- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23229 WP No. 3140 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 3140 OF 2026 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. S.EMMANUEL JAYASEELAN S/O STALIN JOHN AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT NO.21, 2ND CROSS RAJASHREE LAYOUT MUNNEKOLALU, BANGALORE-560 037. PRESENTLY R/AT NO.D4-305 PURVA WINDERMERE BHAVANI AMMAN KOVIL STREET OPP. TO PALLIKARANAI GOVT. SCHOOL SURYA NAGAR, PALLIKARANAI KANCHEEPURAM, TAMIL NADU-600 100. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BALAKRISHNA M.R., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. THE GREATER BANGALORE AUTHORITY N.R.SQUARE, BANGALORE -560 009. REP. BY ITS CHIEF COMMISSIONER. 2. THE COMMISSIONER BANGALORE EAST CITY CORPORATION GBA, MAHADEVAPURA ZONAL OFFICE MAHADEVAPURA, BENGALURU-560 048. Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23229 WP No. 3140 of 2026 3. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATIVE OF FOREST GREATER BANGALORE (GBA) N.R.SQUARE, BANGALORE -560 009. 4. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER BANGALORE EAST CITY CORPORATION GBA, MUNNEKOLALU SUB-DIVISION MAHADEVAPURA ZONAL OFFICE MAHADEVAPURA, BENGALURU-560 048. 5. THE ASSISTANT CONSERVATIVE OF FOREST GREATER BANGALORE (GBA) BANGALORE EAST CITY CORPORATION GBA, MAHADEVAPURA ZONAL OFFICE MAHADEVAPURA, BENGALURU-560 048. 6. SRI. MUNESHWARASWAMY TEMPLE TRUST 3RD CROSS RAJASHRE LAYOUT MUNNEKOLALU, BENGALURU-560 037. REP. BY ITS MANAGING TRUSTEE. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PAWAN KUMAR ADVOCAT FOR R1 TO R5; SMT. V.NAGAMANI, ADVOCATE FOR R6) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION/REPRESENTATION DATED 23.12.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE 'A' AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE SAID AUTHORITY TO PASS APPROPRIATE ORDER UNDER SECTION 290 OF GBA, ACT TO CUT THE BRANCHES OF THE TREE WHICH IS HANGING PRECARIOUSLY OVER THE HOUSE OF THE PETITIONER. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23229 WP No. 3140 of 2026 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER 1. The writ petition is filed with the following prayers: "a) Issue writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent No.2 authority to consider the application/representation dated 23.12.2025 as per Annexure 'A' and further directing the said authority to pass appropriate order u/s. 290 of GBA, Act to cut the branches of the tree which is hanging precariously over the House of the Petitioner. b) Pass such other direction or order as this Hon'ble court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. Learned counsel for respondent nos.1 to 5-Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), now Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) submits that, pursuant to filing of the writ petition, the branches in the tree has been trimmed and the request of the petitioner has been considered positively. 3. None appears to the petitioner. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:23229 WP No. 3140 of 2026 4. Based on the submission of the learned counsel for GBA, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24