- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13478 WP No. 101832 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 101832 OF 2025 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: 1. VITTAL S/O PUNDALIKRAO EKBOTE, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. #69, MIG-2, GANDHI NAGAR, GOKUL ROAD, UDYAMNAGAR, HUBLI-580030. 2. VEERANNA S/O SHOVAPUTRAPPA MARAGUR, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. #375, KOTLING NAGAR, GOKUL ROAD, UDYAMNAGAR, HUBLI-580030. 3. ALLABKAKSHA S/O ABDUL SAB KANALI, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. #70/5, VEERAPUR ONI, HUBLI-580020. 4. H C KUPPASWAMY S/O CHINNAYYA, AGE: 71 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. #55, BYAHATTI RIGHT SIDE, HUBLI-580029. 5. SUBHASH S/O DEVINDRASA KABADE, AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, Digitally signed by SAROJA HANGARAKI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13478 WP No. 101832 of 2025 R/O. #77, SHUBASH NAGAR, KESHWAPUR, HUBLI-580023. 6. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O BASAVANNEPPA KUBASAD, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. GIRANI CHAL, 2ND CROSS, KARAVAR ROAD, HUBLI-580024. 7. DOLARAM S/O KANARAMJI CHOUDHARI, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. VICTORIA ROAD, HUBLI-580020. 8. GHANTEPPA S/O CHANNABASAPPA ATHANI, AGE: 88 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. #KADE ONI, DEVANGPET, GOPANKOPPA, HUBLI-580023. 9. VEERAPPA S/O DHARMAPPA KULKARNI, AGE: 76 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. #115, KATTI BUILDING, 6TH CROSS, VISHWESHWAR NAGAR, HUBLI-580032. 10. HARIRAM S/O JAHMALRAM CHOUDHARY, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. #81, 2 ND CROSS, GREEN GARDEN, GOKUL ROAD, HUBLI-580024. 11. ASHOK S/O RAMCHANDRA KABADE, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. SUPER MARKET, HUBLI-580020. 12. RAVINDRA S/O GURUNATHASA ATHANI, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13478 WP No. 101832 of 2025 AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. 1ST CROSS, PEARL LAYOUT, KUSUGAL ROAD, KESHWAPUR, HUBLI-580023. 13. SUNIL S/O YALAPPA ATHANI, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. #37, KAMRI PETH, HUBLI-580020. 14. MOHANRAM S/O CHIMMA RAM CHOUDHARY, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. #AJESHWA NOWELTY, SUPER MARKET, JANATA BAZAR, HUBLI-580028. 15. BASAPPA KARIKATTI, AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. SUPER MARKET, HUBLI-580020. 16. OMRAM R CHOUDHARI, AGE: 65 YEAR , OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. SUPER MARKET, HUBLI-580020. 17. DEVENDRA S/O. IRAPPA KALANGI, AGE: 56 YEARS: OCC: BUSINESS R/O. SHOP NO. GF 21 SUPER MARKET, HUBLI-580020. …PETITIONERS (BY SRIYUTHS. K.L. PATIL, S.S.BETURMATH, PADMAJA S. TADAPATRI AND S.A. SONDUR, ADVOCATES) AND: THE COMMISSIONER HUBLI DHARWAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13478 WP No. 101832 of 2025 HUBBALLI-580020. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A. TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ORDER OR DIRECTION TO QUASH THE OPEN TENDER NOTIFICATION OF STALLS BEARING NO. HDMC/30/08/MKT/2024-25 DATED. 06/03/2025 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-B IN SO FAR AS SUPER MARKET (JANATA BAZAR ) HUBBALLI AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. To issue a writ of certiorari or order or direction to quash the Open Tender Notification of Stalls bearing No.HDMC/30/08/MKT/2024-25 dated 06/03/2025 issued by the respondent vide Annexure-B in so far as Super Market (Janata Bazar ) Hubballi. 2. During the pendency of the above matter, learned counsel for the respondent on instructions had submitted that the petitioners would be provided the shops from and out of the building constructed by the respondent. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13478 WP No. 101832 of 2025 3. A memo has been filed indicating the allotment acceptable to the petitioners and as per the allotment proposed to be made by respondent. The said memo reads as under: “In this the Petitioners above named submits as under; That in the top noted case the petitioners are ready to take/occupy the stalls mentioned as under on lease bases and on stallgae as per Annexure R7 Petitioner No. Stall No. Petitioner Name Signat ure 1 GS 18 Vittal P. Ekbote Sd/- 2 GS 09 Veeranna S. Maragur Sd/- 3 GS 16 Allabaksha A. Kanali Sd/- 4 GS 21 H C Kuppaswamy Sd/- 5 GS 04 Subhash D. Kabade Sd/- 6 GS 10 Chandrashekar B. Kubasad Sd/- 7 GS 11 Dolaram K. Choudhari Sd/- 8 GS 12 Ghanteppa C. Athani Sd/- 9 GS 20 Veerappa D. Kulkarni Sd/- 10 GS 13 Hariram J. Choudhary Sd/- 11 GS 14 Ashok R. Kabade Sd/- - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13478 WP No. 101832 of 2025 12 GS 15 Ravindra G. Athani Sd/- 13 GS 29 Sunil Y. Athani Sd/- 14 GS 31 Mohanram C. Choudhary Sd/- 15 GS 28 Basappa Karikatti Sd/- 16 GS 19 Omram R Choudhari Sd/- 17 SO 19 Devendra I. Kanalagi Sd/- Hence, this Memo.” 4. Accepting the said memo, the petition stands disposed, since the grievance of the petitioner is resolved by the respondent agreeing to allot the shop numbers as indicated in the above memo. 5. It is made clear that the allotment would be made only to the petitioners and none else on their behalf or as their agent. 6. The rentals/license fees would be required to be paid in terms of Annexure-R7 to the statement of objections filed by the respondent. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13478 WP No. 101832 of 2025 7. Respondents are free to auction the remaining shops in terms of the applicable law. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE Sh Ct:pa List No.: 1 Sl No.: 216