Mohana G K v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Fair price depot authorization transfer on compassionate grounds after holder's death; rejection on age grounds quashed; Karnataka Essential Commodities (Public Distribution System Control) Order 2016, Clause 13 proviso (authorized holder age below 65); Articles 226 and 227 writ petition (GM-PDS); Joint Director of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Mysore District; Endorsement No. JANIMY/SA.GRA/FPS/10/2025-26 dated 02.12.2025 (Annexure-D); application dated 06.10.2025 (Annexure-C); two-month completion directive; Mohana G K; Krishnegowda; Guluvina Athiguppe village, Saligrama Taluk, Mysuru; Saritha Kulkarni AGA; A.V. Gangadharappa advocate.
What did the court decide?
Impugned Endorsement dated 02.12.2025 (Annexure-D) quashed; second respondent directed to transfer the Fair Price Depot authorization to the petitioner, with the transfer to be completed within two months of receipt of a certified copy of the order if the petitioner satisfies all other requirements.