- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31889 WP No. 23255 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 23255 OF 2025 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: BASAVAKALYAN MEENU GARIKE SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITHA (REGD) A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERRATE SOCIETY ACT, 1959 REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE NO.RSR/ARI/1983-84/9403 (PARAVANA S.C.) BASAVAKALAYANA, BASAVAKALAYANA TALUK, BIDAR DISTRICT - 585 327 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI. RAJKUMAR S/O. LATE ROOP CHAND, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGENDRA KUMAR K.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DIRECTORATE OF FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31889 WP No. 23255 of 2025 BENGALURU - 560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DIRECTOR FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, 3RD FLOOR, PODIUM BLOCK, VISVESHWARAIAH KENDRA, DR. BR AMBEDKAR BEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560001. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES, JUNGALA KOYI AREA, MANNALI ROAD, BIDAR - 585 403. 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BASAVAKALAYANA TALUK, BIDAR, BIDAR DISTRICT - 585 403. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SHAMANTH NAIK., HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 17.07.2025, BEARING SL.NO.MEE.NE.TEK/HA.GU.PA/2/70/2025/E-1780336, PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2, AS PER ANNEXURE-J. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31889 WP No. 23255 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The petitioner is aggrieved with the second respondent's decision to issue tender notification despite extension of the contractual period by a year and receipt of the fee therefor. Sri Nagendra Kumar K, the learned counsel for the petitioner, contends that the petitioner has invested substantially in purchasing fingerlings and in growing them in the subject tank. Sri Shamanth Naik, a learned High Court Government Pleader, who was called upon to accept notice for the respondents, while pointing out that the petitioner's remedy must be with the proper bench and not before this bench, submits on instructions that the petitioner's fears or apprehension of immediate action on tender is not well-founded because there is not going to be immediate action within the next seven days. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31889 WP No. 23255 of 2025 Taking on record Sri Shamanth Naik's submission as aforesaid on record, the petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy before the appropriate bench. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE NV