- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53082 WP No. 10291 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 10291 OF 2025 (APMC) BETWEEN: 1. M N LINGARAJU AGED ABOUT 61 YERAS S/O NIRVANAPPA MADANURU KASABA HOBLI, TIPATURU …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAYA KEERTHY M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION VIKASA SOUDHA VIDHANA VEEDHI BENGALOORU - 560 001. 2. DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING #16, RAJBHAVAN ROAD BENGALOORU - 560 001. 3. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE TIPTUR - 572 201 TUMAKURU DISTRICT REP. BY ITS SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI M RAO, HCGP., FOR R1 & R2: SRI. T. SWAROOP, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT NO. KRIMAAEE KRIUU MAA SA (T) /1277/2024-25 DATED: 31.12.2024 ANNEXURE-B ISSUED BY THE R-3 AND ETC. Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53082 WP No. 10291 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader (HCGP) accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 and 2. 2. Sri. T.Swaroop, learned counsel is directed to take notice for respondent No.3. 3. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking to quash the impugned endorsement dated 31.12.2024 (Annexure-B) issued by respondent No.3, wherein respondent No.3 denied the request for renewal of license of the petitioner as Weighman on the ground that the petitioner has attained the age of 60 years on 20.07.2024 and as per the Government Circular dated 14.01.2011, the petitioner is not entitled for renewal of licence. 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned HCGP for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and Sri. T.Swaroop, learned counsel for respondent No.3. Perused the material on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53082 WP No. 10291 of 2025 5. Learned counsel for both sides submits that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of H.YASHODAMMA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS1 (H.YASHODAMMA), wherein this Court has directed the respondent-authority not to refuse the renewal of licence of the petitioner only because he has completed 60 years of age. 6. The issue involved in this writ petition being squarely covered by the aforesaid decision in ‘H.YASHODAMMA's’ case (supra), the writ petition needs to be disposed of in the similar manner. Accordingly, this Court pass the following: ORDER i) The writ petition is allowed. 1 WP.No.8729/2025 (APMC) and connected matters, D.D.29.04.2025 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53082 WP No. 10291 of 2025 ii) The impugned endorsement dated 31.12.2024 (Annexure-B) issued by respondent No.3 is hereby quashed. iii) The respondents are at liberty to reconsider the matter afresh on merits without holding that the petitioner has attained the age of 60 years. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- _____________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA HA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 5