- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3965-DB WP No. 35617 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH 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. 35617 OF 2024 (GM-RES PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. V. KESHAVAMURTHY S/O. SRI. C. VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS RESIDENT OF #24 NEAR YALLAMMA TEMPLE DULLAPALLI VILLAGE MULBAGAL TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LEELARAJU M.N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA O/T ROOM NO.320, 3RD FLOOR VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOLAR DISTRICT O/AT OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3965-DB WP No. 35617 of 2024 MULBAGAL ROAD, NH-75 KOLAR-563 101. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KOLAR DISTRICT, SP OFFICE OPP. DEVRAJ URS MEDICAL COLLEGE TAMAKA, KOLAR-563 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W RULE 14(1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER, OR DIRECTION, DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO.2, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF KOLAR DISTRICT, TO CONSIDER AND GRANT PERMISSION BASED ON THE REPRESENTATION DATED 18.10.2024, PRODUCED IN ANNEXURE-A, FOR CONDUCTING THE BULLS RACE/BULLOCK CART RACE IN DULLAPALLI VILLAGE, MULBAGAL TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT, SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 2025, IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND NECESSARY SAFEGUARDS AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3965-DB WP No. 35617 of 2024 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) The prayer in this petition styled as public interest petition is to issue a writ or direction requiring respondent No.2-the Deputy Commissioner, Kolar District to consider and grant permission based on the representation dated 18.10.2024 of the petitioner for conducting bulls race/bullock cart race in Dullapalli village, Mulbagal Taluka, Kolar District, which is claimed to be scheduled on January, 2025. 2. It is also prayed to provide adequate security and safety measures for the event proposed. 3. Various grounds are urged seeking such directions to grant permission to hold the bulls race event. 4. The Court is not inclined to invoke the public interest jurisdiction. The petitioner does not have any right much less - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3965-DB WP No. 35617 of 2024 enforceable right to plead and press. Invoking powers of the Court under Article 226 of the Constitution is not justified. It is entirely for the authorities to consider the subject matter. The Court will not intervene. 5. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed. SD/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4