- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2842-DB WP No. 33725 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N.V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I. ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 33725 OF 2024 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. RODDA VEERSHETTY S/O BHIMRAO AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SENIOR CITIZEN, ADVOCATE RESIDING AT NO. 204/4 ERAPPA BUILDING, AMRUTHAHALLI POST SAHAKARNAGAR BENGALURU - 560 092 KARNATAKA STATE, INDIA …PETITIONER (BY SRI RODDA VEERSHETTY, PARTY-IN-PERSON) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT PARLIAMENT HOUSE NEW DELHI - 110 001 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI H SHANTHI BHUSHAN, DSGI FOR R-1; SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-2) Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2842-DB WP No. 33725 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTILCES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS AN ORDER OR DIRECTIONS TO THE RESPONDENTS TO PROTECT THE LIFE, PROPERTY AND OTHER RELIGIOUS PLACES OF HINDUS AND OTHER MINORITY COMMUNITY PEOPLE RESIDING IN BANGLADESH VIDE ANNEXURE-A DATED 13.08.2024 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGEMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Heard learned party-in-person-the petitioner Mr. Rodda Veershetty. In this petition styled as public interest petition, the prayer is made seeking a direction to the respondents, who are the Union of India and the State of Karnataka, to protect the life, property and other religious places of Hindus and other minority community people residing in Bangladesh. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2842-DB WP No. 33725 of 2024 The subject matter and the prayer are based on the news item dated 13.08.2024 in Kannada newspaper Prajavani titled "Communal unrest in Bangla". Not only the petition is peculiarly vague, it is thoroughly misconceived and cannot be entertained in the public interest jurisdiction. The petition is summarily dismissed. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 72