- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5837 WP No. 8547 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 8547 OF 2020 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. H S KRISHNAMACHAR AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/AT NO. 1536, 9TH MAIN, 6TH CROSS, SRINIVASANAGAR BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 050. 2. SRI T SUNIL D/O THIMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT NO. 05, PIPE LINE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL GOLLARAPALYA HOSAHALLI BANGALORE NORTH VISWANEEDAM BANGALORE - 560 091. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. N. SHIVAKUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD NEW DELHI - 110 001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY DIVISIONAL OFFICE, COMMERCIAL BRANCH, BANGALORE CITY BANGALORE - 560 023 Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5837 WP No. 8547 of 2020 REP. BY ITS SR. DIVISIONAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER. 3. INDIAN RAILWAY STATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY BENGALURU - 560 023. REP. BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VAIBHAV MALIMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3 -VC) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER AND RENEW THE APPLICATIONS FOR SEEKING RENEWAL OF LICENCE VIDE ANNEXURE-D TO D1 DATED 04.02.2020 AND 07.02.2020 FOR RUNNING STD/PCOs BOOTHS AT BANGALORE RAILWAY STATION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL ORAL ORDER Petitioners, who were issued with a licence dated 21.06.2010 to run STD/ISD telephone booths in Bangalore City Railway Station are before this Court, seeking relief of issue of mandamus to respondents to consider and renew the application seeking renewal of licence for running STD/ISD telephone booths at Bangalore City Railway Station. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5837 WP No. 8547 of 2020 2. Learned counsel for respondents on the other hand submits that presently there are no STD/ISD telephone booth facilities provided in the Bangalore City Railway Station as sought for by the petitioners. Hence, submits the petition has become infructuous. 3. In response, learned counsel for petitioners though does not dispute regarding STD/ISD booth facility not being run in the Bangalore City Railway Station, however, submits that the respondent authorities have already received licence fee and renewed the same upto March 31.03.2026 and petitioners are running mobile services and mobile charging centre in the premises. 4. Since the petitioners are seeking direction to the respondents to consider and renew the applications seeking renewal of licence for running STD/ISD booths, in the light of submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties above regarding no such facility provided, writ petition fails as having become infructuous. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5837 WP No. 8547 of 2020 5. Notwithstanding the above, petitioners are at liberty to make an application for allotment of stall or booths for any other suitable business purpose if permissible in accordance with law. 6. Since according to the petitioners, respondent authorities have already renewed the licence upto 31.03.2026, respondent authorities shall not precipitate the matter till consideration of the applications, if made by the petitioners, in accordance with law. SD/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE SBN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10