- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27262 WP No. 21539 of 2025 C/W WP No. 25581 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 21539 OF 2025 (LB-BMP) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 25581 OF 2025 (LB-BMP) IN WP No. 21539/2025 BETWEEN: M VISWANATHA SASTRY RETD. IRS, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS S/O LATE M KAMALANABHAN R/O 110 SHIVANI, ANUGRAHA LAYOUT, NEAR PRESIDENCY SCHOOL BILEKAHALLI, BG ROAD BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU 560076. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A MAHESH CHOWDHARY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27262 WP No. 21539 of 2025 C/W WP No. 25581 of 2025 BENGALURU 560001. REPRESENTED THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP) N.R. SQUARE, BENGALURU -560002. REPRESENTED THROUGH ITS COMMISSIONER. 3. SUBRAMANYA, R/O 108 AND 109 NIYAMA, ANUGRAHA LAYOUT, BILEKAHALLI, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU 560076. FILM PRODUCER, BILEKAHALLI, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560076. 4. N. MAHESH KUMAR S/O K N RAO AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT 194, 38TH CROSS, 5TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU 560041. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.KENCHEGOWDA., AGA FOR R1, R3 AND R4; B S KARTHIKEYAN., ADVOCATE FOR R2; MS. ASHWINI N RAVINDRA., ADVOCATE FOR SMT. SUMANA NAGANAND., ADVOCATE FOR R3 AND R4) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27262 WP No. 21539 of 2025 C/W WP No. 25581 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING RESPONDENT NOS. 1 AND 2 TO TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE STEPS TO STOP ILLEGAL COMMERCIAL SHOOTING ACTIVITIES IN THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY OPERATED BY RESPONDENT NO.3 AND 4; B. DIRECT RESPONDENT NO. 1 AND 2 TO INITIATE APPROPRIATE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS FOR REMOVAL OF NUISANCE AND IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES AGAINST RESPONDENT NOS. 3 AND 4 FOR USAGE OF PREMISES IN SCHEDULE PROPERTY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. IN WP NO. 25581/2025 BETWEEN: N MAHESH KUMAR S/O. K.N RAO AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RESIDING AT 194, 38TH CROSS 5TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU 560 041. ..PETITIONER (BY MS. ASHWINI N RAVINDRA., ADVOCATE FOR SMT. SUMANA NAGANAND., ADVOCATE) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27262 WP No. 21539 of 2025 C/W WP No. 25581 of 2025 AND: 1. BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE N.R.SQUARE BENGALURU -560 002 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 2. HEALTH INSPECTOR BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE OFFICE OF THE HEALTH OFFICER BOMMANAHALLI 2ND FLOOR, B.D.A COMMERCIAL COMPLEX H.S.R. LAYOUT, BENGALURU 560 102. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. KARTHIKEYAN B S., ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-A. ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER QUASHING THE NOTICE BEARING NO. A.Y (BOMM.V)/P.R.16/2025-2026 DATED 10.07.2025 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 (ANNEXURE -H); B. DECLARE THAT THE NOTICE BEARING NO. A.Y (BOMM.V)/P.R.16/2025-2026 DATED 10.07.2025 ISSUED BY THE R2 (ANNX-H) IS ISSUED IN VIOLATION OF PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE; C. DECLARE THAT THE NOTICE BEARING NO. A.Y (BOMM.V)/P.R.16/2025- 2026 DATED 10.07.2025 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 (ANNEXURE -H) IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN AS MUCH AS IT IS PREVENTING PETITIONER FROM USING THE PROPERTY AND ALSO PROHIBITING THE ACTIVITY OF PICTURIZATION OF TELEVISION SERIAL AND ETC. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27262 WP No. 21539 of 2025 C/W WP No. 25581 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER These petitions are by owners of two neighboring properties and the cause for the respective writ petitions is the shooting of Kannada Teleseries in one of the properties. The petitioner in WP No. 21539/2025 has filed this petition to direct the authorities to stop the shooting and the petitioner in WP No.25581/2025 has filed this petition being aggrieved by the notice issued in response to the complaint filed by the other petitioner. Both Sri A. Mahesh Choudhary and Ms. Ashwini N Ravindra, the learned counsels for the respective petitioners, submit that with the petitioner in WP No.25581/2025 bringing about a closure to the shooting activity, the petitions are rendered - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27262 WP No. 21539 of 2025 C/W WP No. 25581 of 2025 infructuous with Ms. Ashwini N Ravindra submitting that the petitioner in WP No.25581/2025 will ensure that the shooting activities are stopped entirely. Sri A. Mahesh Choudhary reiterates that the petitions could be disposed of taking this submission on record. The petitions are disposed of in the light of the afore submissions. SD/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE NV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22