- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22443 WP No. 18265 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 18265 OF 2025 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. B.S. SANAULLA S/O LATE BAJI SAHEB AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT. NO. 6, 1ST CROSS 5TH MAIN, PADARAYANAPURA BANGALORE-560 026 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H.L. PRADEEP KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. CHITHRALEKHA H.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOREST, ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, ROOM NO. 442 4TH FLOOR, GATE NO. 2, M. S. BUILDING BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS O/O. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (HEAD OF FOREST FORCE) 4TH FLOOR, ARANYA BHAVAN BENGALURU -560001. 3. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER KAGLIPURA RANGE, KAGGALIPURA ROAD Digitally signed by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22443 WP No. 18265 of 2025 BANNERGHATTA BANGALORE-560 082. 4. THE COMMISSIONER BBMP (BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE) HUDSON CIRCLE, BANGALORE-560 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.K. KENCHEGOWDA, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. PAWAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 TO 3 TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER'S REPRESENTATIONS DATED 18.02.2025 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-F AND G AND NOT OBSTRUCT THE PEACEFUL POSSESSION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PROPERTY BEARING SITE NO. 12/A, CARVED OUT OF SY.NO. 164/1, TOTALLY MEASURING 2620 SQ.FT. SITUATED AT BILEKAHALLI VILLAGE, BEGUR HOBLI, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK, BANGALORE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER The relief sought in the captioned petition clearly reveals that the dispute is purely civil in nature and therefore, petitioner cannot maintain a writ petition before the writ Court under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22443 WP No. 18265 of 2025 2. Petitioner alleges that there is a threat of dispossession and he has a remedy before the competent civil Court. 3. Hence, reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent civil Court, the writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE ALB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33.