- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6923 WP No. 102770 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 102770 OF 2025 (GM-PDS) BETWEEN: MAHESH S/O PUNDALIK BHANDAGE, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TURMURI VILLAGE, TQ: AND DIST: BELAGAVI-590 001. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. GOODWALA SADIQALI NAZEER, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU-01. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, FOOD, CIVIL AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, CUNNINGHAM ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU-32. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, FOOD, CIVIL AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, BELAGAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI-590 017. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6923 WP No. 102770 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Sadiq N.Goodwala., counsel for the petitioner and Sri.Praveen K.Uppar., AGA for the respondents have appeared in person. 2. The petitioner is the son of the original licence holder Smt.Anandi Bai. She died on 18.03.2025 and hence, the petitioner filed an application for compassionate renewal to transfer the licence in his name on 07.04.2025 by filing a representation to the third respondent. However, the third respondent issued an endorsement stating that the petitioner’s mother was over aged and hence, he is ineligible for the grant of authorization on compassionate grounds. Under these circumstances, the petitioner is before this Court. 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. 4. A short controversy is regarding the age of the original licence holder. The issue regarding the age is no longer res integra. It is pivotal to mention that in several Writ - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6923 WP No. 102770 of 2025 Petitions, this Court has already decided that age shall not be a bar for transfer of licence on compassionate ground. Under these circumstances, the petitioner would be entitled to favorable order. 5. The Writ of Certiorari is ordered. The endorsement dated:15.04.2025 issued by the third respondent vide Annexure-C is quashed. A Mandamus is ordered directing the third respondent to transfer the licence in favor of the petitioner, within a period of six weeks from the receipt of certified copy of this order. 6. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is allowed. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP/RH LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 17