1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 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: SIRUGUPPA DIST: BELLARY 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. KARUR 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. SIRIGERI 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 HOSAHALLI 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. KENCHANAGUDDA 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 INDIA, 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.