Raja Koushik Nayak vs The District Magistrate And Ors on 20 February, 2024

Karnataka High Court

Raja Koushik Nayak vs The District Magistrate And Ors on 20 February, 2024

Author: Jyoti Mulimani

Bench: Jyoti Mulimani

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                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
                                        KALABURAGI BENCH

                            DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024

                                              BEFORE
                             THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI
                           WRIT PETITION NO.200525 OF 2024 (GM-POLICE)
                      BETWEEN:

                      RAJA KOUSHIK NAYAK,
                      S/O RAJA VENKATAPPA NAYAK,
                      AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
                      R/O KODEKAL, TQ: HUNASAGI,
                      DIST: YADGIRI-585 237.
                                                                    ...PETITIONER
                      (BY SRI. NANDKISHORE BOOB., ADVOCATE)

                      AND:

                      1.   THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE,
                           YADGIRI DISTRICT-585 201.

                      2.   THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,
                           YADGIRI DISTRICT-585 201.
Digitally signed by
THEJASKUMAR N         3.   EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE,
Location: High
Court Of                   HUNASAGI,
Karnataka                  DIST: YADGIRI-585 219.

                      4.   THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,
                           DIVISION OFFICE, SHORAPUR,
                           DIST: YADGIRI-585 224.

                      5.   THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,
                           HUNASAGI, TQ: HUNASAGI,
                           DIST: YADGIRI-585 237.
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6.   THE POLICE SUB INSPECTOR,
     KODEKAL P.S., TQ: HUNASAGI,
     DIST: YADGIRI-585 237.
                                                ...RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. VEERANAGOUDA MALIPATIL., HCGP)

     THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226
AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN
RELIEFS.

    THIS WRIT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY
HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

                            ORDER

Sri.Nandkishore Boob., learned counsel for petitioner and

Sri.Veeranagouda Malipatil., learned HCGP for respondents

have appeared in person.

2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of

Mandamus directing the respondents to furnish the petitioner

the copy of order classifying him as Rowdy Sheeter/ Goonda

and all supporting documents in support of the same as per

representation/ application under RTI dated:16.12.2023 vide

Annexure-B.

3. The prayer sought for by the petitioner is to

exercise a vested right in the petitioner. In the event of

respondents classifying anybody as a Rowdy Sheeter/ Goonda,

it is but required that the said order making such classification
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is furnished, as such a Mandamus is issued directing the

respondents to furnish the documents sought for by the

petitioner vide Annexure-B to the extent available with the

respondents within a period of four weeks from the date of

receipt of the certified copy of this order.

4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of.

Sd/-

JUDGE
TKN/VNR
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