- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19734-DB WP No. 11231 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH 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. 11231 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: GURUNATH VADDE, S/O VAIJINATH VADDE, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, SOCIAL WORKER, R/O JANASEVA ASHRAM, BHAVANI BIJALAGAON, KAMALANAGAR TALUK-585443, BIDAR DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHAKKI SIDDAVEER, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, MINOR IRRIGATION AND GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BIDAR DISTRICT, BIDAR-585401. Digitally signed by PRAJWAL A Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19734-DB WP No. 11231 of 2024 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MINOR IRRIGATION AND GROND WATER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BIDAR-585401. 4. CHIEF ENGINEER AND GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, NORTH ZONE, VIJAYAPURA-586109. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER DIRECTIONS OR ORDERS DIRECTING THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER AND PASS THE APPROPRIATE ORDERS ON THE REPRESENTATION DATED 13/03/2024 AND 13/03/2024 MADE BY THE PETITIONER PRODUCED AT ANNEXURES-F1 AND F2, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR V KAMESWAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) This petition is filed with the following prayers: “A. Call for the entire records pertaining to the case on hand from the respondents; - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19734-DB WP No. 11231 of 2024 B. Issue writ of mandamus or any other directions or orders directing the 1st respondent to consider and pass the appropriate orders on the representation dated 13/03/2024 and 13/03/2024 made by the petitioner produced at Annexures-F1 and F2; C. Pass any other appropriate writ, order or direction as the Hon’ble Court deems fit to grant, under the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Learned AGA for the respondents states that, in view of the limited prayer sought in the petition for a direction to the respondents to consider and pass appropriate orders on representation dated 13.03.2024, the respondents, specifically through respondent No.1 i.e., Principal Secretary shall consider the representation, if not already considered and pass orders. 3. In view of the submission of learned AGA, we direct respondent No.1 to consider the representation dated 13.03.2024 and decide the same, if not already - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19734-DB WP No. 11231 of 2024 decided, within eight weeks from today and communicate the decision to the petitioner. 4. The writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (V KAMESWAR RAO) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE PA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 71