- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42367 WP No. 19845 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 19845 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: 1. SRI TAMMESH GOWDA H C S/O CHANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, STATE SECRETARY, BHARATIYA JANATHA PARTY, VIVEKANANDANAGARA, AMRUTHALLI, BENGALURU 560032. 2. SRI M KRISHNAMURTHY S/O LATE MUNISWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS PRESIDENT, BYATARAYANAPURA NAGARA MANDALA, BHARATIYA JANATHA PARTHY, NO. 203/1 KOLLALU NILAYA, 5TH CROSS, TALA KAVERI LAYOUT, AMRUTHAHALLI, BENGALURU 560092. 3. SRI ANIL KUMAR K A S/O ANJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, PRESIDENT, KOGILLU WARD, BHARATIYA JANATHA PARTHY, NO. 51 KATTIGENAHALLI, YELAHANKA POST, BENGALURU 560064. 4. SUBRAMANYA V S/O VENKATESHAPPA G, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, PRESIDENT, KODIGEHALLI WARD, BHARATIYA JANATHA PARTY, NO. 101, 5TH CROSS, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42367 WP No. 19845 of 2025 KODIGEHALLI, SAHAKARANAGAR, BENGALURU 560092. 5. SRI MADHU SUDHAN R S/O T V RANGANATHA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, VICE PRESIDENT, BYATARAYANAPURA NAGARA MANDALA, BHARATIYA JANATHA PARTY, NO. 830, 5TH BLOCK, BEL LAYOUT, VIDYARANYAPURA, BENGALURU 560097. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SANDEEP S PATIL.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HOME REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY , II FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU 560001. 3. CHIKKAJALA POLICE STATION CHIKKAJALA, BENGALURU 562157 REPRESENTED BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER. 4. AMRUTHALLI POLICE STATION AMRUTHNAGAR MAIN ROAD, AMRUTHNAGAR, BENGALURU 560092. REPRESENTED BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER. 5. YALAHANKA POLICE STATION AMBEDKAR COLONY, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU 560065 REPRESENTED BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42367 WP No. 19845 of 2025 6. KODIGEHALLI POLICE STATION BB NAGAR, KOTI HOSAHALLI, BENGALURU 560092. REPRESENTED BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER. 7. VIDYARANYAPURA POLICE STATION 1st MAIN ROAD, BEL 6TH BLOCK, HMT LAYOUT, VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU 560097. REPRESENTED BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SIDDARTH BABURAO., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI AND QUASH THE NOTICE DATED 22.06.2025 AND 09.06.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE -A TO A4 AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: i. Issue a writ of Certiorari and quash the notice dated 22.06.2025 and 09.06.2025 vide Annexures-A to A4. ii. Issue a writ of mandamus, directing the R2 to identify and designate suitable and appropriate location/s within the Byatarayanapura Assembly Constituency under the provisions of Licensing and Regulation of Protests, Demonstration, and Protest - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42367 WP No. 19845 of 2025 Marches (Bengularu City) Order 2021 for holding peaceful protests or demonstrations. iii. Issue a writ of mandamus directing Respondents No. 3 to 7 to grant permission to the petitioners to conduct peaceful protests in the venue/s or place/s to be designated under Licensing and Regulation of Protests, Demonstration and Protest Marches (Bengaluru City) Order 2021 within the Byatarayanapura Assembly Constituency; iv. Issue such other Writ or grant such other order or relief as this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case in the ends of justice and equity. 2. The Petitioners had sought for permission by filing three applications to conduct protests from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. on 10.06.2025, from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. on 13.06.2025 and from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. on 11.06.2025 respectively. The dates of the said protests for which permission has been sought for having been expired, the petition has been rendered infructuous. 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh application which shall be considered in accordance with the Licensing and Regulation of Protests, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42367 WP No. 19845 of 2025 Demonstration and Protest Marches (Bengaluru City) Order 2021, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE KTY List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4