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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46632-DB WP No. 31514 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. 31514 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 ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR ENQUIRIES-02, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA MULTI-STORIED BUILDING DR. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE COMMISSIONER KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD 3RD & 4TH FLOOR, CAUVERY BHAVAN
Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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K G ROAD, BENGALURU-560 009. 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BIDAR DISTRICT, BIDAR-585 401. 5. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD 3RD AND 4TH FLOOR, CAUVERY BHAVAN K G ROAD, BENGALURU 560 009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1, R2 & R4)
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) RULE, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECT OR ORDER THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONERS REPRESENTATION AND TO IMMEDIATELY COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION OF PRAJSOUDHA (ADALITHA SOUDHA, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA) AT KAMALANAGARA TALUKA, BIDAR DISTRICT VIDE ANNEXURE-C DATED 08/09/2025. 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. The petitioner has filed the present petition inter alia praying that directions be issued to consider his representation and to
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immediately commence the construction of 'Prajasoudha', at Kamalanagra Taluka, Bidar District. 2. The petition notes that a letter dated 04.04.2025 was already issued to a contractor for construction of 'Prajasoudha' at Kamalanagra Taluka, Bidar District. 3. In view of the above, no orders are required to be passed in the present petition. Hence, the same is dismissed.
Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE
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