IN THE HIGH OUPT OF VA?NATAHA AT BANGALORE Dated this tle 3rd Day ci April 1998 BYFORE THE HONELF NP. JUSTICE CHANDRASHEYARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO.11199 tO W,P.11203/1998 BEIMEEN: 1, Sri, H,Suresh, s/o Hanunanthappa, aged 35 years. r/a. Bavilcere viildcie, Tarikere 2, Sri. Srinivsa, s/o Annalab, maj or, r/a. Dugoapura vi11ae, Tctrikere Tq,, 3, Sri, T,D, Narayan, s/o Doadaiah, major, Kodi Canp, Tarikere ui,, 4, Sri, Syed Abbci, s/o Imdrnsab, major, Kodi Carp, Trj]-ere T,, 5. Sri. YasheenbasKa, s/o sheik Anwar, major Kodi Camp, Tariker • ,,PFTITIONbPS (By Sri, N,R, Najk & Associates, Advs,) 1. State of KarnataJa, by its S€cretary, Rural S Urban Development, M.5. Buildinqs, Bd.ngalOre—1. 2. chief Officer, Town Par’cnayath, Tan ere .ESPO’DETS (By Sri. . aoarajarod. GA) Thewrit Petitjc are oled uneer Articles 226 227 of the constitution or India, with a prayer to set aside and Uasn the notices issu in boct/PR/ Mjs/27ti/97—98 dt, 28,398 vide krmnex.Cl to Annex—C5 ano etc Te Writ Petitionscoming on for preliminary hearirq this day, the Ocurt made the followir j:— ORDER The petitioners have participated in the auction held by the Town Panchavath, Tanikere. auctioninq the niht to sell meat in the Tanikere Towr The officer of the Town Pnchayath acceotec the oids offered by the petitioner a were hiuhest, conse uertly, t netitior re a depositd the iro rt as rer te ters of te auctin saL. rhereart r t acceptance of bia by the Ofticer who conctuctc auctien was olacea hfcre the Town Parchavath, Tanikere. The Towr Panchavath resolved, after looking into the bids offerec. by the petitioners ——3 e3e not tc acceot the said bids since they were very low. Accorcinaly. the Panchayath resolved to reauction the riqt t to sell the meat in the “arikere ltwn • 1 iie decisior was car ur.icated to the petitioneflas per nnnexure—C1 to C5. The said conwnur.icaticn is challergea b the petitioners ir these Writ Petiti r.s. 2. It is cont” th..t then orce the off 4 :er who is authorised to auction the right to sell meat acceots the bic, the Item Panchayath has no authorit) ytegoe5ve - to reject ti-c acceptance of the bus oiiered by ti-a petitioners. One of th concitions of auction sale is that the Town Panchayath may either accept the bid otferea or reJct the ‘ane. In view I ti-is cord’tion, th Town rcct)ath has ‘ own eithtr to accept or reject the bat offerea in the auction. Therefore, I rind that ti-ere is no illeoality in re5ecting he bids offered b the petitioners by the Itwi Panclayath. Tie reason ;iven by the Itwn Panchcyati not to -—4 bt e —4— coept the bids offered by the tetitioner, is very low. The reason given b th anthayath can not be eaid tc be motivated. Tterefore, find no reaor to irterfere in tPeca nat4t4nnc 3, coordirgly, I pass tie foil wing order:— The”e Writ Petitions are rejected. Ii the Town Panchayath deoides to reauction t’ same, it is open for the r..tition rs to participate in tie said auction, Sd/s JUDO ‘S cs/bnv/—