-1 - WP No.2834/2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13 TH DAY OF JUNE 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.G.RAMESH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA WRIT PETITION NO.2834/2017 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. SRI UDAYA NAIK S/O ANNAIAH NAIK AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS OCC: FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KARKALA – 574 104 UDUPI DISTRICT 2. SRI FRANCIS.D S/O DUSTINAPPA.L AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS OCC: FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KARKALA WILDLIFE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KARKALA – 574 104 3. SRI NARAYANA S/O CHANKODE AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS OCC: FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KARKALA WILDLIFE RANGE KRAKALA – 574 104 UDUPI DISTRICT 4. SRI SEETHARAMA PRABHU S/O VASUDEVA PRABHU -2 - WP No.2834/2017 AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KARKALA WILDLIFE RANGE KARKALA – 574 104 UDUPI DISTRICT 5. SRI MOHAN M.V. S/O VELAPPAN M.K AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS OCC: DRIVER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KARKALA WILDLIFE RANGE KARKALA – 574 104 UDUPI DISTRICT 6. SRI MANJUNATHA.Y S/O YELLAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KARKALA WILDLIFE RANGE KARKALA – 574 104 7. SRI DURGAPPA S/O SANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE SOMESHWARA WILDLIFE RANGE HEBRI, KARKALA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT 8. SRI SUDHAKARA S/O KORAGA PARAVA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE SOMESHWARA WILDLIFE RANGE HRBRI KARKALA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT 9. RAGHURAMA SHETTY S/O KRISHNAIAH SHETTY AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS -3 - WP No.2834/2017 FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE SOMESHWARA WILDLIFE RANGE HEBRI, KARKALA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT 10. SRI UDAYA KUMAR S/O POKRU AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE SOMESHWARA WILDLIFE RANGE HEBRI, KARKALA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT 11. SRI H.J.SUBBA S/O JUBBA MOOLYA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KARKALA WILDLIFE RANGE KARKALA – 574 104 12. SRI ANNAPPA S/O GEDDE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KEREKATTE WILDLIFE RANGE SRINGERI TALUK CHICKMAGALURU DISTRICT 13. SRI. H.K.NAGESH S/O KALASAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KEREKATTE WILDLIFE RANGE SRINGERI TALUK CHICKMAGALURU DISTRICT 14. SRI ANAND BHANDARY S/O LATE BADIYA BHANDARY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS FOREST WATCHER -4 - WP No.2834/2017 OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KOLLUR WILDLIFE RANGE KOLLUR POST KUNDAPUR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 220 15. SRI SHEKHARA POOJARY S/O SHEENA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KOLLUR WILDLIFE RANGE KOLLUR POST, KUNDAPUR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT -576 220 16. SRI KRISHNA MARATI S/O KORAGA MARATI AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE KOLLUR WILDLIFE RANGE KOLLUR POST, KUNDAPUR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT -576 220 17. SRI B.NARAYANA SHETTY S/O BASAVA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS GROUP-C EMPLOYEE OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE SHANKARANARAYANA WILDLIFE RANGE KUNDAPURA DIVISION KUNDAPUR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT -576 220 18. SRI JOGA POOJARY S/O ANNAIAH POOJARY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS LITERATE ASSISTANT GROUP-C OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE SHANKARANARAYANA WILDLIFE RANGE SHANKARANARAYANA KUNDAPURA DIVISION KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 220 -5 - WP No.2834/2017 19. SRI VITTAL NAIK S/O KORAGU NAIK AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE SHANKARANARAYANA WILDLIFE RANGE SHANKARANARAYANA KUNDAPURA DIVISION KUNDAPUR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 220 20. SRI KRISHNAMURTHY HEBBAR.T S/O GANAPATHY HEBBAR AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS OCC: ASSISTANT GROUP-C OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE SHANKARANARAYANA WILDLIFE RANGE SHANKARANARAYANA KUNDAPURA DIVISION KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 220 21. SRI RATHNAKARA SHEREGAR S/O VENKATRAMANA SHEREGAR AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS OCC: FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE SHANKARANARAYANA WILDLIFE RANGE SHANKARANARAYANA KUNDAPURA DIVISION KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 220 22. SRI SHEKHARA KULALA S/O NARAYANA KULALA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OCC: FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE SHANKARANARAYANA WILDLIFE RANGE SHANKARANARAYANA KUNDAPURA DIVISION KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 220 -6 - WP No.2834/2017 23. SRI LAKSHMAN KULALA S/O MANA KULALA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS OCC: FOREST WATCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE SHANKARANARAYANA WILDLIFE RANGE SHANKARANARAYKANA KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT- 576 220 24. SRI SURESHA NAIK.H S/O NARAYANA NAIK AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS OCC: FOREST WTCHER OFFICE OF THE RANGE FOREST OFFICE HEBRI WILDLIFE RANGE KARKALA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI NITYANAND V.NAIK, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FOREST ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY M.S.BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, ARANYA BHAVAN MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU – 560 055 3. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS CHICKMAGALURU DISTRICT 4. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS KUNDAPUR DIVISION UDUPI DISTRICT 5. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER KARKALA WILD LIFE RANGE KARKALA, UDUPI DISTRICT -7 - WP No.2834/2017 6. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER SOMESHWAR WILD LIFE RANGE HEBRI, KARKALA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 112 7. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER KEREKATTE WILDLIFE RANGE KEREKATTE, SRINGERI TALUK CHICKMAGALURU DISTRICT 8. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER SRINGERI, CHICKMAGALURU DISTRICT 9. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER SHANKARANARAYANA KUNDAPUR DIVISION KUNDAPUR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 16.2.2016 GRANTED BY THE KARNATAKA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL IN APPLICATION NO.6618-6641 OF 2015 AND TO ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THESE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL AS PRAYED FOR VIDE ANNEXURE-A & B. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, H.G.RAMESH J., MADE THE FOLLOWING: O R D E R H.G.RAMESH, J. (Oral): On 13.04.2017, three weeks’ time as sought for was granted for removal of office oBjections raised on the petition failing which it was ordered that the petition would stand dismissed. As the office oBjections were not complied within the time granted, the petition stood dismissed on -8 - WP No.2834/2017 expiry of the time granted. Hence, no further order is necessary. Petition dismissed. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- JUDGE KSR .