- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19727 WP No. 31593 of 2024 C/W WP No. 15533 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 31593 OF 2024 (LB-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 15533 OF 2025 (LB-RES) IN WP No. 31593/2024 BETWEEN: K. PRAVEEN S/O LATE KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT KATTEBELAGULI VILLAGE, HALEKOTE HOBLI, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. R.S. RAVI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. NARENDRA GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN - 573 201. Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19727 WP No. 31593 of 2024 C/W WP No. 15533 of 2025 3. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HASSAN ZILLA PANCHAYAT, HASSAN - 573 201. 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYAT OF HOLENARASIPURA, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 571 201. 5. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER KATTEBELAGULI GRAM PANCHAYAT, HALEKOTE HOBLI, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 571 201. 6. K.C. RAJU S/O K.V. CHANDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 7. K.V. CHANDRAPPA S/O VEERAPPA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, 8. K.C. DAKSHINA MURTHY S/O K.V. CHANDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESPONDENTS NO.5 TO 7 ARE R/O. KATTEBELAGULI VILLAGE, HALEKOTE HOBLI, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 571 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI V., HCGP FOR R1 & R2; SRI. M.S. DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R3 & R5; SRI. SUNEEL S. NARAYAN, ADVOCATE FOR R6 & R8) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19727 WP No. 31593 of 2024 C/W WP No. 15533 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 08.11.2024 ISSUED BY 5TH RESPODNENT NO.GRA PA KATTE/ORDER/ /2024-25 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. IN WP NO. 15533/2025 BETWEEN: K. PRAVEEN S/O LATE KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT KATTEBELAGULI VILLAGE, HALEKOTE HOBLI, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. R.S. RAVI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. NARENDRA GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, DAPERTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN - 573 201. 3. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HASSAN ZILLA PANCHAYAT, HASSAN - 573 201. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19727 WP No. 31593 of 2024 C/W WP No. 15533 of 2025 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYAT OF HOLENARASIPURA, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 571 201. 5. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER NATIONAL HIGHWAYS SUB DIVISION, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 571 201. 6. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER CESCOM, HOLENERASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 571 201. 7. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER KATTEBELAGULI GRAM PANCHAYAT, HALEKOTE HOBLI, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 571 201. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI V., HCGP FOR R1 & R2; SRI. M.S. DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R3, R4 & R7; SMT. SHILPA SHAH, ADVOCATE FOR R5; SRI. H.V. DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 27.01.2025 ISSUED BY 7TH RESPNDENT ORDER NO.GRA PA /RA HE /2024-25 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING / PHYSICAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19727 WP No. 31593 of 2024 C/W WP No. 15533 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioner has challenged the Order passed by respondent No.5 in W.P.No.31593/2024 and the order passed by respondent No.7 in W.P.No.15533/2025 rejecting the request of the petitioner to grant him the trade license. 2. The case of the petitioner is that the reasons stated in the said orders which have resulted in denying the necessary trade license to the petitioner are all false and have been wrongly recorded by respondent No.5 and respondent No.7 deliberately at the instance of the local MLA. 3. Per contra, the learned counsel appearing for respondent No.5 in W.P.No.31593/2024 justifies the orders passed and he further submits that the petitioner is having an alternative and efficacious remedy under Section 269(1) of the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993. 4. The petitioner is not in a position to contravene the availability of an alternative and efficacious remedy. 5. Hence, the Writ Petitions are hereby dismissed, without going into the merits of the case, reserving the liberty - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19727 WP No. 31593 of 2024 C/W WP No. 15533 of 2025 to the petitioner to avail the alternative and efficacious remedy. Further, a direction is issued to the Appellate Authority to decide the case of the petitioner only based upon the merits of the case without being influenced by any of the authority concerned. 6. It is needless to state that, if the petitioner is aggrieved by the nature of functioning of any of the officers concerned, he is at liberty to take up the matter with the higher authorities or, as the case may be, with the Lokayukta. Further, if the petitioner prefer an appeal before the Appellate Authority, the same shall be decided within an outer limit of eight (08) weeks thereafter. 7. Pending I.As., if any stand disposed of. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29