- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29311-DB WP No. 13803 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 13803 OF 2021 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. DR MUKHYAMANTRI CHANDRU AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS S/O. LATE. N NARASIMHAIAH HON. PRESIDENT MOST BACKWARD CLASSES VIGILANT FOURM 'NAMMANE SUMMANE', NO. 93 3RD MAIN, 2ND CROSS J.P. NAGAR, 4TH PHASE DOLLERS COLONY BENGALURU - 560 078 2. MR. M.C. VENUGOPAL AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS S/O. LATE CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA PRESIDENT MOST BACKWARD CLASSES VIGILANT FORUM NO. 159, 27TH MAIN, 5TH CROSS I PHASE, J.P. NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 078 3. MR. H. SUBBANNA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS S/O. LATE. GOVINDAPPA PRESIDENT TIGALA KSHATRIYA MAHASABHA NO. 57, 12TH CROSS GANGANAGAR R.T. NAGAR POST BENGALURU - 560 034 Digitally signed by K P SWETHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29311-DB WP No. 13803 of 2021 4. MR. D. VENKATESH MURTHY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS S/O. LATE A.V. DEVAPPA GENERAL SECRETARY KARNAKATA PRADESHA KURUBARA SANGHA (R) KANAKADASA VRUTHA GANDHINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 009 RESIDING AT: NO. 18/1, 18TH MAIN, 14TH CROSS BEHIND MU TRUST PADMANABHANAGAR BSK II STAGE BENGALURU - 560 070 5. MR. S.R. YELLAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS S/O. LATE S. RAMAIAH GENERAL SECRETARY KARNATAKA RAAJYA MADIVAALARA SANGHA (R) NO.7, SIROOR PARK ROAD SHESHADRIPURAM BENGALURU - 560 020 RESIDING AT: 'GURUKRUPA NILAYA' MASTHI ROAD BEHIND BOB, K.G. HALLI VILLAGE TEKAL POST, MALUR TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 137 6. MR. K. VENKATA SUBBARAJU AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS S/O. LATE. S. KRISHNAIAH RAJU, SOMAVAMSHA ARYA KSHATRIYA SAAMAJA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT RESIDING AT: NO. 51, SOURASHHTRAPET MAIN ROAD OTC ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 053 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29311-DB WP No. 13803 of 2021 7. MR. RAVI KUMAR D.E. AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS S/O. LATE ERANNA HINDU SADARA KSHEMABHIVRUDDI SANGHA (R) PRESIDENT RESIDING AT: NO. 318, 2ND CROSS BEML LAYOUT 5TH STAGE, R.R. NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 098 8. MR. N SHIVASHANKAR AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS S/O. LATE. NARAYANAPPA KARNATAKA RAJYA SAVITHA KALA SANGHA (R) HONORARY PRESIDENT RESIDING AT: NO. 1, 9TH CROSS, R.T. STREET CHICKPET BENGALURU - 560 053 9. DR. G RAMESH S/O. LATE H.S. GOVINDAPPA KARNATAKA RAJYA DEVANGA SANGHA PRESIDENT RESIDING AT: NO. 632, 22ND MAIN JAYANAGAR 4TH T BLOCK BENGALURU - 560 041 10. DR. B Z GULSHAD AHMED AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS S/O. ZAMEER AHMED NO. 872, 38TH CROSS 19TH MAIN, 4TH 'T' BLOCK JAYANAGAR, NEAR COFFEE DAY BENGALURU - 560 041 11. MR. P CHANDRASHEKAR RAJU S/O. LATE. CHENGAMA RAJU P KARNATAKA RAJYA KSHATRIYA SANGHA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29311-DB WP No. 13803 of 2021 GENERAL SECRETARY, RESIDING AT: NO. 48, 30TH CROSS 7TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 082 12. MR. B.L. HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS S/O. B.S. LOKAPPA KARNATAKA SATE SUDUGADU SIDDA MAHA SANGHA (R) GENERAL SECRETARY RESIDING AT: NO. 482, 4TH MAIN 5TH CROSS, 4TH STAGE BEML LAYOUT, R.R. NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 098 13. MR. BASKAR PRASAD AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O. P RAMAPRASAD ALEMARI BUDAKATTU MAHASABHA (R) PRESIDENT NO. 14, SEVA KSHETHRA BUILDING 5TH CROSS, 1ST MAIN GANDHINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 009 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI MRINAL KUTTAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. LEELA P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. KARNATAKA STATE BACKWARD CLASSES COMMISSION - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29311-DB WP No. 13803 of 2021 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN 16-D, D. DEVARAJ URS BHAVAN 2ND FLOOR, MILLERS TANK BUND AREA VASANTHANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 052 3. MEMBER SECRETARY BACKWARD CLASSES COMMISSION NO. 16D, 3RD FLOOR DEVARAJ URS BHAVAN MILLERS TANK BUND AREA VASANTHANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 052 4. SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 & 4; PROF. RAVIVARMA KUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SMT. BELLE RAVIVARMA KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-3 & R-2 IS SERVED & UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO FORTHWITH CARRYOUT A REVISION OF THE LIST OF BACKWARD CLASSES AS MANDATED UNDER SECTION 11 (1) OF THE ACT & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:29311-DB WP No. 13803 of 2021 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned counsel for the parties submit that the present petition has become infructuous. 2. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of. We clarify that we have not examined any of the issues raised in the petition. 3. The pending interlocutory applications stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19