{"id":9338,"date":"2008-10-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-gurubasappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-by-its-on-24-october-2008"},"modified":"2014-07-06T06:57:14","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T01:27:14","slug":"sri-gurubasappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-by-its-on-24-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-gurubasappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-by-its-on-24-october-2008","title":{"rendered":"Sri Gurubasappa vs The State Of Karnataka By Its … on 24 October, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sri Gurubasappa vs The State Of Karnataka By Its … on 24 October, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: D.V.Shylendra Kumar<\/div>\n
?l\u00a7P\/,\u00bb\/\n\nm THE HIGH coum or  \n\nDated this the 24th dv\u00e9ay  :7'\n\nBEEQRE % '\n\nTHE HOWBLE   '$HY\ufb01ENDi2A KUMAR\n\nBETWEEN:  \n\nWrit Petizio\ufb01 Ht; 1's\u00e92_g [LB-RES]\n\n     V\nSON 'O.}?\"'31%L_SHE_K.%_RAPPA HQLEGUND1\n\n' AG}\u00a3;' MAJOR'; VCHAIRMAN \n\n KOPPAL'-'UE2_B\"AVN'DVEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY\n\n\"=2\u00ab;o?PA:.._ DES'? VKO_P?\ufb01L._.\n\n PETITIONER\n\nA'  k'%gVB3{sz& s N Hatti, Adv)\n\n- 'v.TPiE~$;T{'\u00a2XTE OF' KARNATAKA\n' v..\u00a3s\u00a7r1*rsT~s:s;cRETARY\n\nD13':-?r.'cf.~\u00a7* URBAN DEVELOPMENT\n1\u00bb: SIILJILDINGS\n\n<;\u00a7M3a'EDKAR VEEDHI\n\n" _E;'&NGALORE--01\n\nTHE DEPUTY CC)M\u00a7\u00e9ISS\u00a5ONER\nKOPPAL DISTRICT\n\nKOFPAL ., RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n
[By Sri K Vxdyavati, HCGP]<\/p>\n
THIS WRIT PETYFION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 EFF’ THE<\/p>\n
CONS’f’I’TUi’l’ION OF’ INDIA, P\u00a53AY1NG TO QUASH THE CIRCULAR<\/p>\n
2<\/span><\/p>\n
DATED 7-\u00abK11-~2007 ISUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OFKARNATAKA
\nVIDE ANNEXUR’E–D AND ETC. M  <\/p>\n
ms PETITION comm om FOR ogoms icoum
\nMADETIEFOLLOWING:  v_   <\/p>\n
Writ – petition by a      Las
\nchairman of Koppal Urba\ufb01   in tef\ufb01as
\nof the government .or(1_er  [A o11exure–A to
\nthe Writ petition]  if  member of the<\/p>\n
Karnataka   V’  Bank [KDCC],<\/p>\n
  claims to be a. director of
\nAutoliiobiles  ‘Consumers’ Co-operative Soceity<\/p>\n
Ltdg,-V Ha1i\u00a7a;., has q::_e\u00a7iioned the mazity of the order dated<\/p>\n
. . ”  to the writ petition}, is aggrieved that<\/p>\n
I  flee  to tender resigantion in terms of the<\/p>\n
eommmiie\ufb01\ufb01on dated 9–11–2007 [Armexure-C to the Writ<\/p>\n
   .. originated from the of\ufb01ce of the deputy<\/p>\n
‘ ‘._ <:'o:\ufb01missioner of Koppal district, purporting to be on the<\/p>\n
 " * "oasis of the gevemment circular dated 7-11-2007<\/p>\n
{Annexure-D to the writ petition]; that the mtitioner is<\/p>\n
sought to be relieved of his of\ufb01ce before three
\nyears as has been mentioned  ojrtieii-j V30;
\nthat a request of the deputyf   fort]
\npetitioners resigiation  or
\ncircular under  any basis or
\nreason; that it is at application of mind,
\nan  ' tftierefore liable to be
\nquasheti;  is \ufb01led questioning the
\nlegedjtye    the request of the deputy
\n   VV  .4 — . an " i '<\/p>\n
2.  _v  isued to the respondents and they<\/p>\n
  Ms K Vidyavati, learned government<\/p>\n
‘   Statement of objections has also been \ufb01led on<\/p>\n
i’   respondents. An application is moved seeking<\/p>\n
 for” agitating the interim order of stay, on the smzngth of<\/p>\n
it *  the petitioner has continued to be in o\ufb01ice of the<\/p>\n
 chairman, Koppel UDA so far.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
3. Appearing for the petitioner, Sri S__
\ncounsel, submits that the question  to:
\nthe interim order and dispose} of  .1?-‘$3
\npetition itself can be heat\ufb01egn  p   is<\/p>\n
taken up for dispesal.\n<\/p>\n
4. Sri Hatti, petitioner would very
\n  I under the impugned
\ncircmei’..pe.$.44_\u00a7;eii:’tee  of the deputy commissioner
\n A’   of the pe\ufb01tioner and like<\/p>\n
pereo.1:ie,te is  arbitrary action; that it is without<\/p>\n
3 Ieese3:1_V”o’1r jueti\ufb01cation and Without evaluating the<\/p>\n
A =._”‘pet’i’o1*:t1e;1ce or merit of any of the incumbents in the o\ufb01iee;<\/p>\n
 ae\ufb01on of this nature seeking en masse resigantion<\/p>\n
titer  out threat to terszninate the services in the event<\/p>\n
i ” * of Vo\ufb01iee bearers not obiigng to tender their resigantion, is<\/p>\n
 itiothing short of a gees arbitraiy action opoeed to the<\/p>\n
requirement of the state action being fair and the power<\/p>\n
being exercised in 3. bone \ufb01de manner and only for<\/p>\n
ye  <\/p>\n
5. On the other hand, Ms K vidys:;\u00ab.;i\u00e9.ti,*i
\ngovernment pleader, would sub_mit,__tha_i:”
\nnature questioning the legality ::’of
\ncome in for examination   __c<\u00a7
\noccasion and such "_i*1a've'beer1't1is1I;issed; that
\nsuch is the videw    following
\nWhich, a   has dismissed a
\nsimilar writ  case being in pari
\nmateriga'  by this court earlier in
\nWP NoV:'1.84o1'  :14-to-2008 in the case of Sri M<\/p>\n
Ravindra  '\u00a3I(?,VIfS1A1&3-_b'SV"t2\u00e9':;ittt3 of Karnataka, this writ petition<\/p>\n
 V' \u00abis to…be:,_Adismissed'"ar1d there is no justification to continue<\/p>\n
  of stay; that the interim order should be<\/p>\n
vziie\u00e9-ited';r:onseque:1tIy the writ petition should also<\/p>\n
1' ' V"  .  "d.ismis$e_d.\n<\/p>\n
  ii “Atte:1’o’on is also drawn to the provisions of Section 5<\/p>\n
.  V  ii  the Karnataka UI’be.’:%.!T} Development Authorities Act, 1987<\/p>\n
and submits that the very appointment being at the<\/p>\n
‘pleasure’ of the government, the  <\/p>\n
any gievance if such appointme1_1Li\u00bbs teririii1aied;”‘ihat <\/p>\n
aspect had been indicated in tile Vex}; ;t.”‘\u20ac51fder.”= ”<\/p>\n
and therefore the 2   iofvi
\nvioiation of principles ;ofnati1reifjiustioe…’ ” ii I V\u00bb<\/p>\n
7. I have examinedxatiie’  vesiihmissions and also
\nthe earlier decision  judgment of the
\nSupreme   Vzomntctir<\/p>\n
8. _Whiie~4i’tie\u00a3at any arbitrary action is frowned<\/p>\n
   v*i.o1ati{?e’oi’\u00abA1’tic1e 14 of the Constitution of India<\/p>\n
  the State is required to be fair and any<\/p>\n
 is. required to be exercised in a fair and bone:<\/p>\n
 \ufb01de mariner, in the present case, the ratio of the decision in<\/p>\n
‘iii_1;r;ei f’.r case of SHIQILEKIIA VIDYARTIH [supra] is<\/p>\n
  .i _\u00bbV_<_\u00a7istjng11ishabie for the simple reason that the exercise of<\/p>\n
power in the ease of SHRILEKHA VIBYA.Rfl'.Hif [supra] was<\/p>\n
being examined in the context of en masse termination of<\/p>\n
services of district government counsel by of
\nUttarapradesh, who had been
\nthree years after undergoing seine
\nakin to probation. The  of
\nabout the termination" and  frowned
\nupon saying that it   eras uncalled for
\nparticularly   of the service that
\nis being  government counsei.\n<\/p>\n
9. ‘”i’he–. ‘  _ ieittzation was one involving the<\/p>\n
appoiritnieni _ oi’ _  to public bodies and the<\/p>\n
 AA agpoin\ufb01nente  purely political. It is not as though<\/p>\n
‘ either-.tf1e’siiit;=ibiIity or quali\ufb01cation or merit of the persons<\/p>\n
. intoyinor are they examined for their performance<\/p>\n
 in   The appointment itself is pnrely political and<\/p>\n
‘ [7  pleasure of the governor, in the sense that it can be<\/p>\n
‘   terminated at any time within three years.<\/p>\n
10. While Sri Hatti, learned counsel for the petitioner<\/p>\n
submits that the circular having been issued in the context<\/p>\n
of change of government and the state being broughtteider<\/p>\n
the Presideri\ufb02s rule and therefore submits that <\/p>\n
is bad in law etc., even this being purely a   K  <\/p>\n
and not involving any right of  ‘V<\/p>\n
need for this court to enter  iipo\ufb01ticsi  <\/p>\n
examining such action on the  T  14 of
\nthe Constitution of II1di.\u00ab’Ai~14_.. \ufb02~  14esse111:ial1y
\nmandates the state not,.to:’_ iffom person to<\/p>\n
person “of’-the state,’ one dimension of the<\/p>\n
Ar\ufb01cle 14’i’is”  to the state to desist<\/p>\n
from arbitraI”y’ac’tionV-.  is how arbitrary actions are<\/p>\n
else     These are normally in the<\/p>\n
T.  bene\ufb01t in favour of a citizen or in the<\/p>\n
i   sense   of any existing right. The very<\/p>\n
-.  to the of\ufb01ce being at the discretion and during<\/p>\n
it   of the govertunent, such matters carmot be<\/p>\n
 ‘j”exe,Irii11ed on the same touchstone.<\/p>\n
We<\/p>\n
10<\/span><\/p>\n
11. Be that as it may, in my opinion, the rfagiiio”<\/p>\n
in the case 9:” smzrmxrm vmzggmz  teapot” be<\/p>\n
invoked for the examination of eIii\u00aeI\u00e9”it’S’-{if   <\/p>\n
particularly in the wake  faets
\ncommissioner has e11_1y    from
\npersons like pet:itionq\u00a71*si7 T ._  is yet to come
\nand at this stage; the  this court.\n<\/p>\n
Even if     acting as per the
\ndirectio:r2s.r.o f  then, no thxeatenned
\naction ihas   es against the petitioner and<\/p>\n
therefore Iie..;r1eed’ 1r._of1i1*t1\u00a7er examine the merits of this writ<\/p>\n
   ‘V  the interim order of stay granted earlier<\/p>\n
153115 wjitfgeii\ufb01on is vacated and the writ peti\ufb01on itseif is<\/p>\n
L V .\u00a71ismsise\u00e9;_<\/p>\n
Sd\/–A
\nIudqe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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