- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23626 WP No. 10310 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 10310 OF 2025 (GM-PDS) BETWEEN: 1. SRI A DHANUSH S/O LATE SRI. A. R. ANAND KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, RESIDING AT ALADAHALLI, KUNKANADU POST, KADUR, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577182. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K B NAVEEN KUMAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA M.S. BUILDING, VIDHANA SOUDHA VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES, CHIKKAMAGALURU TOWN, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577101 REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY DIRECTOR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K P YASHODHA., AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT DTD 19.12.2024 IN AA.NA.SA:NYA.BE.AAM:CR:26:2024-25 ISSUED BY THE R2 (ANNX-A). Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23626 WP No. 10310 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER The petitioner has sought for a direction to set aside the endorsement at Annexure-'A' dated 19.12.2024 and further direction to respondent No.2 to consider the representation at Annexure-'F' dated 06.03.2025. In terms of Annexure-'F', the petitioner had sought for transfer of the authorisation from his father to his name, as his father had passed away on 10.09.2024. 2. The application of the petitioner came to be rejected with an endorsement that the petitioner had not completed 18 years of age and the said endorsement at Annexure-'A' has been challenged. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondents fairly submits that the application at Annexure-'F' has been given on 06.03.2025 and as on such date, the petitioner had already completed - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23626 WP No. 10310 of 2025 18 years and had attained majority and that the substantive right for transfer of authorisation on compassionate grounds would be considered and necessary orders would be passed on Annexure-'F' without reference to the endorsement at Annexure-'A'. 4. In light of such stand of learned Additional Government Advocate, the respondent No.2 is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner at Annexure-'F' without reference to the endorsement at Annexure-'A' and pass necessary orders regarding transfer of authorisation within a period of three weeks from today Accordingly, the petition is disposed off. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE VGR