- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32748 WP No. 35517 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN WRIT PETITION NO. 35517 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SMT.NAAGAMMA W/O LATE KUMARA AGED ABOUT48 YEARS R/AT. GUTTEPALYA, TARALU POST UTTHARAHALLI HOBLI BENGALURU-560 061 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRIKANTH N.V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G. ROAD BENGALURU-560 002 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU SOUTH DIVISION KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G. ROAD BENGALURU-560 002 3. THE TAHASILDAR BENGALURU SOUTH DIVISION KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G. ROAD BENGALURU- 560 002 4. PANCHAYATH DEVOLOPMENT OFFICER TARALU VILLAGE PANCHAYATH TARALU BENGALURU-560 082 Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32748 WP No. 35517 of 2024 5. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER BANGALORE SOUTH PANCHAYATH BANASHANKARI BENGALURU-560 050 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHWETA KRISHNAPPA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO (i) ISSUE WRIT PETITION OF MANDAMUS OR DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 05.12.2024 AND 09.12.2024 AS PER ANNEXURE-A TO F AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN ORAL JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed praying to issue writ of mandamus or direction directing the respondents to consider the representations dated 05.12.2024 and 09.12.2024 as per Annexure-A to F. 2. The petitioner made representations as per Annexure A to F seeking to allow her to permanently reside in the house in Sy.No.75 of the Guttepalya village, Taralu Gram Panchayath reserved under the Ashraya Scheme contending that she has been residing there from the past three years. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32748 WP No. 35517 of 2024 3. Since no action has been taken by the respondents, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a Criminal Complaint has been instituted against the responsible persons and that the petitioner will now have to approach the Civil Court. 5. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to file appropriate suits or other proceedings as maintainable in law, this writ petition is closed. All the contentions of the petitioner are left open to be agitated in the appropriate proceedings. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE RAK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9