- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3786-DB WP No. 1804 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 1804 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI GURUNATH VADDE S/O VAJINATH VADDE AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS SOCIAL WORKER R/O. JANASEVA ASHRAMA BHAVANI BIJALAGAON-585 443 KAMALANAGAR TALUK BIDAR DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI J.R. MOHAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDINGS DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3786-DB WP No. 1804 of 2025 PWD BHAVAN, OLD JEWARGI ROAD KALABURAGI- 585 102. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PWD CIRCLE, PWD BHAVAN OLD JEWARGI ROAD KALABURAGI-585 102. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PWD DIVISION, NEAR S.P. OFFICE BIDAR DISTRICT, BIDAR-585 401. 5. THE ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PWD SUB-DIVN., SANTHAPUR BIDAR DISTRICT-585 421. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO FIX THE ROAD SPOTS, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE ROAD BETWEEN KAMALANAGAR AND TORANA VILLAGES OF KAMALANAGAR TALUK, BIDAR DISTRICT, BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION DATED 23.10.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-D, ETC. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3786-DB WP No. 1804 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Heard learned advocate Mr. J.R. Mohan for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Niloufer Akbar for the respondents who appeared upon service of copy of the petition in advance. 2. In this petition styled as public interest petition, the petitioner has prayed direction to the respondents to fix the road spots, repair and maintain the road between Kamalanagar and Torana Villages of Kamalanagar Taluka, Bidar District, in light of the representation of the petitioner dated 23.10.2024. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3786-DB WP No. 1804 of 2025 3. It is the case of the petitioner that the road between Kamalanagar and Torana Village extends about 10 kms and since many years, the said road has seen asphaltation. Due to heavy rains, the road has gone completely dilapidated and there are many road-spots along the road causing much hardships and inconvenience to the commuters and that many accidents take place because of the bad condition of the road. 4. The petitioner submitted the representations dated 12-10-2023 and 23-10-2024 requesting the respondents to develop the road and to fix the road-spots, but the respondents have not taken any action so far. 5. In the facts and circumstances of the case, no relief could be granted to the petitioner except requiring the competent authority of the respondents to take appropriate decision in respect of the representation of the petitioner already pending and which has remained undecided. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case of the petitioner. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:3786-DB WP No. 1804 of 2025 7. In that view, the present petition is disposed of by directing the Competent Authority of the respondents to take a decision on the representation of the petitioner expeditiously preferably, within a period of six weeks. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11