- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17484 WP No. 13733 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 13733 OF 2023 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. JAYAPRAKASHAIAH S. S/O SHIVAIAH AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT KULLUKOPPA WARD ARANALLI VILLAGE HANAGERE GRAMA PANCHAYATH LIMIT THIRTHALLI TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 211. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. FAYAZ SAB B.G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ MULTI STORIED BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT SHIVAMOGGA-577 210. Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17484 WP No. 13733 of 2023 3. THE PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER HANAGERE GRAMA PANCHAYATH HANAGERE, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 211. 4. SRI. SATHYANARAYANA D. S/O D.DYAVANAYAKA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT KALLUKOPPA, ARNALLI VILLAGE SRIGERE POST THIRTHAHALLI TALUK-577 211 SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI V., HCGP FOR R1; SMT. APEKSHA G.M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MOHAN KUMAR B.M., ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND 3; SRI. KASHINATH J.D., ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE CASE OF THE PETITIONER AND DIRECT RESPONDENT NO.3 TO TAKE SUITABLE ACTION AGAINST RESPONDENT NO.4 TO REMOVE THE DEEP ROOTED TREES SITUATED ADJACENT TO THE PETITIONER SCHEDULE PROPERTY, WHICH IS PRODUCED AND MARKED AS ANNEXURES-D AND G DATED 09.02.2022 AND 28.03.2023 RESPECTIVELY AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17484 WP No. 13733 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER 1. The writ petition is filed alleging that respondent no.4 who is said to be a neighbour of the petitioner herein has grown a tamarind tree which is causing damage to the property of the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for respondent nos.2 and 3 upon instructions submits that pursuant to filing of the writ petition, a meeting of petitioner and respondent no.4 was convened and the tamarind tree and other deep rooted trees on the property of respondent no.4 have been uprooted. The petitioner does not dispute the said fact. 3. For the aforementioned reasons, the writ petition is hereby dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15