- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41836 WP No. 21210 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 21210 OF 2021 (GM-PDS) BETWEEN: RAVI BABU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O M B SHARANAPPA, RESIDENT OF MEDIGANAKERE VILLAGE, JAGALUR TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT- 577528. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVARAMU H C.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE DISTRICT DAVANAGERE - 577002 2. THE JOINT DIRECTOR FOR FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DAVANAGERE DISTRICT DAVANAGERE - 577002 3. THE THASILDAR JAGALUR TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT DAVANAGERE - 577002 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD 17.08.2021 PASSED BY R-1 VIDE ANNX-G, CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD 29.01.2021 PASSED BY THE R-2 VIDE ANNX-E., AND ETC. Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41836 WP No. 21210 of 2021 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 ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties 2. In this writ petition the petitioner is assailing the order dated 17.08.2021 passed by Respondent No.1 (Annexure-G) and the order dated 29.01.2021 passed by Respondent No.2 (Annexure-E) inter alia seeking for a direction to the respondent-Authorities to restore the autorisation by maintaining minimum of 800 cards as required under Order 11 of Karnataka Essential Commodities (Public Distribution System) Control Order, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Order, 2016') in favour of the petitioner. 3. Having taken note of the submission made by the learned counsel for the parties, the respondent-Authorities have taken a decision to minimize the ration cards as per the letter addressed by the Local MLA of Jagalur, as mentioned in the impugned orders at Annexures G and E. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41836 WP No. 21210 of 2021 4. In that view of the matter, Respondent-Authorities have not acted based on the factual aspects on record but have acted as per the letter addressed by the then MLA of Jagalur. Therefore, I find that there is no application of mind by the Respondent-Authorities. 5. Accordingly, I pass the following : ORDER i) Writ petition is allowed; ii) The Order dated 17.08.2021 (Annexure-G) passed by Respondent No.1 and Order dated 29.01.2021 (Annexure-E) passed by Respondent No.2 are hereby set aside. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE rs List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32