- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35145 WP No. 16985 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION No. 16985 OF 2025 (GM-KIADB) BETWEEN: 1. YASHODHA ENTERPRISES, REP. BY ITS SOLE PROPRIETOR, SMT. YASHODHA, D/O KRISHNAPPA, HAVING OFFICE AT No.10, 9TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN, SIR MV LAYOUT, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, BANGALORE -97. REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA SHOPS & ESTABLISHMENT ACT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI MANOJ S. N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT OF KARNTAKA, DEPARTEMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERECE, DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTER, BENGALURU RURAL, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560001. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35145 WP No. 16985 of 2025 3. THE KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OFFICE AT No.49, 4TH AND 5TH FLOOR, EAST WING, KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI MOHAMMED JAFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 & R2; KUM. ANKITHA. R., ADVOCATE FOR SRI LIKITH R PRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 07/05/2024 AND 27/05/2024 ETC. THIS 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 of mandamus directing the respondent to consider the representation dated 07.05.2024 and 27.05.2024 vide Annexure-F and Annexure-F1. (b) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to alternatively allot any other equivalent worth in favour of petitioner. (c) Issue any other writ, order or direction and such other reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deems fit to grant in the facts and - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35145 WP No. 16985 of 2025 circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. The petitioner is a proprietary concern whose proprietrix is a woman belonging to the Scheduled Caste category. With an intention to set up an industrial unit, she had made an application to respondent no.2 on 24.03.2023 at Annexure-E, in pursuance of the preliminary approval of the Industries and Commerce Department dated 20.10.2022. The said application not being considered, the petitioner had submitted representations on 07.5.2024 and 27.05.2024 at Annexures-F and F1 respectively. 3. The grievance of the petitioner is that neither the application nor the representations have been considered by the respondents till date. When an application or a representation is submitted, it is required for the respondent KIADB to have considered the same and passed necessary orders either accepting or rejecting the application made. Needless to say, if an order of rejection was to be passed, it would be required to be accompanied - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35145 WP No. 16985 of 2025 by reasons. Neither having been made, this Court passes the following order; 4. (i) Writ petition allowed. (ii) A mandamus is issued directing the respondent- KIADB to consider the representations dated 07.05.2024 and 27.05.2024 at Annexures-F and F1 respectively and pass necessary orders within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (iii) It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the entitlement of the petitioner. The same would have to be ascertained and determined on the basis of the applicable Rules. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE MV, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24