- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41392 WP NO.9382 OF 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.9382 OF 2023 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA W/O LATE SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS. 2. GOPINATH S/O LATE SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS. BOTH ARE R/AT: C/O MAHADEVA, K.M. BADAVANE, PERIYAPATNA TOWN, MYSURU - 571 107. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. MANJULADEVI R. KAMADOLLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FOREST ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR FOREST OFFICER, ARANYA BHAVANA, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 03. Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41392 WP NO.9382 OF 2023 3. CONSERVATOR OF FOREST ARANYA BHAVANA, MYSURU DISTRICT, MYSURU - 570 001. 4. DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST HUNSUR TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT - 571 105. 5. JAYALAKSHMI W/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT SRINIVAS SAW MILL AND WOOD INDUSTRY, ABBUR ROAD, PERIYAPATNA TOWN AND TALUK MYSURU DISRICT - 571 107. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. A. LOURDU MARIYAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.4- DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, HUNSUR DIVISION, HUNSUR DATED 15TH MARCH, 2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-A; AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH ORAL ORDER In this writ petition, petitioners are challenging the Notification dated 15th March, 2023 (Annexure-A) issued by the respondent No.4. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41392 WP NO.9382 OF 2023 2. Heard Smt. Manjuladevi R. Kamadolli, learned counsel appearing for petitioners; Sri. Mahantesh Shettar, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents 1 to 4; and Sri. A. Lourdu Mariyappa, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.5. 3. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties and on perusal of the finding recorded by the respondent No.4 in the impugned order dated 15th March, 2023 (Annexure-A), the same would indicate that, originally the licence in respect of running the Wood Industry at Rajapura, Periyapatna Taluk was issued in the name of one Srinivas, husband of the petitioner No.1. Thereafter, the husband of the petitioner No.1 died on 08th July, 1996 and as such, the licence was transferred in the name of V. Krishnappa, husband of the respondent No.5 at the instance of the petitioner No.1 and the said licence continuously stands in the name of V. Krishnappa. In that view of the matter, in view of the internal dispute between the petitioners and the respondent No.5 being the family dispute, the respondent No.4 had passed the impugned order directing to maintain status-quo in respect of the licence. Therefore as there is a civil dispute between the family of - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41392 WP NO.9382 OF 2023 petitioners and the respondent No.5, I am of the view that, there is no infirmity in the impugned order passed by the respondent No.4. Accordingly, writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- (E.S. INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3