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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46631-DB WP No. 33642 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH 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. 33642 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN:
SRI GURUNATH VADDE S/O VAJINATH VADDE, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, SOCIAL WORKER, R/O JANASEVA ASHRAMA, BHAVANI BIJALAGAON -585 443, KAMALNAGAR TALUK, BIDAR DISTRICT MOBILE NO. 9901687999 AADHAAR NO. 6659 3322 2123, PAN NO. AERPV9730M, EMAIL: GURUNATHVADDE@GMAIL.COM …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SARASWATHI., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT, 3RD FLOOR, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BIDAR DISTRICT, BIDAR-585 401. 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYATH,
Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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BIDAR-585 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 & R2)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W RULE 14(1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECT OR ORDER THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSTRUCT CC ROAD AND DRAINAGE AT YARANALLI VILLAGE, THE SAID ROAD IS LEADING TO GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL OF YARANALLI VILLAGE, BIDAR TALUKA, BIDAR DISTRICT, VIDE ANNEXURE-A DATED 30/08/2025. 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. This is yet another petition filed by the petitioner in public interest praying for a construction of road. This time, the petitioner prays that a CC road and drainage be constructed at Yaranalli Village, Bidar Taluk, Bidar District. 2. We do not consider it apposite to pass such order. This Court has repeatedly held that raising of construction of roads and other related works is a matter to be decided by the concerned
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authorities keeping in view several factors including available resources and the number of persons who would derive benefit from such construction. 3. We also note that the petitioner has been filing repeated petitions for similar reliefs.
Although we are inclined to impose costs on account of repeatedly filing such petitions, we refrain from doing so. We caution the petitioner that if similar petitions are filed by the petitioner, the same would be visited with costs. 4. Appeal is accordingly, dismissed. SD/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
SD/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE
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