- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8192 WP No. 4512 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4512 OF 2026 (GM-KIADB) BETWEEN: 1. M/S SRI VARU CONCEPTS, (PARTNERSHIP FIRM), NO. 449, SAMPURA INDUSTRIAL AREA, 2ND PHASE, NELAMANGALA TALUK, DOBASPET, BENGALURU- 562 111 REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNERS SRI ANAND KUMAR R AND ARUN KUMAR B. V. 2. SRI ANAND KUMAR R S/O RAMAKRISHNMAURTHY C AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, PARTNER M/S SRI VARU CONCEPTS, NO. 449, SAMPURA INDUSTIRIAL AREA, 2ND PHASE, NELAMANGALA TALUK, DOBASPET, BENGALURU- 562 111. 3. SRI.ARUN KUMAR B. V. S/O VIJAYAKUMAR B. R, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8192 WP No. 4512 of 2026 M/S SRI VARU CONCEPTS, NO. 449, SAMPURA INDUSTRIAL AREA, 2ND PHASE, NELAMANGALA TALUK, DOBASPET, BENGALURU- 562 111. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR L.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, AS STATUTORY BODY CONSTITUTED UNDER THE KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1966, NO. 2, 2/1, AND 2/3, ACHARYA TULASIMARG, 1ST MAIN ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, BENGALURU 560 009. 2. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD NO. 2, 2/1, AND 2/3, ACHARYA TULASIMARG, 1ST MAIN ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 009. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER-1, ZONAL OFFICE KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8192 WP No. 4512 of 2026 DEVELOPMENT BOARD NO. 1, KIDB RANGE OFFICE, NO. 14/3, 2ND FLOOR, CFC BUILDING, MAHARSHI ARAVIND BHAVAN, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.N. VASUDEVAN., ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 2, DATED 02/02/2026 IN VIDE NO. KA.KAI.PRA.AA.MUM/KA.AA-1/1671/2025-26, PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8192 WP No. 4512 of 2026 ORAL ORDER The petitioner runs a Micro Small and Medium Enterprise in the property allotted by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board [for short, 'the KIADB' - the first respondent]. The petitioner's grievance is with the order dated 02.02.2026, and this order is by the Executive Engineer with M/s. KIADB [the third respondent]. Sri L Chandrasekhar, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner was issued with the Notice under Section 34B[1] of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 [for short, 'the Act'] on 27.01.2026 [Annexure-B] alleging certain violations and calling upon the petitioner to ensure compliance and that the petitioner has filed his reply and also undertaking to ensure compliance with certain deficiencies as pointed out but, the third respondent has issued the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8192 WP No. 4512 of 2026 impugned order calling upon the petitioner to close its industrial enterprise without considering the response. Sri H N Vasudevan, a learned standing counsel for the respondents, who is permitted to take notice for the respondents, is heard in the light of the canvass that the petitioner has filed response upon receipt of the notice dated 27.01.2026, that the impugned order is in continuation of the notice and that the petitioner's response is yet to be considered. The third respondent, in the impugned order, is categorical in recording that the petitioner must cease its operations. This would be a definite overreach when the petitioner's response is not yet considered. Therefore, this Court must intervene to restore consideration without the petitioner being called upon to cease its operations. Hence the following: - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8192 WP No. 4512 of 2026 ORDER [a] The petition is allowed in part treating the impugned order dated 02.02.2026 [Annexure-A] as a further notice issued by the third respondent in continuation of the notice dated 27.01.2026 [Annexure-B] reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a further response, if any, within two (2) weeks from today. [b] The second respondent is called upon to consider the petitioner's response by a reasoned order and take decision in accordance with the provisions of the Act. SD/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE AN/-