- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13817 WP No. 27136 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 27136 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. DR. B. RAGHAVENDRA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS C/O NO.188, 2ND CROSS, 2ND STAGE BRINDAVANA EXTENSION MYSORE - 570020. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DR. B. RAGHAVENDRA (PARTY IN PERSON) AND: 1. STATE OF TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU SECRETARIAT CHENNAI-600 009 TAMIL NADU STATE REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA ROOM NO. 320, 3RD FLOOR VIDHANASOUDHA BANGALORE-560 001. KARNATAKA STATE REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY 3. STATE OF KERALA GOVERNMENT OF KERALA SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001 KERALA STATE REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY Digitally signed by NAGARAJA B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13817 WP No. 27136 of 2025 4. UNION OF INDIA CABINET SECRETARIAT RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN NEW DELHI - 110 004 REPRESENTED BY ITS CABINET SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 300 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING FOR DIRECTION, DECLARING THE ACTIONS OF R1 STATE AGAINST THE PETITIONER ARE ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL, CONTRARY TO LAW, CRIMINAL AND FRAUDULENT AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER The Committee on reviewing the petitioner's ability to defend himself has opined that the petitioner has to engage a counsel to prosecute his petition. 2. In the larger interest of party-in-person, this Court posed specific questions as to how he can maintain a petition by seeking the following reliefs: "i. Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other writ or direction declaring the actions of R1 state against the petitioner are arbitrary, illegal, contrary to law, criminal and fraudulent; - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13817 WP No. 27136 of 2025 ii. Pass an order for the complete DNA tests to determine the blood relations and ethnicity of the petitioner, his biological family and his adoptive sister; iii. Pass an order that the Petitioner and his biologically related family are in no way blood/biologically related to Tamilians; iv. Pass an order that the petitioner and hence his biological family are blood related to Keralite (people living in Kerala); V. Pass an order that the R1 state is trapping the people belonging to other ethnic groups/races (not blood related to Tamilians) citing the petitioner's case as an example; vi. Direct R1 state, in future, to get the DNA tests done before making politics in the lives of the people; vii. Pass an order that the actions of R1 State against the Petitioner are purely due to racial hatred; viii. In case, the court cannot pass the orders ii, iii, iv and v for the reasons known to the court, then, pass the order that petitioner is a terrorist to R1 state. ix. Pass the order that the Authorities/Officers (Police, Anti-terrorist squad or any other) of the R1 state and Tamilians (official or non-official) must not go near the petitioner, his biological family and his adoptive sister for any reason in regards of the order "petitioner is a - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13817 WP No. 27136 of 2025 terrorist to the R1 state" without getting prior permission from this Hon'ble Court and the authorities/officers/Tamilians of the R1 state must furnish the petitioner and his family a copy of the certified copy of order getting the permission from this Hon'ble Court to proceed any further. X. Pass any other order to protect the petitioner and his family from the order "petitioner is a terrorist to the R1 state"; xi. Pass an order that the petitioner does not have power similar to the power God has or the type of power what the people are claiming that petitioner has and only the powers of the petitioner are hard work, intelligence, thinking power, learning power, memory power and understanding power; xii. Pass an order for the compensation as described in the para no. 35 of this writ petition; xiii. Call for records; xiv. Allow the above writ petition of the Petitioner; And pass such orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity." 3. On a careful examination of the prayers extracted above, this Court finds that the reliefs sought by - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13817 WP No. 27136 of 2025 the petitioner are wholly misconceived and fall entirely outside the scope of the jurisdiction exercisable by this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner, appearing as party-in-person, has sought several declarations relating to his alleged ethnic identity, directions for conducting DNA tests to determine blood relations, declarations regarding racial affiliation, and even an order seeking protection declaring himself to be a terrorist in the event certain other prayers are not granted. The prayers further seek directions restraining an entire community and State authorities from approaching the petitioner and also seek declarations relating to the personal attributes of the petitioner. 4. These prayers, on the face of them, are not capable of adjudication in writ jurisdiction and do not disclose any legally enforceable right against the State. It is also relevant to note that the Committee constituted to examine requests of litigants seeking permission to appear as party-in-person has declined to grant permission to the - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13817 WP No. 27136 of 2025 petitioner to prosecute the present writ petition. In view of the nature of the prayers and the decision of the Committee declining permission, this Court is of the considered opinion that the petition is not maintainable and does not warrant further consideration. 5. Petition is accordingly dismissed. Pending I.As., if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE CA List No.: 2 Sl No.: 102