- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48072 WP No. 7590 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 7590 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: M/S AKSHAY GAS AGENCY REP BY ITS PROPRIETOR SMT PADMAJA W/O BASAVARAJA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS NEAR LIC OFFICE VIJAYANAGAR EXTENSION HOSADURGA TOWN AND TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 527 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GOPALAKRISHNAMURTHY C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT RASHMI P W/O S S VEERESH SANGAIAH SHIVA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS BUSINESS WOMEN 2. SRI S S VEERESH SANGAIAH SHIVA S/O SANGAIAH SHIVA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS BUSINESSMAN R1 AND R2 ARE PROPRIETORS M/S V R INDANE GRAMIN VITARAK SRIRAMPURA HOBLI HOSADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 542 Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48072 WP No. 7590 of 2022 3. SMT S O SUSHEELA MAJOR PROPRIETOR M/S HANVI INDANE GRAMIN VITRAK R/A CHIKKAYAGATI VILLAGE MALLAPPANAHALLI VILLAGE MAIN ROAD HOSADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 554 4. SRI R RAGHAVENDRA MAJOR PROPRIETOR M/S SLR INDANE GRAMIN VITRAK R/A BELAGURU VILLAGE AND POST PANCHANAHALLI ROAD HOSADURGA TOWN AND TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 597 5. THE TAHSILDAR HOSADURGA TOWN AND TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 527 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THYAGARAJA S., ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R4 SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R5) ------- THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICE ISSUED/PASSED BY THE R5 DTD. 07.03.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-N AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48072 WP No. 7590 of 2022 ORAL ORDER In this writ petition, the petitioner is assailing the letter dated 07.03.2022 (Annexure-N) issued by the respondent No.5. 2. Heard Sri.Gopalakrishnamurthy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri Thyagaraja.S, learned counsel appearing for respondents No.1 to 4 and Sri.Mahantesh Shettar, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondent No.5. 4. It is argued by Sri.Gopalakrishnamurthy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that, the Respondent No.5 has issued the letter dated 07.03.2022 for transfer of the LPG Cylinder connections without issuing prior notice to the petitioner herein and same was done at the instance of the persons mentioned in Reference Nos.1 to 3 of the said letter and accordingly, sought for interference of this Court. 5. Per contra, Sri.Thyagaraja.S, learned counsel appearing for respondents No.1 to 4 submitted that, in Hosadurga Taluk earlier, only the petitioner's Gas Agency was functioning but now there are three more Gas Agencies installed and therefore, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48072 WP No. 7590 of 2022 the Respondent No.5 has issued the impugned letter at Annexure-N to the petitioner. 6. Learned AGA also sought to justify the impugned letter at Annexure N. 7. In the light of the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, it is not in dispute that, the impugned letter dated 07.03.2022 at Annexure-N has been issued without providing oral hearing to the petitioner herein. Hence, I am of the view that, the Letter dated 07.03.2022 issued by respondent No.5 to the petitioner may be considered as a Show Cause Notice to the petitioner herein and the petitioner be permitted to file reply to the aforesaid Letter (Annexure-N) within a period of 4 (four) weeks from the date of receipt of this Order and thereafter, the respondent No.5 shall take decision in the matter in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE rs/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43/CT-SG