- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48919-DB WP No. 33293 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 33293 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI MOHAMMED WAZIR BAIG S/O ANWAR BAIG AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDING AT 80/1, 6TH CROSS HANIFA MASJID, KHUSHAL NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 045 …PETITIONER (BY SRI NEGLUR ARAVIND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. MINORITY WELFARE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED HEREIN BY ITS SECRETARY ROOM NO. 214, 2ND FLOOR VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001 3. DIRECTORATE OF MINORITIES MINORITY WELFARE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED HEREIN BY ITS DIRECTOR AAZAD BHAVAN, NO. 16 C Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48919-DB WP No. 33293 of 2025 MILLERS TANK BED AREA VASANTH NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 052 4. SIR SYED AHMED KHAN STUDY AND RESEARCH CENTRE DIRECTORATE OF MINORITIES REPRESENTED HEREIN BY ITS DIRECTOR AAZAD BHAVAN NO.16 C, MILLERS TANK BED AREA VASANTH NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 052 5. SRI SYED MANSOOR BASHA S/O SRI BAHSEER SAB AGED 48 YEARS CURRENTLY HOLDING THE POSITION OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR SRI SYED AHMED KHAN STUDY AND RESEARCH CENTRE DIRECTORATE OF MINORITIES HAVING OFFICE AT AAZAD BHAVAN NO.16 C, MILLERS TANK BED AREA VASANTH NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 052 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 TO 4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND UNDER RULE 14 OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS No.1 TO 3 TO ENQUIRY INTO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE RESPONDENT No.4 RESEARCH CENTER AND TO ASCERTAIN THE MANNER AND MODE IN WHICH FUNDS ALLOCATED TO IT BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT ARE BEING UTILIZED BY IT AND WHETHER IT IS PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS AS PROVIDED IN THE GOVERNMENT ORDER BEARING No. MWD 207 MDS 2014 DATED 26.08.2015 WHICH IS AT ANNEXURE-A & ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48919-DB WP No. 33293 of 2025 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. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Issue notice. 2. The learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 to 4. 3. The petitioner has filed the present petition as a public interest litigation, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to respondent Nos.1 to 3 to enquire into the functioning of respondent No.4 (Study and Research Centre) and ascertain as to the manner in which the funds are being utilized. 4. It is the petitioner's case that respondent No.4 had been set up in the year 2015 for conducting various activities for the welfare of minority communities. It is stated that although funds were allocated to respondent No.4 year after year, none of the activities - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48919-DB WP No. 33293 of 2025 for which it was established has been undertaken by respondent No.4. The petitioner contends that an enquiry was also directed to be conducted against respondent No.5. However, the said enquiry has also not commenced. 5. In view of the averments made in the present petition, we consider it apposite to direct respondent Nos.1 to 3 to examine the same and to take such steps as found necessary. 6. The present petition is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 9