IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 06TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR.N.V.ANJARIA CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.41417/2019 (LB-BMP-PIL) BETWEEN 1 . THE DASARAHALLI RACHENAHALLI LAKE IMPROVEMENT AND CONSERVATION TRUST, REGISTERED TRUST UNDER INDIAN TRUST ACT, BY ITS PRESIDENT, SRI.K.NAVEEN KUMAR, S/O. D.N. KRISHNA,AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT.NO.45, 18TH A CROSS, 1ST MAIN, BHUVANESHWARINAGAR, HEBBAL KEMPAPURA, H A FARM POST, BANGALORE-560024. 2 . THE JAI SAMRIDDHI LAKE IMPROVEMENT AND CONSERVATION TRUST, REGISTERED TRUST UNDER INDIAN TRUST ACT, BY ITS SECRETARY, SRI. BIJU P.C., S/O. SRI.. P.P. CHANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT.NO.107, 3RD CROSS, VENKATESHWARA NAGARA, JAKKUR, BANGALORE-560064. 3 . SRI. GURUPRASAD VENKATARAMANAN S/O. VENKATARAMANAN AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT.NO.35, 5TH MAIN ROAD, SINGAPURA PARADISE LAYOUT, VARADARAJANAGAR, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, BENGALURU-560097. …PETITIONER/S (BY SRI./SMT.: LEELA P DEVADIGA, ADVOCATE) W.P.NO.41417/2019 2 AND 1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. 2 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. 3 . THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. 4 . THE COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE, BENGALURU-560002. …RESPONDENT/S (BY SRI./SMT.: AGA FOR R1 TO R3 (MA FILED) K.N.POTTEGOWDA, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND ISSUE APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED LETTER ADDRESSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 TO THE RESPONDENT NO.4 DATED 05.08.2019, A COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-K, AS BEING WITHOUT JURISDICTION AND AB INITIO VOID AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS ON THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER. W.P.NO.41417/2019 3 CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA AND HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER (PER: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA) Three weeks' time is granted to remove the office objection failing which, the petition shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court. In the event the office objection is complied with, the petition shall be listed on 09.04.2025. Sd/- (N.V.ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE TYPED BY : SK CASE WORKER : SG COMPARED BY : SG COPY Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR