- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4761 WP No. 6925 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6925 OF 2025 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: AFSHAN ALI KHAN S/O C Y AMJAD ALI KHAN, AGED 33 YEARS, TRANSPORT CONTRACTOR DOOR NO. 240, M G ROAD, UDAYAGIRI, 2ND STAGE, MYSORE 570019. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAVEEN MUKKUND, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR L., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND LEGAL METROLOGY, NO. 34, GROUND FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by SARITHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4761 WP No. 6925 of 2025 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, NO. 8 CUNNINGHAM ROAD, SAHAKARA BHAVAN, BANGALORE - 560 052. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. RAVINDRANATH, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO 1, TO HEAR AND DISPOSE OF THE APPEAL WITHIN A TIME BOUND, WITHIN 4 WEEKS, AS PER THE APPEAL REGISTERED ON 28/2/2025, VIDE NO PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A; SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED. 21/1/2025, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B AND ANNEXURE-C AND CONSEQUENTLY ISSUE DIRECTIONS TO THE RESPONDENT TO ISSUE WORK ORDER TO THE PETITIONER, IN RESPECT OF HEGGADADEVANA KOTE AND KRISHNARAJA NAGARA TALUK, AS PER TENDER NOTIFICATION NO FSA/E-PROC/RETAIL TENDER/01/2024-26, DATED. 13/08/2024. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4761 WP No. 6925 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner has participated in the tender floated by the second respondent for Transportation of Foodgrains from FCI/CWC/SWC/KFCSC Godowns and other Storage Godowns, Unloading and Arranging Instack, and the petitioner's participation is for the tenders related to Krishnarajanagara Taluk and Heggadadevankote Taluk. The petitioner has sought for directions to the first respondent [the appellate authority] to decide the petitioner's appeal as against the decision to issue Work Order to a third party. If the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks disposal of the petition in the light of this prayer, Mr. B. Ravindranath, a learned Additional Government Advocate, who accepts notice for respondents, submits that the petition can indeed be disposed of granting reasonable time to the first respondent to decide on the merits of the petitioner's appeal. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4761 WP No. 6925 of 2025 In the light of the afore, the petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a certified copy of this order with the first respondent calling upon the first respondent to dispose of the petitioner's appeal within eight [8] weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE RB