- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3361 WP No. 2010 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 2010 OF 2025 (GM-ST/RN) BETWEEN: 1. MANGALORE BAR ASSOCIATION HAVING ITS OFFICE AT DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT COURT COMPLEX, MANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 575001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT MR. RAGHAVENDRA H. V., ADVOCATE GENERAL SECRETARY MR. K. SHRIDHAR, ADVOCATE …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.P HEGDE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VENKATESH SOMAREDDI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560001. Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3361 WP No. 2010 of 2025 2. URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY 3. RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT 3RD GATE, 3RD FLOOR M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE-560001 REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 4. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION AND COMMISSIONER OF STAMPS, KANDAAYA BHAVAN, 8TH FLOOR, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU-560 009. 5. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, MANGALORE- 575001 6. SUB REGISTRAR MANGALORE CITY CLOCK TOWER CIRCLE, MAIDAN RD, ATTAVAR, MANGALURU, KARNATAKA - 575001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, ADVOCATE) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3361 WP No. 2010 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO 1) ORDERS DIRECTING RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 26/10/2024 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNX-E WITHIN THE TIME FIXED BY THIS HONBLE COURT AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER The petitioner-Association seeks to espouse a public cause and therefore, this writ petition cannot be maintained. 2. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner-Association to file a Public Interest Litigation, if it so desires. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35