IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.18771 OF 2023 (APMC)

BETWEEN:

1. M/S. N.M.P. THARAKARI MANDI, FRUITS & VEGETABLE MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, SHOP NO.4, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, MARKET YARD, DAVANAGERE-577002 DULY REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI N. PARAMESHI S/O L. NINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS.

2. M/S. MALATHESHWARA TRADERS, Digitally signed by FRUITS & VEGETABLE MERCHANTS MAHALAKSHMI B M AND COMMISSION AGENTS, Location: HIGH SHOP NO.1, COURT OF KARNATAKA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, MARKET YARD, DAVANAGERE-577002 DULY REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR AMBAREESH S/O GUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS.

3. M/S. NEELAKANTESHWARA TRADERS, FRUITS & VEGETABLE MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, SHOP NO.10, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, MARKET YARD, DAVANAGERE-577002 DULY REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SMT. E.T. SHAKUNTHALA W/O A.S. THIMMESH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS.

4. M/S. KRUTHIKA TRADERS, FRUITS & VEGETABLE MERCHANTS & COMMISSION AGENTS, SHOP NO.8, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, MARKET YARD, DAVANAGERE-577002 DULY REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SMT. C.M. MAMATHA W/O S.M. CHANDRASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS.

5. M/S. KRUSHIKA TRADERS, FRUITS & VEGETABLE MERCHANTS & COMMISSION AGENTS, SHOP NO.7, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, MARKET YARD, DAVANAGERE-577002 DULY REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SMT. JAYAMMA W/O LATE SHAMBULINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS.

6. M/S. SREE NELLAKANTESHWARA ENTERPRISES FRUITS & VEGETABLE MERCHANTS & COMMISSION AGENTS, SHOP NO.9, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, MARKET YARD, DAVANAGERE-577002 DULY REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SMT. SHANTHA D/O NINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS.

7. SREE SIRSINGI KALAMMA DEVI TRADERS, FRUITS & VEGETABLE MERCHANTS & COMMISSION AGENTS, SHOP NO.6, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, MARKET YARD, DAVANAGERE-577002 DULY REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI KARIBASAVACHAR S/O RATHNACHAR, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS.

8. M/S. SRI MALATHESH TRADERS FRUITS & VEGETABLE MERCHANTS & COMMISSION AGENTS, SHOP NO.5, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, MARKET YARD, DAVANAGERE-577002 DULY REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SMT. SHANTHAMMA S/O LATE BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI CHANDAN B.K., ADVOCATE FOR SRI B. SIDDESWARA, ADVOCATE FOR P-1 TO P-8)

AND:

1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPT. OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

2. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING O/O DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING NO.16, 2, RAJ BHAVAN ROAD, BENGALURU-560001.

3. THE ASST. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, A.P.M.C. YARD, DAVANAGERE-577003.

4. THE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, DAVANAGERE-577002.

5. THE SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, RMC YARD, DAVANAGERE TALUK & DISTRICT-577003.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI M. RAO, HCGP FOR R-1 & R-2;

SRI A.C. BALARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R-3 & R-4;

SRI NANDA KISHORE, ADVOCATE FOR R-5)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE 2^ND RESPONDENT - THE DIRECTOR AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, BANGALORE, VIDE ORDER DATED 28.07.2023 VIDE ITS NO.KRU.MAA.EE/AA.Bi.Vi/L- CUM-S/360/2022, ANNEXURE-K, BEING ISSUED BY THE 2^ND RESPONDENT IN RESPECT OF THE ALLOTMENT OF PREMISES, BEING ALLOTTED AT DAVANAGERE AS PER THE CAUSE TITLE ADDRESS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SHOPS ON ITS ENTIRETY AND QUASHING THE SAME PERMANENTLY AND ETC., THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioners have approached this Court in this Writ Petition seeking to quash the order passed by the second respondent dated 28.07.2023 at Annexure-K and further seeking to quash Annexures-L1 to L8, the notices issued by respondent No.5 dated 03.08.2023 and other consequential reliefs.

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