- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10580 WP No. 30978 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO.30978 OF 2025 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MANJUNATHA K. S/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS NO.40, RAMACHANDRA PURA AREHALLI MAIN ROAD BENGALURU-560 061. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SWAMY B.P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER BENGALURU WEST BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR RANGE, BENGALURU-560 098. 2. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR RANGE BENGALURU-560 098. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU-560 098. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10580 WP No. 30978 of 2025 4. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (TOWN PLANNING) BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU-560 098. 5. SRI V. SRIDHARA S/O LATE VENKATASWAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS NO.725, 9TH MAIN, 9TH CROSS, SRINIVASA NAGARA, 2ND PHASE, BANASHANKARI 1ST PHASE, BENGALURU-560 050. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI PAWAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R.1 TO R.4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 4 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURES-E TO H DATED 03.09.2025 AND 11.09.2025 AND ISSUE DIRECTIONS TO THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 4 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PETITIONER AND TO PASS APPROPRIATE ORDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10580 WP No. 30978 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Perusal of the papers indicates that the petitioner claims to be a social worker and is aggrieved by the construction being put up by respondent no.5. The same is not a private lis which could be agitated before this Court in the present roster. 2. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a Public Interest Litigation, the petition stands dismissed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE hkh. List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4