- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54419 WP No. 38279 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 38279 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MR. INDRANEEL DUTTA SON OF SRI. S. K. DUTTA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 725, 11TH MAIN, 9TH CORSS INDIRANAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 094. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENKATESH S ARBATTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT GROUND FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU- 560 001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND PRESIDENT OF DISTRICT TOURISM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA 571401. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND MEMBER SECRETARY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MANDYA - 571 401 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH BY WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF WRIT, THE ORDER DTD. 09.12.2025 BEARING PASSED BY THE R-3 PER ANNX-A BEARING NO. PRAEE/UUNI/MUM/01/24-25-515. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54419 WP No. 38279 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Learned AGA accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 to 3. 2. The Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Quash by writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order direction in the nature of writ, the order dtd. 09.12.2025 bearing passed by the r-3 per Annx-A bearing no. PRAEE/UUNI/MUM/01/24- 25-515 b. Award the costs of this petition c. Such other and further relief as may be just and necessary in the interest of justice. 3. The grievance of the Petitioner is that, without issuance of any notice and complying with the principles of natural justice, the closure order dated 09.12.2025 has been passed by Respondent No.3 at Annexure-A. 4. A perusal of Annexure-A does not indicate any notice having been issued to the petitioner. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54419 WP No. 38279 of 2025 5. Learned AGA submits that the said order had been passed on account of the Petitioner carrying on its activities in an Eco-Sensitive Zone. 6. Even if that be so, in my considered opinion, it would be required for a notice to be issued to the affected party before any action is taken and comply with the principles of natural justice before doing so. In the present case, admittedly no notice has been issued to the petitioner, I pass the following: ORDER i) Writ petition is allowed. ii) A certiorari is issued, the order dated 09.12.2025 passed by Respondent No.3 at Annexure-A, is quashed. iii) Liberty is, however, reserved to the Respondents to issue appropriate notice to the Petitioner, consider the reply, if any, submitted - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54419 WP No. 38279 of 2025 by the Petitioner and thereafter take necessary action. iv) The hand delivery of the operative portion of the order is ordered. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE KTY List No.: 3 Sl No.: 2