- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52294 WP No. 7410 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 7410 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SMT SUMATHI M W/O LATE SUBRAMANYA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/AT NO.4667, PUTTAMMA HOUSE, CHIKKAHUNASURU, HUNASURU TOWN, MYSURU DISTRICT - 571105 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HANUMANTHAPPA B. HARAVIGOWDER, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA OFFICE OF SECRETARIAT VIDHANASOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001 Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52294 WP No. 7410 of 2025 2. THE CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANASOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001 3. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, ARANYA BHAVANA, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560 003 4. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS FOREST CONSERVATOR TIGER PROJECT BHANDIPURA H D KOTE TALUK MYSURU DISTRICT - 571105 5. THE PUBLIC CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, DEPARTMENT OF SUB-DIVISIONAL FOREST CONSERVATOR, YADIYALA, MYSURU DISTRICT - 571105 6. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER DEPARTMENT OF RANGE FOREST FOR TIGER PROJECT - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52294 WP No. 7410 of 2025 N BEGURU H D KOTE TALUK MYSURU DISTRICT - 571105 7. THE TAHASILDAR, HUNSURU TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT - 571105 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO- DIRECT THE R-4 SHALL IMPLEMENT THE JUDGMENT RENDERED IN OS NO. 287/2011 DTD 10.01.2024 PASSED BY THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, AT HUNSURU VIDE ANNX-A. DIRECT THE R-4 SHALL IMPLEMENT THE OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION LETTER ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E) KARNATAKA, BENGALURU, LETTER DTD 11.11.2024 VIDE ANNX-N, BEARING NO. PV14/R2/2091327425/23-24/75 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52294 WP No. 7410 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing respondent No.4 to implement the judgment and decree passed in OS No. 287 of 2011 dated 10.01.2024 passed by the learned Principal Civil Judge and JMFC at Hunasuru. 2. If respondent No.4 has not obeyed the judgment and decree passed in OS No. 287 of 2011, the petitioner has got an equal efficacious remedy under Order XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure. The petitioner, without exhausting the equal efficacious remedy, filed this writ petition. Hence, the petition filed by the petitioner is not maintainable. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition filed by the petitioner is dismissed. 4. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to exhaust an efficacious alternative remedy, if so desired. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE PA | CT:KHV | List No.: 2 Sl No.: 2