- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36518-DB W.P. No.23532/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH 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.23532/2025 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: SRI. GURUNATH VADDE S/O VAJINATH VADDE AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SOCIAL WORKER R/O JANASEVA ASHRAMA BHAVANI BIJALAGAON 585443 KAMALNAGAR TALUK BIDAR DISTRICT MOBILE NO 9901687999 AADHAR NO 6659 3322 2123 PAN NO AERPV 9730M EMAIL GURUNATHVADDE@GMAIL.COM …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SARASWATHI, ADV.,) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU 560001. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATHRAJ Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36518-DB W.P. No.23532/2025 3RD FLOOR, M S BUILDING BENGALURU 560001. 3. THE SECRETARY KALYANA KARNATAKA AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD KALABURGI 585101. 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BIDAR DISTRICT BIDAR 585401. 5. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH BIDAR 585401. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PANCHAYATH RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, BIDAR DIVISION BIDAR 585401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) - - - THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W 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 RESPONDENTS TO DEVELOP THE 4 KMS OF ROAD FROM DONAGAON (M) VILLAGE TO MURKI VILLAGE AND FROM DONAGAON (M) VILLAGE TO MALAPPAIAH TEMPLE NEAR MURKI VILLAGE, KAMALANAGARA TALUKA, BIDAR DISTRICT VIDE ANNEXURES-A DATED 06.06.2025 & ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36518-DB W.P. No.23532/2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 public interest litigation, inter alia, stating that a stretch of 4 kilometers road from Donagaon (M) Village in Murki Village in Kamalnagar Taluk, Bidar District is in disrepair. A stretch of 2 kilometers out of the 4 kilometers of the road from Donagaon (M) Village to Srikshetra Malappaiah is completely filled with potholes and, therefore, the villagers are finding it extremely difficult to commute. 2. Clearly, no directions can be issued at all. We do not consider it apposite to issue any directions regarding construction or repair of roads in particular. However, it would be apposite for the concerned authorities to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36518-DB W.P. No.23532/2025 consider the issue flagged by the petitioner. The petitioner is not precluded from approaching the concerned authorities. 3. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid observations. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE RV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2