{"id":22356,"date":"2009-10-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/g-r-mohan-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-26-october-2009"},"modified":"2018-04-24T14:42:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T09:12:34","slug":"g-r-mohan-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-26-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/g-r-mohan-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-26-october-2009","title":{"rendered":"G.R.Mohan vs The State Of Karnataka on 26 October, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
G.R.Mohan vs The State Of Karnataka on 26 October, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & Shantanagoudar<\/div>\n
   \n\n-3-\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nOATEO THIS THE 25\"' DAY OF OCTOBER 2009\"\n\nPRESENT\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. P.D. DINAKARAN, CHIEF 3.u5E'f1f\u20aci\u00a7\"'  -\n\nAND\n\nTHE HOWBLE MRJUSTICE MOHAN V;EfH:g'NT'A6eAc;O'ubV.\u00e9TEYR.\"*:;_A\n\nWRIT PETITION NO.30947'\/2Y0.Q9V\"('G'I$\/1--RE'S'\u00a579\u00a7L=.3V \n\n\u00a7..E--_IWE\u00a7JN;\n\nG.R.\u00a5ViOHA\u00a5\\.F\n\nAGED 54 YEARS   '\n\nADVOCATE BY PROFEss10--N \u00a3-\nNO.328,. 1-\" 'N' BL.QC.K \n19\"' 'E' MAIN ROAD   '\n\nRAJAEINAGAii1,.ABA--NG.i\\l;O'i2-$1'S\u00bb:$4O\u00bbQ 10; R\n\n(BY RARTY-:s\\2T--PER\u00a7;OT\\I T - \n\n ...... ..\n1. TH E \u00a7f:f.xi;'TYE:ffO.T% '}\\5}~\u00a7Rf\\i.ATAKA\nVIDHAN-A SOL\u00a5E3.H\/%.\n\n \"'BANGA\u00bb!_7ORE- Sea 001\n\nR-ER. RY';Tzs=.\u00a7:H1EE SECRETARY\n\n ER:\\T.ORLORE METRO RAIL\n'\u20ac\u00a7)'R}3~OR_A';T1ON LTD.\n35.9 F-LOOR, BMTC COMPLEX\n\n   -'1:<;R.RR\u00a7OAD, BANGALORE 560 027\n RER; BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.\n\nHPETETIONER\n\n \n\n\n\n%~.J\n\n3. THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER\nOF POLICE TRAFFIC\nBANGALORE CITY TRAFFIC\nINFANTRY ROAD\nBANGALORE 560 001.\n\n..REsPO_N    _\n\n(BY SR1: ASHOK HARANAHALLI, ADVOCATE GENER*AL.:Af,\\IV"~;:S:R\u00abIV DC'  \nVEERAPPA, GOVT. ADVOCATE FOR~'""'R'1. :& ,.R'3;_ ER:\n\nR.N.NARASIMHA NURTRY, sR.ADvOCATE':.;:OR.R:.) --\n\nTHIS WRIT PETITION Is FILED' UNDER.ARTICL..E'S',_22\u20ac\u00bb AND\n227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING T'O_D,IRECT'TRE\nRESRONDENTS TO DESIST FROM"=..CA_RRYII\\E*GA ' OUT THE\nUNDERGROUND METRO PROJECT wOIRT<\u00ab.I_;N FRONT OFATTVHE HIGH\nCOURT AND VIDHANA SOU._DfHA--_ AiND'~.._T.o"aCONCEIVE AN\nALTERNATE ROUTE IN A SCIENI'II='IC'M.ANN_ER.jIN"THE INTEREST\nOF PUBLIC AT LARGE.    ..  \n\nTHIS wR_I__T_ "P!\u00a7IT1'"I.l:QVVNC._'COVT\u00a7EI'FJSCVVVV_L.IP FOR PRELIMINARY\nHEARING ON THTI.SV5._DAVY,"THE COURT DELIVERED THE\nFOLLOWINGI9';      I I\n\n"gA.\u00a3 DGMENT\n\n '  (?I3'eli"v,.ered"Cb'\u00a7["\u00a55.D.DinakaTan, C.J.)\n\n teamed Counsel appearing for\n\n__fE?7!.\u20acif D\u00a73titEO"\ufb02eJ:,'\u00ab:_ Mr.AshOk Haranahalli, Eeame\u00e9 Advocate\n\n with Sri B \\\/eerappa, teamed Government\n\n for re-sDOndents--I and 3 and Mr.R.N.E\\iarasimha\n\n \n\n\n\nMurthy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for respondent<\/pre>\n
No.2.\n<\/p>\n
2.1. Concedediy, the Division aehch of this <\/p>\n
detailed order dated 13″‘ August 2001 in it “= <\/p>\n
vs. State of Karnataka and others :'{_report’edr\u00bb.i_.n’-.i’LP{‘”2’@.Q’i:::_:\u00e9<\/p>\n
irVA_fi*!.et.ro~.Project Work in front of the High Court<\/p>\n
.”‘V._and \\\/iCi*ha’n’a  and to conceive an alternate route in a<\/p>\n
_V:sci4e’riVtific n’1ah’ri_e.r’in the interest of public at large.<\/p>\n
3. Mr. Ashok Haranahalll, learned Advocate General<\/p>\n
appearing for first and third respondents submits tha’t””\u00abthe<\/p>\n
route plan for laying the metro rail had already <\/p>\n
approved by the Government based on the eXlQ\u00bb\u00e9_f:tsVop\u00a7nio\u00bbn”  <\/p>\n
which includes the impugned route <\/p>\n
soudha and High Court both being..__.heritla_g’e   <\/p>\n
learned Advocate General also  that
\ndue care has already  ecology and
\nenvironmental conditions sa’t’rs:lyi::ng:’ Karnataka
\nGovernment Pa  <\/p>\n
4. Accd-rgdling’  Murthy, learned
\nSenior Counseluxa’pp_earing’~–.fl\\or’u”‘l2″d respondent to whom the
\nll”5″lVjVUQ.ned’:l.j’3″:’ worlq hAa’s’l”””‘b’een duly entrusted by the<\/p>\n
Gove’i-rnnilentyf’\u00bb..i_tney_:_i.~ have also taken due care in<\/p>\n
 v,::i?n’plen”ren~t_i’ngVg.the.l’.\u00a7rnpugned project.<\/p>\n
V’ It”~l.s the case of the respondents as a whole, that<\/p>\n
 t’he_y”.’haGve taken the larger public interest into consideration<\/p>\n
_(}_<\/p>\n
and also taken note of the traffic congestion, the present<\/p>\n
and future, in the City.\n<\/p>\n
6. We have given our careful consideratio,n__”-to~,,t~he~\u00ab3<\/p>\n
submissions of ali the parties.   l<\/p>\n
7.1. It is settied principle that  <\/p>\n
decisions, it may not be propenfor th’i–s_’Court,V.tt:.linterfjelre <\/p>\n
with the decision taken by the eitercising
\npower conferred under Art,i.f\u00a7fj%i–e_ ;–i2E\u00a7’.A,of..__tih’e.,Constitution of<\/p>\n
India. In Federation of _R;–if_f:w\u00e9–yj :i.O?fice:rs’w”\/lssociation<\/p>\n
and otherslvs. {(2003) 4 scc 289], the
\nSupreme Courthlais
\nV “?.2._\u00a7i’ra” e.xaini’n.in’gV”a guestion of this nature where
\nzQ’VOlV\u00e9d”bY the government, judicial
\n reviei\u00bb.r  “is limited, When policy according to
\nwhi.c”n orfthe purpose for which discretion is to be<\/p>\n
g exericisevda is clearly expressed in the statute, it<\/p>\n
cannot be said to be an unrestricted discretion. On<\/p>\n
_l”na*tte’rs affecting policy and requiring technical<\/p>\n
K.”‘*~\u00ab”.j_’e;<fpertise, the Court wouid leave the matter for<\/p>\n
decision of those who are qualified to address the
\nissues. Unless the policy or action is inconsistent.\u00bb
\nwith the Constitution and the laws or arbitrary:or'f"y:\u00ab.V:"*..y
\nirrational or abuse of power, the Court  <\/p>\n
interfere with such matters."\n<\/p>\n
7.3. That apart, the Apex Court’il.in7′.’_th’e <\/p>\n
Shakti Foundation v. Govt. of  of<\/a>“DeihViy(:2’i2O’6′)’V210 i A<\/p>\n
SCC 337 has held thus :, <\/p>\n
“:11, ‘*5. While exercising ._th’fe’Vg\ufb01owehrv\u00abi.of__’_judiciaE
\nreview of adnjiiniistfratii;\\_\/e iac]tio.n}’*vi’tjhe”court is not<\/p>\n
the Ap pel  *a_naT’ :t_i’ie_ \u00bb Constitution<\/p>\n
does not .t:r\u00a7iie–co–:;ir*t’to\u00e9diir-ect or advise the
\nexecutiVe’~ “C of policy or to
\nsermonisieg_’q*ua   which under the
\nConstitutyion\u00e9iw V-iiieis’ wiivthizn the sphere of the
\n‘JV.”ileg1’s—lhature “or the “” “executive, provided these
\n ido:’not transgress their constitutional
\n lin*ii.t’s’oi4  powers’. (See Asif Hameed v.
\nQ   CA State \u00a7)l”‘7V:\u00ab].8<'K;, scc p. 3724, para :9, Sim' Sitaram
\n:_"'Si1gar.Co'; Ltd. v. Union of India)<\/p>\n
it  j'"ifl'ie_ scope of judicial enquiry is confined to the<\/p>\n
question whether the decision taken by the<\/p>\n
-9-<\/span><\/p>\n
decision of the Government the court cannot
\ninterfere even if a second view is possible from;'”–._<\/p>\n
that of the Government.”\n<\/p>\n
7.4. That apart, it is also well settled   <\/p>\n
should refrain itself from interfering i-ni..:’ca’rse-.o’f \u00b0pL:.t;l”iti_i_r<\/p>\n
contracts and which has got dire_ct._beariv.ng oni”.:cornm.ercial \u00bb L’<\/p>\n
transactions and which affects th_e.\ufb02ec_on_om.v  State.
\nThe Apex court in the case”of–iTa_t\u00e9r}C;\u00e9i1u[a\u00bbrVv. Union of
\nIndia, (1994) 6 scc:i551 3.’has}iieirdistijus  <\/p>\n
“’70. it den}-eidi.._t’t.–aVt’–.p:the principles of
\njudiciai ajvrevviem-il.5′,’..woti.lVd -.;a’p.piy_ to the exercise of
\ncontracttia\u00e9l ‘p.owe.rs”.t5’y<erci*s\u20ace o'f* that powerliof judicial review. Government
\n.V'i'.s_'  the finances of the State. It is<\/p>\n
V eirpeictedv'toll-'protect the financial interest of the State.<\/p>\n
T  The r'i'ght–.fto "refuse the lowest or any other tender is
\nz"j"\u00ab.__al'wAavs .'aV_vailable to the Government. But, the
\n  pl.rincilp"i~es iaid down in Article 3.4 of the Constitution\n<\/p>\n
-fhahvelto be kept in view while accepting or refusing a<\/p>\n
.’_4’tein’der. There can be no question of infringement of<\/p>\n
it :” 5′ .\n<\/p>\n
Xy”W:,_.\n<\/p>\n
aimww<\/p>\n
_ ii _\n<\/p>\n
9. However, the petitioner having shown concern
\nbasing his submissions on the decision of this Court made
\nin the case of G.K.Govmda Rao, referred to above_,…vve’_:’e.Vre
\nobiiged to give due consideration to the eariier  .
\nof the Division bench of this Court
\naccord our permission to the im:p’isiVgnf_ed’V
\nliberty to the petitioner to  so ” it
\ndesires to the first respondent from the
\ndate of receipt of a   \u00abend reposing<\/p>\n
confidence in the:..S’tat’e to tef\u00e9e  isticn suggestions<\/p>\n
aiso into considereti\u00ab’on…_  <\/p>\n
The writ petiitivon  of, accordingty.<\/p>\n
Sd\/ -1* _
\nChief Etl\ufb01me<\/p>\n
Sdf\u00e9
\nEUDGE<\/p>\n
V  —  V .o   Yesfmo<\/p>\n
   Host: Yes\/No<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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