- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9602 WP No. 27538 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO.27538 OF 2016 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MOHAMMAD MUSTAK S/O. MOHAMMAD GOUSE PATEL, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: HOUSE NO.3, BAZAAR GALLI, KHASBAGH, DIST: BELAGAVI – 590 001. 2. MOHAMMAD SHOIBH S/O. MOHAMMAD GOUSE PATEL, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: HOUSE NO.3, BAZAAR GALLI, KHASBAGH, DIST: BELAGAVI – 590 001. 3. SMT. ZARINA W/O. ABDUL MUTALIF BAGWAN, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: HOUSE NO.4, BAZAAR GALLI, KHASBAGH, DIST: BELAGAVI – 590 001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M. H. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BELAGAVI, D.C.COMPOUND, SANGOLLI AYANNA ROAD, BELAGAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, CORPORATION OF CITY OF BELAGAVI OLD P.B.ROAD, BELAGAVI – 590 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1; SRI. VINAY S. KOUJALAGI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI BY QUASHING THE ORDER PASSED I.E.THE PAPER PUBLICATION MADE BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 2 IN TEH VIJAYA VANI DAILY NEWS PAPER DATED 29.04.2016 VIDE ANNEXURE - J AND ETC., Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9602 WP No. 27538 of 2016 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Government Advocate have brought to the Court’s attention that a similar matter was decided by this Court on 14.09.2015 in W.P. No. 105804 of 2015, wherein the petitioners were permitted to approach the Regional Commissioner by filing the necessary appeal. 2. Accordingly, in the present petition, liberty is granted to the petitioners to file an appeal before the Regional Commissioner within a period of 10 weeks from today. 3. The Regional Commissioner is directed to consider and dispose of the appeal expeditiously, preferably within 8 weeks from the date of receipt of the appeal. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9602 WP No. 27538 of 2016 4. The interim order, if any, currently in operation shall continue to remain in force until the disposal of the appeal by the Regional Commissioner. 5. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE VB/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 117