- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010510442025 NC: 2026:KHC:41846 WP No. 23230 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 23230 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. M/S. HILL ROCK MINERALS PVT. LTD., SITUATED AT DOOR NO. 1031, RAJEEV NAGAR, 29TH WARD, HOSPET, KARNATAKA - 583 201, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, SHAIK MUJEEB AHMED A COMPANY REGISTER ACT 1956. 2. SHAIK MUJEEB AHMED S/O SRI. SHA SAHIB, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF M/S HILL ROCK MINERALS PVT. LTD., R/O 3RD WARD, 9TH CROSS, BASAVESHWARA BADAVANE, BEHIND ED-GA MAIDAN, HOSAPETE, KARNATAKA - 583 201. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VIDYASAGAR R, ADVOCATE) AND: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010510442025 NC: 2026:KHC:41846 WP No. 23230 of 2025 BENGALURU ZONAL OFFICE, 3RD FLOOR, B BLOCK, BMTC, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 027 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ANUPARNA BORDOLOI, CGC A/W SRI. AJAY PAL SINGH, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SEC. 528 OF BNSS PRAYING TO I) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER, QUASHING ANNEXURE-B VIZ. THE COMPLAINT IN ECIR/17/BGZO/2016 IN ECIR/17/BGZO/2016 DATED 19.08.2024 NOW REGISTERED AS SPL. C. C. NO. 2253/2024 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LD. LXXXI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-82), (SPECIAL COURT EXCLUSIVELY TO DEAL WITH CRIMINAL CASES RELATED TO ELECTED FORMER AND SITTING MPS/MLAS IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA), FILED BY THE RESPONDENT AGAINST THE PETITIONERS AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010510442025 NC: 2026:KHC:41846 WP No. 23230 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioners are before the Court seeking the following prayers: "i) Issue a writ of Certiorari or any other writ, order, quashing Annexure-B viz. the complaint in ECIR/17/BGZO/2016 in ECIR/17/BGZO/2016 dated 19.08.2024 now registered as Spl.C.C.No.2253/2024 pending on the file of the Ld. LXXXI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-82), (Special Court exclusively to deal with criminal cases related to elected former and sitting MPs/MLAs in the State of Karnataka), filed by the Respondent against the petitioners. ii) To call for records in relation to the Complaint in ECIR/17/BGZO/2016 dated 19.08.2024 now registered as Spl.C.C.No.2253/2024 pending on the file of the Ld. LXXXI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-82), (Special Court exclusively to deal with criminal cases related to elected former and sitting MPs/MLAs in the State of Karnataka) iii) and to grant such other and further reliefs as are just depending upon the facts of the case, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. The learned counsel representing the respondent Enforcement Directorate, Smt. Anuparna Bordoloi, learned Central Government Counsel along with Sri. Ajaypal Singh, learned counsel would submit that the petitioners have availed the remedy of seeking their discharge from the array of - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010510442025 NC: 2026:KHC:41846 WP No. 23230 of 2025 accused and the said petition is pending before the concerned Court which is slated to be listed on 14.08.2026. 3. Therefore, reserving liberty to the petitioners to knock at the doors of this Court, yet again in the event there being any order against the petitioners in the said discharge application, leaving open all the contentions to be urged at the appropriate time, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16