- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33077-DB WP No. 22539 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 22539 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI GURUNATH VADDE S/O VAJINATH VADDE AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SOCIAL WORKER R/O JANASEVA ASHRAMA BHAVANI BIJALAGAON - 585 443 KAMALNAGAR TALUK, BIDAR DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SARASWATHI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATHRAJ 3RD FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE SECRETARY KALYANA KARNATAKA AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD KALABURGI - 585 101. Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33077-DB WP No. 22539 of 2025 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BIDAR DISTRICT BIDAR - 585 401. 5. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH BIDAR - 585 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 TO 4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO UNDERTAKE 2 KMS OF ROAD DEVELOPMENT WORK LEADING FROM DONAGAON VILLAGE TO RANDYAL VILLAGE OF KAMALANAGARA TALUKA, BIDAR DISTRICT, VIDE ANNEXURE-B DATED 29.05.2025 & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU ,CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU,CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition, a public interest litigation, inter alia praying that directions be issued to the respondents to undertake two kilometers of road development work leading from Dhonagaon Village to Randyal Village of Kamalanagara Taluka, Bidar District. It is the petitioner's case that - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33077-DB WP No. 22539 of 2025 the said stretch of two kilometers has completely deteriorated and now poses a hazard to the commuters. The petitioner has also produced a newspaper report which includes a photograph of the stretch of the road in question. 2. We consider it apposite to dispose of the present petition by directing the respondents to consider the present petition as petitioner's representation and take the necessary steps. 3. The petition is disposed of with the aforesaid direction. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE KS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43