HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
KRISHNA S.DIXIT
SRI A C VARSHITH – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent
Petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus to consider his
representation dated 25.05.2015, a copy whereof is at
Annexure-A wherein he has sought for marking/fixing of
boundaries of the scheduled sites. An application is moved
by the Trust seeking it’s impleadment contending that a
portion of the property belongs to it. Ordinarily such
applications are favoured since the applicant answers the
description of ‘proper party’ if not ‘necessary party’ vide
RAZIA BEGUM Vs. SAHEBZADI ANWAR BEGUM AIR
1958 SC 886 and therefore, the leave for impleadment is
granted and petitioner is directed to amend the cause title.
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner argues that
when a citizen makes a representation of the kind, the
second respondent being a statutory authority is bound to
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take a call thereon and that having not happened, he is
knocking at the doors of writ court. There is force in this
submission.
In the above circumstances, this writ petition is
disposed off directing the second respondent to consider
the subject representation in accordance with law and
inform result of such consideration to the petitioner and the
third respondent now impleaded, within an outer limit of
eight weeks. If d
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