- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41687-DB WP No. 25174 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 25174 OF 2024 (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 KAMALANAGAR TALUK BIDAR DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI J.R. MOHAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BIDAR DISTRICT BIDAR - 585 401. 2. THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER BHARATH SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41687-DB WP No. 25174 of 2024 B.S.N.L OFFICE BIDAR - 585 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO INSTALL MOBILE-NETWORK TOWERS IN THE BHAVANI BIJALGAO VILLAGE, KAMALANAGAR TALUK, BIDAR DISTRICT, BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION DATED 18.05.2024 MADE BY THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND B & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41687-DB WP No. 25174 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to respondent No.2-Bharath Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for installation of mobile network towers in Bhavani Bijalgao Village, Kamalanagar Taluk, Bidar District. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a representation dated 18.05.2024 was also sent to BSNL. 3. It is the petitioner's case that the residents of the said village/locality are unable to avail various services and benefits for want of connectivity. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that there are no other service providers providing mobile network in the village/locality. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41687-DB WP No. 25174 of 2024 5. In view of the above, we consider it apposite to dispose of the present petition by directing respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner's representation, if not already considered. 6. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5