- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35570-DB WP No. 15138 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 15138 OF 2024 (LB-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI GURUNATH VADDE S/O VAJINATH VADDE AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SOCIAL WORKER R/O JANASEVA ASHRAMA BHAVANI BIJALAGAON - 585 443 KAMALANAGAR TALUK BIDAR DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI CHRISTOPHER STANEY, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. SANGEETHA S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SECRETARY KALYANA KARNATAKA REGION DEVELOPMENT BOARD OFFICE AT SHAMBHOGNALLI KALABURGI DISTRICT - 585 102 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE AT NANDI COLONY BIDAR DISTRICT - 585 401 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OFFICE AT ZILLA PANCHAYATH FATEH DARWAZA ROAD Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35570-DB WP No. 15138 of 2024 OLD CITY FORT AREA BIDAR, MIRZAPUR TAJ - 585 401 4. THE TAHASILDHAR OFFICE AT BELKUNI AURAD ROAD AURADHA RURAL - 585 326 5. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OFFICE AT TALUK PANCHAYATH BELKUNI, AURAD ROAD AURADHA RURAL - 585 326 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER OFFICE AT PANCHAYATH RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FATEH DARWAZA ROAD OLD CITY FORT AREA BIDAR, MIRZAPUR TAJ - 585 401 …RESPONDENTS (SMT.NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR RESPONDENT NOS.2 TO 4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION DATED 03.10.2023 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. 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 JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition as a public interest litigation, inter alia, praying to direct the respondents to consider the representation dated 03.10.2023. The petitioner had - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35570-DB WP No. 15138 of 2024 filed the said representation seeking construction of a road in Vadyanbag Tanda in Aurad (B) Taluk, Bidar District. 2. We do not consider it apposite to issue directions for construction of roads and other facilities at a particular location as that is squarely a subject matter of consideration by the authorities. The said decision entails evaluation of available resources and their optimal utilisation; anw evaluation that courts are ill equipped to undertake. 3. We, accordingly, dispose of this petition leaving it open for the respondent-authorities to take such steps, if considered necessary. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2