Sri Rajashekar a Hiremath v. Principal Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; oral order dated 20.01.2025; W.P.NO.732/2021 (LB-RES-PIL); petitioner Sri Rajashekar A Hiremath (Devaraj N., Advocate); writ of mandamus under Articles 226 & 227; direction to Respondent No.1 State (Principal Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayath Raj Department) to place report after spot inspection of Survana Gramodaya Yojana 2nd Phase and Chief Minister Grama Vikasa Scheme; respondents include CEO Zilla Panchayath Kalburgi, KRIDL engineers, PDO Ganwar Gram Panchayath, EO Taluk Panchayath Jewargi; Jewargi Taluk; Kalburgi District; office objections; three weeks to cure objections; automatic dismissal otherwise; listing on 20.02.2025; bench: Chief Justice N.V.ANJARIA (per curiam author) with Justice M.I.ARUN; no substantive adjudication; no quantum; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural order only: three weeks granted to remove office objections; on compliance the petition is to be listed on 20.02.2025; failing compliance the petition stands dismissed automatically without further reference to the Court. No substantive adjudication on the mandamus prayer.