- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33076-DB WP No. 22931 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. 22931 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI SOMASHEKAR T S/O THIPPAIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS 2. SRI RAMACHANDRA S S/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS 3. SRI PRABHAKAR R S/O RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS 4. SRI MANJUNATH S/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS 5. SRI PRADEEP N S/O NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 6. SRI VENKATARAM S/O CHANGALARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33076-DB WP No. 22931 of 2025 7. SRI MANJUNATH, S/O GOPALAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT YELUVAHALLI VILLAGE AMBLIKAL POST, KASABA HOBLI MULBAGAL TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 132. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI SOMASEKHARA K.H., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOLAR DISTRICT KOLAR - 563 101. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KOLAR DISTRICT KOLAR - 563 101. 3. THE TAHSILDAR MULBAGAL TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 132. 4. SRI. CHANDRAPPA S/O VENKATARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 5. SRI.SRIRAM S/O VENKATARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 6. SRI.RAJENDRA, S/O D.VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33076-DB WP No. 22931 of 2025 7. SRI SRINIVAS S/O GUTTAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS 8. SRI PUNITH S/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS 9. SRI NARAYANAPPA S/O D CHOWDAPPA AGES ABOUT 53 YEARS 10. SRI SHIVA, S/O THIPPAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 11. SRI MANJUNATH S/O THIPPAIAH AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS 12. SRI ASHOK S/O VENKATARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS 13. SRI SATHYAPPA. S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS 14. SRI NAVEEN S/O CHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, 15. SRI MUNIRAJU S/O RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 16. SRI SUBRAMANI, S/O NALLAPPA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33076-DB WP No. 22931 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT YELUVAHALLI VILLAGE AMBLIKAL POST, KASABA HOBLI MULBAGAL TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 132. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 TO 3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH RULE 14(1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE AN ORDER, DIRECTION OR WRIT IN THE NATURE OF WRIT OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS No-1 TO 3 TO CONSIDER THE COMPLAINTS GIVEN BY THE PETITIONERS AGAINST THE RESPONDENTS No-4 TO 16 FOR ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES ON THE GOVERNMENT LANDS WITHOUT OBTAINING PERMISSION FROM THE GOVERNMENT VIDE ANNEXURES-E, F AND G RESPECTIVELY, AND 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. Issue notice. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33076-DB WP No. 22931 of 2025 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 to 3. 3. The petition indicates that the petitioners have made certain complaints regarding illegal construction. 4. We dispose of the petition with the direction to the respondents to consider the complaints and if warranted take such steps as necessary in accordance with law. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE KS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44