- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16557-DB WP No. 6387 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO. 6387 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. VENUGOPAL RAO AGE 43 561, 10 E CROSS ABG LAYOUT, CHIKASANDRA HESSARGHATTA MAIN RD BANGALORE - 90 …PETITIONER (BY SRI VENUGOPAL RAO, PETITIONER-PARTY-IN-PESON) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE NO.1, INFANTRY ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001 3. THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE (ED) REPRESENTED BY ITS ZONAL OFFICER 3RD FLOOR, 'B'-BLOCK BMTC, SHANTINAGAR TTMC, K.H. ROAD SHANTINAGAR BANGALORE - 560 027 Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16557-DB WP No. 6387 of 2025 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI) NO.36 BELLARY ROAD GANGANAGAR BANGALORE - 560 032 5. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES # 1, ALI ASKER ROAD VASANT NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 052 …RESPONDENTS (SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1, 2 AND 5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE CBI TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH AND INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE FRAUDULENT LAND DEALINGS AND FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIES OF SHANTINAGAR HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, BANGALORE AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Prayer in this public interest petition is in respect of conducting investigation into the alleged fraudulent land dealings and financial irregularities in Shantinagar House Building Co-operative Society Limited, Bengaluru. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16557-DB WP No. 6387 of 2025 2. The party-in-person-petitioner herein is absent. It seems that he is not interested in prosecuting the petition. Hence, the petition is dismissed for want of prosecution. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 104