- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15081 WP No. 8417 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 8417 OF 2026 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. KARNATAKA PRADESH BEEDHI BADHI VYAPARIGALA OKKUTTA BY ITS SECRETARY SMT. H.C. ANUSURYA, W/O. C.E. RANGASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.325/31, 3RD CROSS, NANJAPPA LAYOUT, VIGNESHWARA NAGAR, SUNKADAKATTE, BENGALURU-560 091. 2. R. VENKATESH BABU S/O. RAMACHANDRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, FOOD VENDOR, R/AT NO.37/2, YELAHANKA BEEDI, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL-562110. 3. B. SHIVAKUMAR S/O. BABU RAJENDRA PRASAD GUPTHA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, FOOD VENDOR, R/AT NO.55, YELAHANKA BEEDI, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL-562110. 4. SAGAR C.R. Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15081 WP No. 8417 of 2026 S/O. RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, FOOD VENDOR, R/AT PAPANNA LAYOUT, PUTTAPPANA GUDI BEEDI, CHANNARAYAPATNA ROAD, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL-562110. 5. BALAJI S/O. SHIVAREDDY K AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, FOOD VENDORS, R/AT PAPANNA LAYOUT, PUTTAPPANA GUDI BEEDI, CHANNARAYAPATNA ROAD, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL-562110. 6. ZAREENA D/O. IMRAN PASHA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, FOOD VENDOR, R/AT NO.20, INDIRANAGARA, VIJAYAPURA, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL-562 135. 7. KEERTHI S/O. LATE JAVAREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, FOOD VENDOR, R/AT TALAGAVARA VILLAGE AND POST, KAIWARA HOBLI, CHINTAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-563 128. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15081 WP No. 8417 of 2026 8. SHYMALA B W/O. BHASKAR, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, FOOD VENDOR, R/AT 36, YELAHANKA BEEDI, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL-572 110. 9. NALLABATULA SURESH, S/O. VENKATESHWARALU, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, FOOD VENDOR, R/AT C/O 36, YELAHANKA BEEDI, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL-572 110. 10. B. SRINIVAS S/O. BETTE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, FOOD VENDOR, R/O 640, 22ND WARD, SULIBELE ROAD, WATER TANK, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL-572 110. 11. N. LOKESH S/O. M. NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, FOOD VENDOR, R/O WARD NO.21, DVM COLONY, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALI, BENGALURU RURAL-572 110. 12. MYLA SURESH - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15081 WP No. 8417 of 2026 S/O. MYLADRI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, FOOD VENDOR, R/O C/O 434, WARD NO.6, AGASARABEEDI, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL-572 110. 13. SATHYA M.S S/O.BASAVARAJU, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, FOOD VENDOR, R/O 434, WARD NO.6, AGASARA BEEDI, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL-572 110. 14. RIYAZ H S/O. HANEEF, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O 20TH WARD, 2ND CROSS, GURAPPANA MATADA ROAD, INDIRANAGARA, VIJAYAPURA, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL-572 135. 15. SYED UMAR S/O. SYED MOHAMMAD, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O 158, YELAHANKA BEEDI, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, BENGALURU RURAL-572 110. 16. VENU S/O. RAJU, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT DEVANAHALLI TOWN, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15081 WP No. 8417 of 2026 DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL-572 110. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MUNIYAPPA M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BY ITS SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DIST-562110 4. THE TAHSILDAR, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DIST-562110 5. THE CHIEF OFFICER, TALUK MUNICIPAL OFFICE, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DIST-562110 6. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, DEVANAHALLI CIRCLE, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DIST-562110 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15081 WP No. 8417 of 2026 7. THE TRAFFIC INSPECTOR, DEVANAHALLI TOWN, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DIST-562110 8. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR (DAY-NALAM PROJECT), OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, NO.11, ROOM NO.305, 3RD FLOOR, BLUE CROSS CHAMBER BUILDING, INFANTRY CROSS ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 9. THE COMMISSIONER, SKILL DEVELOPMENT BOARD, KAUSHALYA BHAVAN, NEAR DAIRY CIRCLE, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU-560 030. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SPOORTHI V., HCGP., FOR R1 TO R7 SRI. P.B. ACHAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR R8 AND R9.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF PROHIBITION OR ORDER OR DIRECTION OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT PREVENTING THE RESPONDENTS NO.5, 6 AND 7 OR ANY AUTHORITY ACTING IN THEIR BEHALF FROM DISTURBING THE ACTIVITIES OF HAWKING BY THE PETITIONERS IN THEIR REGULAR PLACES OF HAWKING UNTIL THE AUTHORITIES IN CONSULTATION WITH THE TOWN VENDING COMMITTEE RELOCATES THE PETITIONERS TO SETTLE DOWN IN PROPER VENDING ZONE, ETC. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15081 WP No. 8417 of 2026 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING / PHYSICAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER Petitioners are street vendors operating in several areas in Bengaluru. At the instance of residents and a few shop owners who are legitimately operating their businesses from pucca buildings, action is initiated by the respondent authorities to evict the street vendors. Aggrieved by the same, the present petition is filed. 2. Admittedly, the street vendors do not have a right to infringe upon the rights of the business persons operating from pucca buildings after obtaining all the necessary permissions. They also do not have a right to cause nuisance to residents in front of whose house the street vendors tend to operate. However, taking into consideration the poor economic background of the street - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15081 WP No. 8417 of 2026 vendors, the State has enacted the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014. 3. The counsel appearing for Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) now Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and the State together submits taking into consideration all the aforementioned factors, action would be initiated to evict the street vendors or rehabilitate them in the manner known to law. They further submit that all the affected parties will be heard in accordance with law before taking appropriate action. 4. The writ petition stand disposed of in terms of the submission made by the learned counsel for BBMP/GBA and the State. SD/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11