- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30090 WP No. 35440 of 2024 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.35440 OF 2024 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MR. ANIL KUMAR AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, S/O NEELAYA T. KOTIAN, R/AT 1-148 BHAGAVATHI PRASAD, NEAR BHAGAVATHI TEMPLE, SASIHITHLU, DAKSHINA KANNDA - 574 146. …PETITIONER (BY SMT/MISS. N. SHWETHA NAYAK, ADVOCATE SRI RAKSHITH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, HALEYANGADY GRAMA AND POST, MULKI TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA- 574 146. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI V., HCGP FOR R.1; SRI S. RAJASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R.2.) Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30090 WP No. 35440 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE RESOLUTION DATED 05.11.2024 PASSED IN REFERENCE NO.35(13)/2024-25 BY THE PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER i.e. THE RESPONDENT NO.2 HEREIN VIDE ANNEXURE-A IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER 1. Haleyangady Gram Panchayat situated in Mulki Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District passed a resolution changing the name of a Samudhaya Bhavana from "Indira Gandhi Hall" to "Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Bhavan". Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. 2. The petitioner has failed to point out as to how any of his legal right has been violated by such a resolution or how the same is illegal. Further, it is noticed that under Section 269 of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30090 WP No. 35440 of 2024 the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993, the petitioner is having an alternative and efficacious remedy. 3. For the aforementioned reasons, the writ petition is hereby dismissed. 4. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand dismissed. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38