- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29959 WP No. 18999 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 18999 OF 2025 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN: 1. SRI.VENKAIAH SWAMY VARI ENTERPRISES #1/2, 7TH CROSS, KALAPPA LAYOUT BASAVANAGARA, BANGALORE-560 037. REP. BY ITS PROPRIETARY P.EBU, S/O PICHAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS (THE PROPRIETARY CONCERN) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. KALYAN R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE N.R.SQUARE, BANGALORE-560 002. REP. BY CHIEF COMMISSIONER. 2. THE BENGALURU SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED A REGISTERED COMPANY (REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT,) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MANAGER (TECH) 1ST FLOOR, UNI BUILDING NEW THIMMAIAH ROAD MILLERS TANK BUND AREA Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29959 WP No. 18999 of 2025 VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 046. REP. BY MANAGING DIRECTOR. 3. THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (THE BENGALURU SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED), 1ST FLOOR UNI BUILDING, NEW THIMMAIAH ROAD MILLERS TANK BUND AREA VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 046 BANGALORE-560 050. 4. ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER BANGALORE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SARVAGNA NAGARA DIVISION 4TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD, 3RD BLOCK HBR LAYOUT, NEAR TANK ROAD BANGALORE-560 043. 5. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER BBMP, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SARVAGNA NAGARA DIVISION 4TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD, 3RD BLOCK HBR LAYOUT, NEAR TANK ROAD BANGALORE-560 043. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. LAKSHMI NARAYANA PRASAD, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRASHANTH S.H., ADVOCATE) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICES DATED 23/06/2025 BEARING NO.BSWML/SA.PRA.VYA/SA.NA.V./PR/47/2025-2026, NOTICES ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, SARVAGNA NAGAR DIVISION, BSWML, BY RESPONDENT NO.4 AS PER ANNEXURE-A TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29959 WP No. 18999 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER The petitioner has been awarded a contract by Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike for disposal of waste/garbage in Ward No.30 of Kadugondanahalli. On the ground that the petitioner is not doing the work properly, the impugned show cause notice dated 23.06.2025 has been issued by respondent No.4. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. 2. What has been issued to the petitioner is a show cause notice alleging that it is not doing the work allotted to it properly. It is for the petitioner to reply to the said show cause notice. There is no illegality in issuance of such show cause notice. 3. For the aforementioned reasons, the petition is hereby dismissed, reserving the liberty to the petitioner - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29959 WP No. 18999 of 2025 to reply to the show case notice dated 23.06.2025 issued by respondent No.4 and the respondents shall consider the said reply and only thereafter initiate any action against the petitioner in accordance with law. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25