- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33658 WP No. 25891 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI WRIT PETITION NO.25891 OF 2025 (MV) BETWEEN: 1. R.V. SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS S/O LATE R.VENKATESHAM CHETTY SRI VENKATESHWARA BUS SERVICE PALAMNER, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGESHA M.E., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SECRETARY STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY TTMC BUILDING, K.H.ROAD SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU-560 027. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. VAHEEDA M.M., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE OF A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE SECRETARY, STA BENGALURU, THE RESPONDENT TO TAKE DECISION ON THE PETITION GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER ON 05.04.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-D. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33658 WP No. 25891 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER This Writ Petition is filed for directing respondent to consider petition submitted by petitioner on 05.04.2025 at Annexure-‘D’ to pass appropriate order thereon in accordance with law. 2. Sri M.E.Nagesh, learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is a existing inter-State stage carriage operator under Permit no.43/1964 from Tirupati to Bangalore route and back. It was submitted that one M/s.Venson Transports Pvt. Ltd was an inter-state stage carriage permit holder under permits no.33/49(A) and 33/49(B) issued by State of Andra Pradesh from Chittor to Bengaluru route and back. It was submitted that there was difference of route/timings in Annexures ‘A’ and ‘B’ and petitioner noticed that certain portion of route namely Whitefield-Malur had been deleted which was impermissible as it was an inter-State route. Therefore, petitioner had submitted representation as per Annexure - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33658 WP No. 25891 of 2025 ‘D’ to respondent to examine same and to take necessary action. It was submitted that though petition was received on 05.04.2025 with endorsement, ‘examine and put up’, no further action was taken and respondent had kept it in cold storage constraining petitioner to approach this Court. In view of above, learned counsel sought for allowing of Writ Petition. 3. On the other hand, Smt.Vaheeda, learned AGA appearing for respondent on advance notice would submit that in case petition at Annexure-‘D’ were still pending, same would be examined in accordance with law and appropriate orders passed thereon within reasonable time. 4. Heard learned counsel and perused writ petition. 5. Since only relief sought in writ petition is for Mandamus directing respondent to consider petition at Annexure-‘D’ which appears to have been pending with respondent from on 05.04.2025, it is found appropriate to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33658 WP No. 25891 of 2025 dispose of writ petition by directing respondent to consider petitioner’s petition at Annexure-D in accordance with law after issuing notice to all affected parties and providing opportunity and take appropriate decision as expeditiously as possible within an outer limit of three months from date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 6. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. SD/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE RHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18