- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45723 WP No. 4330 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 4330 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: IK KAVITHA, WIFE OF S A GOPAL, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, PROPRIETOR OF SRI MAHALAKSHMI FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS, SITUATED AT FISH FEED UNIT, NO.2, VANDARAGUPPE, BM ROAD, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562160 KARNATAKA, ALSO RESIDING AT NO 204, PETMARC APARTMENT, KAPIKAD, NEAR KUNTIKANA, KOTTARA CROSS BIJAI, DAKSHINA KANNADA, MANGALORE DISTRICT - 575004, KARNATAKA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI N S SRIRAJ GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDARY AND FISHERIES (FISHERIES), VIKASA SOUDHA, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU - 560001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45723 WP No. 4330 of 2024 2. THE DIRECTOR, THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, 2ND FLOOR, PODIUM BLOCK, VISHWESHWARAIAH CENTRE, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU - 560001. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, 7TH CROSS, KUVEMPU NAGAR, CHANNAPATNA, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 573116. 4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, 7TH CROSS, KUVEMPU NAGAR, CHANNAPATNA, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 573116. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SIDDARTH BABURAO, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) QUASH ORDER DATED 07/09/2023, BEARING NO. DOF- TECH0BRS/01/2020-I-254909 ISSUED BY THE R2, VIDE ANNEXURE-T AND b) DIRECTING R2 TO ACT UPON THEIR ORDER DATED 05/10/2020, AND PAY A SUM OF RS. 68,69,288.40, TO THE PETITIONER, AS STIPULATED, VIDE ANNEXURE-D. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45723 WP No. 4330 of 2024 ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:- "a) Issue a writ of certiorari quashing order dated 07.09.2023, bearing no. DOF- TECHOBRS/01/2020-E-254909 issued by the Respondent No.2, vide Annexure - 'T' and b) Issue a writ of mandamus, directing Respondent No.2 to act upon their order dated 05.10.2020, and pay a sum of Rs.68,69,288.40, to the Petitioner, as stipulated, vide Annexure 'D' c) Pass such other order/s as may be deems fit under the fats and circumstances of the case, to meet the ends of justice and equity." 2. The petitioner's grievance is that subsidy has not been given to the petitioner. On enquiry as to whether the bills raised by the vendors and contractors have been produced before the respondents, learned counsel for the petitioner refers to Annexure-E which appears to be only a statement of the bills. None of the bills having been produced, the question of consideration of the request of the petitioner for grant of subsidy would not arise. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45723 WP No. 4330 of 2024 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to submit all the necessary documents before the respondents which shall be considered by respondents authority in accordance with law. 4. Petition stands disposed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE CHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38