- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49353 WP No. 35819 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 35819 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: VRUSHABHAVATHI KOLACHE NEERU TADEYUVA JAAGRUTHI SAMITHI (A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960) O/AT SY. NO. 86/1, BYRASHETTIHALLI, GOLLAHALLI POST, NELAMANGALA TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU-562 132. REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, SRI. KANAKARAJU GN, S/O. NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT NELAMANGALA TALUK, GUNDENAHALLI, SOMPURA, BILLANAKOTE, BANGALORE RURAL, KARNATAKA-562 111. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AMAR CORREA, ADVOCATE- ACA JURIS) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, NELAMANGALA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU-562 123. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49353 WP No. 35819 of 2025 BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU, MILLERS ROAD, BENGALURU-560052 4. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NELAMANGALA SUB DIVISION BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU-562 111. 5. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, THYAMAGONDLU POLICE STATION, THYAMAGONDLU NELAMANGALA-562 132. …RESPONDENTS (BY Ms.YASHODHA K.P., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO: (I) SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 24.11.2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 THEREBY REJECTING THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER, MADE SEEKING TO PERMISSION TO CONDUCT THE PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM, VIDE ANNEXURE-A. (II) GRANT PERMISSION TO THE PETITIONER TO CONDUCT PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM VIDE ANNEXURE-B. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner is before this Court, seeking for the following reliefs: "(i) Issue a writ in the certiorari and set aside the order dated 24.11.2025 passed by the respondent no.2 thereby rejecting the representation of the petitioner, made seeking to permission to conduct the public awareness program, vide Annexure-A. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49353 WP No. 35819 of 2025 (ii) Grant permission to the petitioner to conduct public awareness program vide Annexure-B." 2. The petitioner intends to conduct a public awareness program called "Jalaagraha Janajaagruthi" on 28.11.2025 near Sri Gangamma Devi Temple, Tyamgondlu Village, Nelmangala Taluk, Bengaluru Rural in order to lodge a peaceful protest as regards the proposal of the State to fill several tanks in Nelamangala Taluk as regards the alleged deleterious effect of filling up the tanks in Nelamangala Taluk with secondary treated water from sewage treatment plant from Vrushabhavathi river. It is in that background, the petitioner had approached the respondents seeking permission to hold the said programme and for police bandobast. 3. The respondent vide endorsement dated 24.11.2025 had called upon the petitioner to furnish details and to contact the superior officers insofar as the police bandobast is concerned. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49353 WP No. 35819 of 2025 4. Today, Sri.Amar Correa, learned counsel for the petitioner categorically makes a submission that the petitioner does not require police bandobast. The petitioner would only be conducting an awareness programme and that the petitioner's office bearers would be responsible for the proper conduct of the said programme which is being conducted in a private land. 5. In that view of the matter, when the office bearers of petitioner have categorically taken on the responsibility of conducting the said programme and that they would be responsible for any incident or untoward incident, I am of the considered opinion that for the purpose of running a programme, the respondents could be directed to provide necessary permission. 6. It is made clear that there is no order insofar as police bandobast is concerned. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49353 WP No. 35819 of 2025 7. In the above background, I pass the following: ORDER Respondents are directed to grant permission to the petitioner-society to conduct public awareness programme in Sy.No.9, Thyamgondlu Village, near Sri.Gangamma Temple situated near Amanikere Bidllur, Nelamangala Taluk, Bengaluru Rural, on 28.11.2025 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed. Hand delivery is ordered. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SBN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22