LAWS(KAR)-2000-11-103

JAYARAM Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER

Decided On November 17, 2000
JAYARAM Appellant
V/S
State of Karnataka And Another Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This petition is filed by way of public interest by one Sri Jayaram, Member, Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee and resident of Hukkund Village, Kanakapura Taluk, seeking for the following reliefs:

(2.) The facts as narrated in the petition are as under:

(3.) Petitioner alleges that a clandestine agreement was arrived at between fourth and fifth respondents to reduce the premium payable by inventing the concept of small blocks causing loss to the fourth respondent. It is also alleged that as against the higher offer of Shantha Exports, the fifth respondent was preferred with ulterior motives and on account of this the loss to be caused to the fourth respondent was estimated to be more than 10 crores. In this set of facts, petitioner has sought for various reliefs by raising several grounds in this petition. The sum and substance of the argument of the petitioner is that the agreement between fourth and fifth respondents runs counter to a statutory provision of law and the agreement cannot be enforced in view of Rule 19-A of the Rules.