- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6145 WP No. 3152 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 3152 OF 2024 (GM-PDS) BETWEEN: SRI. RUDRESH AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, S/O EREGOWDA ALIAS DODDAMARIGOWDA, R/AT BETTADA MALLENAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 432. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RITHISH D. NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, VIKAS SOUDHA, DR. B.R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (FOOD), DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.K. KENCHE GOWDA, AGA) Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6145 WP No. 3152 of 2024 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASH THE NOTIFICATION DATED 30.12.2023 ISSUED BY THE R2 IN NO.FOOD/FPD(1)/CR 130/2023-24 AT ANNEXURE-C AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate has placed a copy of the Government Order dated 14.02.2024, whereby the Government has taken note of several directions issued by this Court including directions issued in W.P.No.19575/2022 dated 30.11.2022. Directions are issued that all earlier notifications issued for establishing new PDS depots/shops shall be withdrawn. Directions are also issued that henceforth before issuing such notification for the establishment of new PDS depots/shops, all necessary information shall be forwarded to the State Government through the Commissioner of Food and Civil Supplies, and without the approval of the State Government no such decision shall be taken for the establishment of new PDS depots/shops. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6145 WP No. 3152 of 2024 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate would therefore submit that the grievance of the petitioner is reddressed by the Government Order dated 14.02.2024. It is also submitted that by virtue of Government Order dated 14.02.2024, the notification at Annexure-C will be withheld. 3. Placing the submission of the learned Government Advocate on record, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18 CT: BHK