- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8160 WP No. 5405 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 5405 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI ANJANEYAREDDY S/O MADDIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT KENCHARLAHALLI VILLAGE, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-563 125. 2. VENKATARAMANAPPA, S/O NANJUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, KENCHARLAHALLI VILLAGE & POST, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-563 125. 3. SRI. MAHANTH, S/O NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT KENCHARLAHALLI VILLAGE, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-563 125. 4. SRI GANESH, S/O BYREDDY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, SHETTINAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, NADAMPALLI POST, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-563 125. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VASANTHAPPA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8160 WP No. 5405 of 2025 AND: 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ZILLA PANCHAYATH AND PANCHAYATH RAJ, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TALUK PANCHAYATH, CHINTHANMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPURA-563 125 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIKKABALLAPURA ZILLA PANCHAYATH, CHIKKABALLAPURA-562 107. 4. THE TASILDAR, CHINTHAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-563 125 5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 207. 6. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 207. 7. K.N.KRISHNAREDDY, S/O LATE NARASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/ATKENCHARLAHALLI VILLAGE & POST, CHILAKALANERPU HOBLI, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-563 125. 8. SMT GANGAMMA W/O VENKATARAMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT KENCHARLAHALLI VILLAGE, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:8160 WP No. 5405 of 2025 CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-563 125. 9. SMT RAMACHANDRAPPA, S/O LATE YERRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT KENCHARLAHALLI VILLAGE, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-563 125. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1, R4 TO R6) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 TO 6 TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE R-7 TO 9 FOR THEIR ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES BY WAY OF WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR DIRECTION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondent Nos.1, 4 to 6. Notice to other respondents is not necessary for the following reasons: Learned Additional Government Advocate raises preliminary objection that the petitioners seek to espouse a public cause and they are seeking a direction to the respondents-State to take action against the elected members of the Grampanchayath. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:8160 WP No. 5405 of 2025 2. Upholding the submission of learned Additional Government Advocate, the writ petition stands dismissed reserving liberty to the petitioners to file a Public Interest Litigation, if they so seek to espouse public cause. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE KTY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19