- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4636 WP No. 35344 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 35344 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: VISHNU V S/O. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, HULUDUNDA VILLAGE, HARANGI POST, KUSHAL NAGAR, KODAGU DISTRICT - 571 234. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LETHIF B, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINOR IRRIGATION, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, KODAGU - 571 201. Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4636 WP No. 35344 of 2024 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MINOR IRRIGATION AND GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MANGALURU DIVISION, DAKSHINA KANNADA - 575 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.3 AND 4 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION AT ANNEXURE-M AND N, DATED. 08.07.2023 BY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO RELEASE THE ENTIRE BILL AMOUNT IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER FORTHWITH IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate is directed to take notice for all the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that he has not received the payment for works undertaken at the hands of the Department of Minor Irrigation. In that - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4636 WP No. 35344 of 2024 regard, the petitioner has given a representation at Annexure-M dated 08.07.2023 seeking payment of the amount, the petitioner is entitled for the works undertaken and completed by the petitioner. The prayer therefore, is to issue a writ of mandamus directing respondent Nos.3 and 4 to consider the representation given by the petitioner and pay the amounts. 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.3 and 4 to consider the representation dated 08.07.2023 at Annexure-M and take appropriate steps to redress the grievance of the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17 CT: BHK