IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

WRIT PETITION NO. 38279 OF 2025 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

MR. INDRANEEL DUTTA

SON OF SRI. S. K. DUTTA

AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,

RESIDING AT NO. 725, 11TH MAIN, 9TH CORSS

INDIRANAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 094.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. VENKATESH S ARBATTI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM,

HAVING ITS OFFICE AT GROUND FLOOR,

VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU- 560 001.

2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND

Digitally signed PRESIDENT OF DISTRICT TOURISM

by SHWETHA DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MANDYA DISTRICT

RAGHAVE NDRA MANDYA 571401.

Location: HIGH

COURT OF 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR

KARNATAKA

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND MEMBER SECRETARY

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

MANDYA - 571 401

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT.SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE

CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH BY WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR ORDER DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF WRIT, THE ORDER DTD. 09.12.2025 BEARING PASSED BY THE R-3 PER ANNX-A BEARING NO.

PRAEE/UUNI/MUM/01/24-25-515.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UN