- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31548 WP No. 12142 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 12142 OF 2025 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN: SRI. BHIMASETHU MUNIVRUNDA MATHA BHIMANAKATTE MULUBAVILU VILLAGE. DOORVASAPURAM POST, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK. SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA 577 432 REPRESENTED BY ITS POA/DIWAN SRI. SAGAR BHAT S/O HARISH KUMAR P.S. AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, SRI RAGHUMANYA KRUPA, SRI BHIMANAKATTE MATHA PREMISES, BHIMANAKATTE, DOORVASAPURAM POST, THIRTAHALLI-577 432 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KESHAV M DATAR.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY. FOREST DEPARTMENT, ROOM NO. 448, 4TH FLOOR, GATE NO. 2, M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001 2. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR FORESTS, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT- 577 201 3. THE ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR FORESTS, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 201 Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31548 WP No. 12142 of 2025 4. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK THIRTHAHALLI - 577 432 5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, SHIVAMOGGA, SIR. M. V. ROAD, SOWLANGA ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA, KARNATAKA 577 201 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. I. THARANATH POOJARY., ADDL. A.G. FOR SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT QUASHING THE PETITION FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 4 IN LND (FOREST) CR 48/2025, LND (FOREST) CR 52/2025, LND (FOREST) CR 54/25, LND (FOREST) CR 55/2025, LND (FOREST) CR 56/2025, LND (FOREST) CR 57/2025, AND LND (FOREST) CR 58/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-A TO A6 AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a) Issue a Writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ. quashing the petition filed by the Respondent No. 4 in LND (Forest) CR 48/2025, LND (Forest) CR 52/2025, LND (Forest) CR 54/25, LND (Forest) CR 55/2025, LND (Forest) CR 56/2025, LND (Forest) CR 57/2025, and LND (Forest) CR 58/2025 vide ANNEXURE - A to A6; - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31548 WP No. 12142 of 2025 b) Pass any such other further Orders as this Hon'ble Court deems as fit and proper to meet the ends of justice. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition is rendered infructuous. 3. Recording the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE LN List No.: 4 Sl No.: 0