HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO.1112 OF 2020 (GM-POLICE)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO.4463 OF 2020 (GM-POLICE)

IN WP No.1112/2020 BETWEEN:

SMT. NISARGA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS W/O HEMANTH KUMAR PROPRIETRIX M/S FILTER CAFE THE NEW BANGALORE CLUB NO.134, JANATHA COLONY, NEAR KENCHANAKUPPE GATE, BIDADI, RAMANAGAR TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 109.

Digitally …PETITIONER signed by VANAMALA (BY SMT. LEKHA JAIN., ADVOCATE FOR N SRI. SIDDHARTH SUMAN, ADVOCATE)

Location:

HIGH AND:

COURT OF KARNATAKA

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY LABOUT DEPARTMENT VIKAS SOUDHA, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE HC-KAR RAMANAGARA DISTRICT RAMANAGARA - 562 109

3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE RAMANAGARA DISTRICT RAMANAGARA - 562 109 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.SHIVAREDDY., AGA)

THIS WP FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDERS OR DIRECTIONS, QUASHING/SETTING ASIDE THE ENDORSEMENT BEARING NO.RGK/MAG(1)/CR/41/2019-20 DATED 20.12.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2^ND RESPONDENT (i.e., ANNEXURE-E) AND ORDER BEARING NO.MAG/CR/54/2019-20 DATED 23.12.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2^ND RESPONDENT (i.e., ANNEXURE-F) AS ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND UNJUST IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONER; b) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDERS OR DIRECTIONS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NOS.2 & 3 TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO RUN THE ESTABLISHMENT M/S. FILTER CAFE, THE NEW BANGALORE CLUB NO.134, JANATHA COLONY, NEAR KENCHANAKUPPE GATE, BIDADI, RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 109 FOR 24 HOURS ON ALL DAYS AND NOT TO HARASS THE PETITIONER ON THIS SCORE; c) AWARD COSTS AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEF AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT AND EXPEDIENT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

IN WP NO.4463/2020 BETWEEN:

1. M/S MELT IN CAFE BEING A PARTNERSHIP FIRM HC-KAR AT NO.44, MADAPURA GATE MAYAGANAHALLI NATIONAL HIGHWAY 275 RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, PIN-562 128 REPTD BY ITS PARTNER MAHESH M.N

2. MAHESH M N S/O NANJUNDAIAH AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS PARTNER, M/S MELT IN CAFE AT NO.44, MADAPURA GATE MAYAGANAHALLI, NATIONAL HIGHWAY - 275, RAMANAGARA TLAUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT, PIN-562 128

3. PATIL KESHAV MOORTHI SHIVAPPA S/O SHIVAPPA AGED 36 YEARS PARTNER M/S MELT IN CAFE AT NO.44, MADAPURA GATE MAYAGANAHALLI, NATIONAL HIGHWAY- 275, RAMANGARA TLAUK RAMANAGAR ADISTRICT, PIN - 562 128 ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR C., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. B.V.MALLA REDDY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA REPTD. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 HC-KAR

2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER &

DISTRICT MAGISTRATE RAMANAGARA DISTRICT RAMANAGARA, PIN - 562 129

3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE RAMANAGARA DISTRICT RAMANAGARA, PIN - 562 129 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.SHIVA REDDY., AGA)

THIS WP FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDERS OR DIRECTIONS, QUASHING / SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER VIDE NO.MAG/CR/54/2019-20, DATED 23.12.2019 BY RESPONDENT NO.2 (ANNEXURE-D) AS ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND UNJUST IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONERS; b) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDERS OR DIRECTIONS, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 TO PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO RUN THE ESTABLISHMENT M/S MET IN CAFE, AT NO.44, MANDAPURA GATE, MAYAGANAHALLI, NATIONAL HIGHWAY-275, RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 128; c) PASS ANY SUCH OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION, AS MAY BE DEEMED FIT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND LAW.

THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

HC-KAR CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD

ORAL ORDER

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