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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DHARWAD BENCH

DATED THIS THE 16 TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2014

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER

WRIT PETITION Nos. 107838-892/2014 (GM-PDS)

BETWEEN:

1. T MARISWAMY SETTY S/O. T RAGHAVENDRA SETTY AGE: 50 YEARS, R/O. DESHNUR VILLAGE TQ: DIST:

2. RAVIVARMA SHETTY S/O. NARASAIH SHETTY AGE: 45 YEARS, R/O. K BELAGAL VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

3. B E PRADEEP KUMAR S/O. LATE LAXMI PATHI SHETTY AGE: 44 YEARS, R/O. K BELAGAL VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

4. SHIVAKUMAR SHETTY S/O. GURUSWAMY AGE: 43 YEARS, R/O. A K HALU VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA 2

DIST: BELLARY

5. S VEERESH S/O. S BHADRAPPA AGE: 44 YEARS, R/O. KONCHAGERI VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

6. G S SHAIKSHAWALI S/O. ABDULSAB AGE: 52 YEARS, R/O. VILLAGE & POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

7. A RAMAPPA S/O. A THIPPANNA AGE: 50 YEARS, R/O. DEVALAPUR VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

8. H RUDRAGOUDA S/O. NEELAKANTGOUDA AGE: 45 YEARS, R/O. 64 HALIKOTE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

9. K.PAKIRAPPA S/O. LATE KURI NAGAPPA AGE: 48 YEARS, R/O. RUDRAPADA VILLAGE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

10. S DHANAMMA W/O. SHIVARUDRAGOUDA AGE: 50 YEARS, 3

R/O. HAVINAHALU VILLAGE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

11. D SHAIKSHAWALI S/O. HASANSAB AGE: 45 YEARS, R/O. THEKKALAKOTE VILLAGE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

12. Y KHADAR BASHA S/O. RAJESAB AGE 30 YEARS, R/O. THEKKALAKOTE VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

13. M.DEVIRAMMA D/O. LATE M VEERESH AGE 30 YEARS, R/O. 6TH WARD, THEKKALAKOTE VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

14. HUSSAINSAB S/O. WALISAB AGE 55 YEARS, R/O. THEKKALAKOTE VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

15. J KOTRAPPA S/O. PAMPANAGOUDA AGE: 50 YEARS, R/O. POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY 4

16. SHIVASHAKARGOUDA S/O. MAREGOUDA AGE: 50 YEARS, R/O. SIRIGERI POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

17. POMPAPATHI SHETTY S/O. VENKOBASHETTY AGE: 52 YEARS, R/O. SIRIGERI POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

18. V PRABHAKAR SHETTY S/O. VENKATESH SHETTY AGE: 35 YEARS, R/O. SIRIGERI POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

19. V AURUNDATHI W/O. V SAMPANTH KUMAR AGE: 40 YEARS, R/O. NO. 182 WARD NO. 1, SIRIGERI POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA, DIST: BELLARY

20. S MALLIKLARJUNA SWAMY S/O. VEERABHADRA SWAMY AGE: 50 YEARS, R/O. MUDDATANUR VILLAGE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA, DIST: BELLARY

21. A SANNA BASANNASHETTY S/O. VENKOBANA SHETTY AGE: 55 YEARS R/O. SIRIGERI POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA 5

DIST: BELLARY

22. B SURYANARAYAN SHETTY S/O. VENKATESHAPPA SHETTY AGE: 45 YEARS R/O. SIRIGERI POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

23. M VERUPANAGOUDA S/O. BASAVANAGOUDA AGE: 46 YEARS R/O. HAGALUR VILLAGE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

24. B SHARANAPPA S/O. THIMAPPA AGE: 56 YEARS R/O. HAGALUR VILLAGE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

25. S NINGAPPA S/O. SANNA ERAPPA AGE: 52 YEARS R/O. B G DINNI VILLAGE, POST: KOTTALA CHINTHA TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

26. J GOPALA S/O. DODDA AYYAPPA AGE: 42 YEARS R/O. PARAVI VILLAGE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

27. N RAMANA GOWDA 6

S/O. LAKSHMI REDDY AGE: 47 YEARS R/O. K SAGUR VILLAGE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

28. M ERANNA S/O. ERAPPA AGE: 58 YEARS R/O. NADAVI VILLAGE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

29. R DATTA SHETTY S/O. VEERESHAPPA AGE: 50 YEARS R/O. THAKKALAKOTE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

30. J VASUDEVA SHETTY S/O. THIMMAIAH SHETTY AGE: 50 YEARS R/O. MANNUR VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

31. BASAVANAGOWDA S/O. HANUMANTHAPPA AGE: 46 YEARS R/O. BYRAPURA POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

32. T SATHYA NARAYANA S/O. KANTHAPPA AGE: 40 YEARS R/O. UDEGOLA VILLAGE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA 7

DIST: BELLARY

33. K MOULASAB S/O. RASOOL SAB AGE: 50 YEARS R/O. THEKKALAKOTE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

34. R VEERESH S/O. VIRUPAKSHAPPA AGE: 55 YEARS R/O. THEKKALAKOTE VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

35. B BASAIAH SHETTY S/O. ESHWARA SHETTY AGE: 60 YEARS R/O. HATCHOLLI VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

36. H M GURUPADAYYA S/O. SHIVA MURTHAYYA AGE: 55 YEARS R/O. H VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

37. B SANNA RAMAIAH S/O. MAREPPA AGE: 42 YEARS R/O. BHAGEWADI POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

38. G VEERESH S/O. MADDANAPPA AGE: 55 YEARS R/O. TEKKALAKOTE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA 8

DIST: BELLARY

39. RASULABI W/O. NABISAB AGE: 45 YEARS R/O. TEKKALAKOTE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

40. D HULGAPPA S/O. DURAGAMMA AGE: 46 YEARS R/O. TEKKALAKOTE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

41. M ANSAR BASHA S/O. KHAJA HUSSAIN AGE: 39 YEARS R/O. TEKKALAKOTE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

42. R ASHOK KUMAR S/O. LATE R SHANTHA AGE: 45 YEARS R/O. TEKKALAKOTE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

43. S MAKADUMSAB S/O. BANDE NAWAZ AGE: 42 YEARS R/O. TEKKALAKOTE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

44. MARUTHI SHETTY S/O. ERAIAH SHETTY AGE: 55 YEARS R/O. TEKKALAKOTE, 9

TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

45. A GAVISIDDANAGOUDA S/O. ESHWARGOUDA AGE: 48 YEARS R/O. TEKKALAKOTE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

46. S B SIDDARAMAGOUDA S/O. DODDANAGOUDA AGE: 50 YEARS R/O. SHANAVASAPURA, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

47. R MANJUNATH SHETTY S/O. VISHWANATH SHETTY AGE: 43 YEARS R/O. TEKKALAKOTE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

48. M NAGARAJ S/O. GOPAL RAO AGE: 43 YEARS R/O. VILLAGE, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

49. THIPPANNA NAIK S/O. HANUMANTHAPPA AGE: 45 YEARS R/O. KENCHANAGUDDA THANDA, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

50. G VENKATESHAPPA S/O. BHEEMAPPA AGE: 46 YEARS 10

R/O. KURUVALLI POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

51. M VEERESHGOUDA S/O. M PAMPANAGOUDA AGE: 42 YEARS R/O. HARALIGANUR VILLAGE & POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA, DIST: BELLARY

52. S VEERESHGOUDA S/O. NAGANAGOUDA AGE: 42 YEARS R/O. TONDEHALU VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

53. M NARASHIMAMURTHY S/O. M SANNAPPA AGE: 55 YEARS R/O. BALAKUNDI VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

54. D RAJASHEKAR SHETTY S/O. D RAJASHEKAR AGE: 50 YEARS R/O. BALAKUNDI VILLAGE TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY

55. A DODDABASANA SHETTY AGE: 54 YEARS R/O. SIRIGERI POST, TQ: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY. ... PETITIONERS

(BY SRI : GODE NAGARAJA, ADVOCATE) 11

AND :

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES & CONSUMER AFFAIRS M S BUILDING, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001.

2. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES & CONSUMER AFFAIRS CUNNINGHAM ROAD, BANGALORE-560003.

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES BELLARY DIST: BELLARY-583101.

4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES BELLARY SUB DIVISION DIST: BELLARY-583101

5. THE TAHASILDAR SIRUGUPPA TALUK DIST: BELLARY-583121

6. THE RATIONING OFFICER FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES SIRUGUPPA TALUK DIST: BELLARY-583121. ... RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT. K. VIDYAVATHI, ADDL. GOVT. ADVOCATE) 12

THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF , PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED CIRCULAR DATED 26.03.2014 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-E, ETC.

THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER

I have heard learned counsel for the parties. The point in issue in these writ petitions is covered by the decisions of this Court in W.P. Nos.107393-7481/2014 between P. Rami Tulasi and Others vs. State of Karnataka and Others disposed of on 22.08.2014. These writ petitions are also disposed of in terms of the aforesaid order. No costs.

Sd/- JUDGE hnm