- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2869-DB WP No. 18875 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH 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. 18875 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI GURUNATH VADDE S/O VAJINATH VADDE, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, SOCIAL WORKER, R/O JANASEVA ASHRAMA, BHAVANI BIJALAGAON 585443 KAMALANAGAR TALUK, BIDAR DISTRICT, MOBILE NO 9901687999 AADHAR NO 665933222123 PAN NO AERPV9730M EMAIL GURUNATHVADDE@GMAIL.COM …PETITIONER (BY SMT. BHAVANA M JINDE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. J. R. MOHAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PANCHAYATH RAJ, M S BUILDINGS, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001 Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2869-DB WP No. 18875 of 2025 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BIDAR DISTRICT, BIDAR 585401 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH BIDAR DISTRICT, BIDAR 585401 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUKA PANCHAYATH, BIDAR TALUK, BIDAR 585401 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 & R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW BUILDING AT THE PLACE WHERE THE YARANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, BIDAR TALUK AND DISTRICT, WAS RUNNING ITS OFFICE EARLIER, BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 08/04/2025 AND 21/04/2025 MADE BY THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURES-B AND B1 RESPECTIVELY AND ETC. 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:2869-DB WP No. 18875 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Issue notice. 2. Learned AGA accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 and 2. 3. The petitioner has filed the present petition as a public interest litigation, stating that the building of the Yaranahalli Grama Panchayath, Bidar Taluk and District is in a dilapidated condition and has since been abandoned. It is stated that the office is now shifted to a building belonging to the Health Department. However, the same is insufficient for operating the said office. The petitioner accordingly prays that directions be issued for construction of a new building at the place where the office of the Panchayat was running earlier. 4. We do not consider it apposite to pass any directions as prayed for. However, it would be apposite for the respondents to examine the issue raised by the petitioner and take such actions and steps as it considers necessary. 5. The petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2869-DB WP No. 18875 of 2025 6. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. SD/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE Vmb List No.: 2 Sl No.: 9