- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29835 WP No. 27594 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 27594 OF 2018 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR S/O RAMABHADRAIAH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT NO.33, BOMMENAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA POST, TIPTUR TALUK-572 201. 2. SRI. B.S. BABU S/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT BOMMENAHALLI VILLAGE KOTENAYAKANAHALLI POST TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 201. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NAGARAJA S., ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. THE TAHSILDAR TIPTUR TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 101. 2. THE TUMKUR ZILLA PANCHAYATH RURAL DRINKING WATER AND SANITARY SUB-DIVISION TIPTUR SUB-DIVISION TIPTUR, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 101. REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 3. THE OFFICE OF THE ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER TIPTUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 101. Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29835 WP No. 27594 of 2018 REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 4. KARADI GRAMA PANCHAYATH TIPTUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BOPANNA BELLIAPPA, AGA FOR R1; SRI. A.NAGARAJAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R4) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO INSTALL THE R.O.WATER PURIFIER WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE VILLAGE WHICH WILL BE USEFUL TO THE VILLAGERS AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER The petitioners claimed to be residents of Bommenahalli Village, Kasaba Hobli, Tiptur Taluk have filed the instant writ petition with the following prayers: "(a) issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, directing the respondents to install the RO water purifier within the limits of the village which will be useful to the villagers. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29835 WP No. 27594 of 2018 (c) grant such other reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity." 2. The writ petition does not reveal how any of the right of the petitioners is violated by the respondents. 3. Respondent No.4, in the interest of villagers has installed an R.O. water purifier facility in the place where it has deemed fit. The petitioner are aggrieved by the same. They want it to be placed where they like. They have no right to demand the same. For the said reason, the writ petition is hereby dismissed. SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39