n<p>-hgxf-&#8230;.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>3. Subsequently respondent No. 3 passed the irnpUgTV1\u20ac*d&#8221;&#8221;order at<\/p>\n<p>Annexure L dated 1 1.12.2006. In this order at Annexure  No.<\/p>\n<p>3 has neither rejected nor accepted the report of  <\/p>\n<p>Thereafter respondents issued a co1nrnuni_catio.n2dated&#8221;06:06;2&#8217;0082..,tofthe7..<\/p>\n<p>petitioner as per Annexure N statingrhat theyiizre  tojgpiay any<br \/>\namount to him. Hence, this writ petitioni, 6&#8242; _\n<\/p>\n<p>4. Heard arguments Vo&#8217;n._.Vfr,oti1*2_ theside_&#8217;~an&#8217;d~. perused the entire writ<\/p>\n<p>papers.    _ <\/p>\n<p>respondents by Viorrier_.iddziteddd*\u00a34.&#8217;09.2006 appointed one Sri. B.M.<\/p>\n<p>Rarnegowda, retired 3oi11t;I}irec\u00bbtor, CWPRS, Pune &#8212; a rock specialist to<\/p>\n<p>. _inspec,t\u00ab spot and to submit a report with regard to the nature of rock, the<\/p>\n<p>V&#8217;:1e\u00bbngth of ,COI1[i&#8217;0:1&#8243;&#8216;~b_1aStS used and the quantity of the entire excavated<\/p>\n<p>muatejrihaii.&#8217;  K dated 26.10.2006 Sri. B.M. Rarnegowda<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Vsubrn.itted iaareport. It is obiigatory on the part of respondent No. 3 to<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Lconsiider the report submitted by the expert. But in the impugned order at<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;~i:~AnVF:16XL1fC L respondent No. 3 has neither accepted nor rejected the report<\/p>\n<p>\/7&#8217;l\\&#8217;;&#8217;\\\\j<br \/>\n\\.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>submitted by rock specialist &#8212; Sri. B.M. Ramegowd:-1. There is no<br \/>\njustification for respondent No. 3 to ignore the report subrnitted by the<br \/>\nexpert. On this ground alone the impugned order is liable   V.<\/p>\n<p>For the reasons stated above, the following;<\/p>\n<p> :\n<\/p>\n<p>i. The writ petition is hereby allowed.\n<\/p>\n<p>ii. The impugned order dated 13.1 .passed*b_y\/[respondent No. 3 as<br \/>\nper Annexure L &amp;1id_fft_hei_l_  communication dated<br \/>\n06.06.2008 issued per Annexure N are<\/p>\n<p>hereby    z: _,<\/p>\n<p>iii. &#8216;Fhe7n&#8217;1a&#8217;tter  No. 3 for fresh consideration<br \/>\nby consii\u00abcl_erivngjll  submitted by rock expert Sri. B.M.<br \/>\n_ft\u00e9arneigoxydall0ds&#8221;&#8216;pe.::___A_nnexure K as expeditiously as possible and in<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  &#8220;..1.21ter than two months from the date of receipt of copy<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; . . er&#8217;   v(iv).1*clered accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<p>Sd&#8217;\/3<br \/>\nJUDGE<\/p>\n<p>  % -I.L\u00a7s\/:&#8217;3iii02010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court B K Gangadhar vs The State Of Karnataka on 21 October, 2010 Author: H N Das IN THE HIGH COURT or :&lt;AR1\\%.ATAKA AT BANGAL_O}\u00a7E._ W.V DATED THIS Tm: :2 r &#039;T DAY OF OCTOBER, 295:6 % &quot; *- \u00a33 E. FT) RE THE HON&#039;BLE MR. .1 l__}STIC\u00a3-_&quot;i HN. \u00a7J,4AGAM\u00a70H.AN WRIT PE&#039;I&#039;I&#039;i&#039;I(&#039;)i\\&#039; N0. 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