- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20582-DB WP No. 3473 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 3473 OF 2024 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI A.C. RAGHAVENDRA S/O CHANDROJI RAO AGED 43 YEARS, NO.778/10 HONDADA ROAD NEAR BEERALINGESHWARA TEMPLE DAVANAGERE-577 001 …PETITIONER (BY SRI VINOD KUMAR M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560 001 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER JILLA ADALITHA BHAVANA DAVANGERE-HARIHAR ROAD (SH-76) DAVANAGERE KARNATAKA-577 001 Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20582-DB WP No. 3473 of 2024 3. DAVANAGERE CITY CORPORATION OPP. RAILWAY STATION PB ROAD, DAVANAGERE-577 213 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER 4. THE ZILLA PANCHAYAT DAVANAGERE OPPOSITE DOORADARSHANA KENDRA LOKIKERE ROAD, DAVANAGERE-577 005 REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 5. SRI SHAMANOORU SHIVASHANKARAPPA S/O KALLAPPA, AGED 93 YEARS MLA DAVANGERE SOUTH ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY SHIVAPARVATHI, NO.2636/1 MCC B BLOCK, DAVANGERE-577 001 6. SRI S S MALLIKARJUNA S/O SHAMANOORU SHIVASHANKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MLA DAVANGERE NORTH ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY NO. 2636/1, MCC B BLOCK DAVANGERE-577 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 & R-2; SRI B K MANJUNATH, ADVOCATE FOR R-3; SRI N R JAGADEESWARA, ADVOCATE FOR R-4; SRI G BALAKRISHNA SHASTRY, ADVOCATE FOR R-5 & R-6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING RESPONDENT NOS.2 TO 4 TO CHANGE THE NAMES OF THE LIVING PERSONALITIES STATED ABOVE AS DIRECTED BY THIS COURT IN W.P.NO.2201/2012 CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 25.07.2023 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURES-G, H AND J. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20582-DB WP No. 3473 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer: "Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.2 to 4 to change the names of the living personalities stated above as directed by this Hon'ble Court in WP No.2201/2012 considering the representations dated 25.07.2023." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that appropriate shall be that a direction is given to the competent authority to dispose of the representations filed by the petitioner dated 25.07.2023. 3. This is agreeable to the learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1, 2, 3 and 4. 4. If that be so, the petition is disposed of directing the competent authority to consider the representations filed by the petitioner by giving a hearing to the petitioner as well as to respondent Nos.5 and 6 and dispose of the same within a period of four weeks after culmination of the hearing. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20582-DB WP No. 3473 of 2024 5. It is made clear that all the contentions of the petitioner and respondent Nos.5 and 6 are left open to be canvassed before the competent authority. 6. The petition is disposed of. Sd/- (V KAMESWAR RAO) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29