- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30557-DB WP No. 3584 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 3584 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. NAGAMANI, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, W/O. M.ANJANAPPA, EX-PRESIDENT OF DODDABANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, R/AT NO.140, KONADASAPURA VILLAGE, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, VIRGONAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560 049. 2. R. SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O. LATE RAMAIAH, R/AT NO.141, KONADASAPURA VILLAGE, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, VIRGONAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560 049. 3. H.SRINIVASA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, S/O. LATE HANUMAPPA, R/AT NO.164, KONADASAPURA VILLAGE, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, VIRGONAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560 049. 4. J MANJUNATHA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, S/O. LATE JAYARAMAPPA, R/AT NO. 19, KONADASAPURA VILLAGE, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, VIRGONAGAR POST, Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30557-DB WP No. 3584 of 2025 BENGALURU-560 049. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI CHETHAN A C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDA, DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BENGALURU-560 009. 3. THE TAHASILDAR, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU-560 036. 4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU-560 036. 5. JILLA PANCHAYATH, BANASHENKRI, BENGALURU URBAN, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ, BANASHANKARI, BENGALURU-560 070. REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 6. THE GRAMAPANCHAYATH, DODDABANAHALLI, KANNAMANGALA POST, BENGALURU-560 037. REP. BY PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (P.D.O.). 7. THE KARNATAKA LAKE CONSERVATIVE AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, BEEJ BHAVANA, HEBBAL, BENGALURU-560 024, REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30557-DB WP No. 3584 of 2025 8. BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KUMARA PARK EAST, BENGALURU-560 020, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 9. ADDAGADA PRASAD CHOWDARY, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, S/O. HARIPRASAD RAO, R/AT FLAT NO.502, SISARAS SIAN APARTMENT, KITTAGANUR MAIN ROAD, BEHIND GARDEN CITY COLLEGE, BENGALURU-560 036. 10. M/S. MISTA INFRA PRIVATE LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, HAVING ITS CORPORATE OFFICE AT #1109, 11TH FLOOR, TOWER B, BRIGADE SIGNATURE TOWERS, OLD MADRAS ROAD, KATTAMANNALLUR, SANNATAMMANAHALLI, BENGALURU-562 129. REP. BY ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE MR. BADAM RAMA ANIL KUMAR REDDY. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 TO 4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO i) ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO CLEAR THE ENCROACHMENT ON RAJKALUVE, KUNTE LEADING TO KONADASAPURA LAKE AS WELL AS ENCROACHMENT ON KONADASAPURA LAKE BY PUTTING SAID LAKE IN TO ITS ORIGINAL POSSESSION AND ESTABLISH THE BOUNDARY OF THE SAID LAKE AREA/WATER BODY SITUATED IN SY.NO.2/6 OF THE KONADASAPURA VILLAGE, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT AND FURTHER DIRECT THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT WATER AND AIR POLLUTION IN AND AROUND THE KONADASAPURA LAKE ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30557-DB WP No. 3584 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks to withdraw the present petition which was filed as a Public Interest Litigation petition. The petitioners reserves the right to file petition in their personal interest as per the memo dated 18.06.2025. 2. In view of the above, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. The withdrawal of the present petition will not preclude the petitioners from filing the petition in their personal interest. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE tsn* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31