- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53804 WP No. 13678 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 13678 OF 2023 (GM-PDS) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. GEETHA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS W/O. LATE P.N. RAMAKRISHNE GOWDA R/O PURA VILLAGE AND KASABA HOBLI, K.R. PET TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KESHAVA CHANDRA S P, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHIVARAMU H C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, GROUND FLOOR, VIKAS SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA - 571 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA) Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53804 WP No. 13678 of 2023 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 15.06.2023 PASSED BY THE R-2 IN HIS ORDER NO. FOOD FPD/CR/16/2021-22 AT ANNEXURE-E 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 ORAL ORDER 1. Heard learned counsels appearing for the respective parties. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioner is assailing the impugned order dated 15.06.2023 (Annexure-E) passed by respondent No.2. 3. Having taken note of the submissions made by the learned counsels appearing for the respective parties, it appears that, as the petitioner is claiming the renewal of license to run the Fair Price Depot under the provisions of Karnataka Essential Commodities (PDS) Control Order, 1992, and also in the light of the order passed by this Court in WP.No.5052/2023, dated 14.03.2023 (Annexure-D), the impugned order of Annexure-E, dated 15.06.2023 passed by - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53804 WP No. 13678 of 2023 respondent No.2 is hereby set aside and the matter is remitted back to respondent No.2 to reconsider the issue afresh in accordance with law. 4. In the light of the observations made above, the writ petition is disposed of. NM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40 Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE