- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42217-DB WP No. 31672 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 31672 OF 2025 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. 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. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SARASWATHI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTM VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE SECRETARY KALYAN KARNATAKA AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD KALABURAGI - 585 101. Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42217-DB WP No. 31672 of 2025 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BIDAR DISTRICT BIDAR - 585 401. 5. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH BIDAR - 585 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH RULE 14(1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECT OR ORDER THE RESPONDENT TO DEVELOP THE 5 KMS OF ROAD FROM BORGI (J) VILLAGE TO BANSI THANDA VILLAGE OF AURAD TALUKA, BIDAR DISTRICT VIDE ANNEXURE-A DATED 21/08/2025 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. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Issue notice. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondents. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42217-DB WP No. 31672 of 2025 3. The petitioner has filed the present petition as a public interest litigation, inter alia praying that directions be issued to the respondents to develop 5 kms. of road from Borgi (J) village to Bansi Thanda village of Aurad Taluka, Bidar District. 4. The petitioner has flagged an issue as to the requirement of a road to connect the two villages. We do not consider it apposite to pass any order issuing directions for construction of the road. However, we expect that the concerned authorities shall consider the present petition as a representation and take such view, as they consider appropriate. 5. Petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20