Vishnu v. Vs State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: unpaid payment for works; Department of Minor Irrigation; representation Annexure-M dated 08.07.2023; writ of mandamus; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; respondent Nos.3 and 4 (Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada; Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation and Ground Water Development Corporation, Mangaluru Division); four-week compliance deadline; disposal without deciding entitlement; High Court of Karnataka; Justice R Devdas; WP No. 35344 of 2024 (GM-RES); NC: 2025:KHC:4636.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent Nos.3 and 4 to consider the representation dated 08.07.2023 (Annexure-M) and take appropriate steps to redress the petitioner's grievance, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within four weeks from receipt of a copy of the order. ¶31