- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9995-DB WP No. 1931 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 1931 OF 2024 (EXCISE-PIL) BETWEEN: R.JAYAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O LATE RAJAN P KUTIRA 3RD CROSS, PIPE LINE ROBERTSONPET, KGF TALUK-563122 KOLAR DISTRICT. AADHAR No. 2276 3160 6134 PAN No. DGCPR6200J …PETITIONER (BY SRI. EDIGA RAJAGOPAL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR B. R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001 2. THE STATE EXCISE COMMISSIONER 2ND FLOOR, DIAMOND JUBILEE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9995-DB WP No. 1931 of 2024 VOKKALIGARA BHAVAN, HUDSON CIRCLE, SAMPANGI RAM NAGAR POST, BENGALURU-560001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER EXCISE DEPARTMENT OF KOLAR, KOLAR DISTRICT-563101 4. THE TALUKA MAGISTRATE AND TASILDAR KGF TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563101 5. THE COMMISSIONER MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, ROBERTSONPET, KGF TALUK-563122 KOLAR DISTRICT-563101 6. SRI RAGHU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O GOVINDAIAH, PROPRIETOR / OWNER, GOLDEN WINES SHOP KUVEMPU BUS STAND, ROBERTSONPET KGF TALUK-563122 KOLAR DISTRICT. 7. SRI FRANK AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, PROPRIETOR/OWNER, LITTLE FLOWER WINES, KUVEMPU BUS STOP, ROBERTSONPET KGF TALUK-563122 KOLAR DISTRICT. 8. SRI RAJA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9995-DB WP No. 1931 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O HARI RAO, PROPRIETOR/OWNER, ROYAL WINES, KUVEMPU BUS STOP, ROBERTSONPET KGF TALUK-563122 KOLAR DISTRICT. 9. SURESH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, S/O HARI RAO PROPRIETOR/OWNER, LIKAR DISTRICT, KUVEMPU BUS STOP, ROBERTSONPET KGF TALUK-563122 KOLAR DISTRICT. 10. NITHYANANDHAN AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS S/O NOT KNOWN PROPRIETOR/ OWNER, BALAJI WINES, KUVEMPU BUS STOP, ROBERTSONPET KGF TALUK-563122 KOLAR DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R5 SRI. B.N. SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R6 TO R10) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W RULE 14 (1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO CALL FOR RELEVANT RECORDS PENDING ON THE FILE OF R2, 3 AND 4 PERTAINING TO THE LIQUOR SHOP LICENCE BEING GIVEN TO THE R6 TO 10 LIQUOR SHOPS AT KUVEMPU BUS STOP (KSRTC) ROBERTSONPET, KGF ETC. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9995-DB WP No. 1931 of 2024 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has filed the present petition as a public interest litigation, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to respondent Nos.2, 3 and 4 to consider his representation dated 20.11.2023. 3. The petitioner is essentially aggrieved by the wine shops operating in the vicinity of Kuvempu Bus stop. The petitioner is also alleging that the wine shops as mentioned are selling illicit liquor. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the said grievance does not survive as the bus stand in question has been shifted. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9995-DB WP No. 1931 of 2024 5. The petition is, accordingly, dismissed. 6. Pending IAs., if any, also stand disposed of. SD/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE SD/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11