- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9165 WP No. 741 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 741 OF 2023 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O GURUSHANTAPPA R/A NO.352, AURAD (B) AWRAB(B) MAHAGAON GULBARGA - 585316 HAVING BUSINESS AT: GOOD FOOD HABITS NO.93, 3RD FLOOR, NEAR H.P PETROL PUMP 1ST MAIN ROAD, 80 FEET ROAD, CHANDRA LAYOUT, ATTIGUPPE VIJAYANAGAR BANGALORE - 560 040 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHASHIDHAR G., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9165 WP No. 741 of 2023 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME M.S. BUILDINGS, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU CITY, INFANTRY ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE WEST DIVISION TANK BUND ROAD, UPPARPETE BENGALURU - 560 053 4. THE ASST. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE KENGERI GATE SUB DIVISION MYSORE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 026 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9165 WP No. 741 of 2023 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER CHANDRA LAYOUT POLICE STATION 2ND STAGE, ATTIGUPPE BENGALURU - 560 040 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMAD JAFFAR, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT IN THE NATURE MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENTS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE LEGAL ACTIVITIES OF THE PETITIONER ON THE GUISE OF INSPECTION/RAIDS AND HARASS THE PETITIONER AT REGULAR AND PERIODICAL INTERVALS WITHOUT THE NOTICE OF THE PETITIONER AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petition is preferred directing the respondents to consider the representation and not to interfere with the activities of the petitioner. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9165 WP No. 741 of 2023 2. The petitioner is said to be running a hookah bar. Selling of hookah or running hookah bars became subject matter of plethora of petitions before this Court on it being banned. The ban has been affirmed. Therefore, the petition does not merit any consideration even for a direction to consider the representation. 3. Hence, the writ petition stands dismissed. Sd/- ______________________ JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38