- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4192-DB WP No. 16377 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 16377 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI RUDRESH M S/O LATE MANCHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC SALARIED IN PVT COMPANY. ADD 620, 1ST MAIN ROAD 3RD CROSS NEW BINNY LAYOUT, BINNY PETE, BANGALORE 560023 PH: 9845651085 EMAIL: RUDRESH1985@GMAIL.COM AND ALSO AT #40, 9TH CROSS, 1ST MAIN ROAD, BHUVANESHWARI NAGAR, BENGALURU -23. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RUDRESH M, PARTY-IN-PERSON) AND: 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001 REP BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4192-DB WP No. 16377 of 2025 NO.708, M S BUILDING, 7TH FLOOR, NEAR VIDHANASOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 3. SRI. MAHADEV, ENQUIRY OFFICER, ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT, 3RD FLOOR, A BLOCK, TTMC BUILDING, SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 027. 4. KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD REPRESENTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, MR.R.VENKATACHALAPATHY, O/AT PARISARA BHAVAN, CHURCH STREET, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTITON OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO STAY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GREATER BENGALURU GOVERNANCE ACT, 2024 UNTIL RESOLVING THE EXISTING PROBLEMS OF THE BANGALORE METROPOLITAN CITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4192-DB WP No. 16377 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition as a Public Interest Litigation praying that The Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 [Act, 2024] be stayed. 2. It is the petitioner's case that the Act, 2024 would result in large scale development which according to the petitioner is not feasible, given the limited natural resources. 3. We note that the petitioner has not challenged the vires of the Act, 2024. He has merely sought to stay the same. There are also other petitions challenging the vires of the Act, 2024, which are pending consideration. 4. We find no ground to entertain this petition. The petition is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS- List No.: 2 Sl No.: 7