IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 18837 OF 2022 (LB-BMP)

BETWEEN:

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (NCBS)

TATA INSTITITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH BANGALORE LIFE SCIENCES CLUSTER CAMPUS, GKVK BELLARY ROAD BENGALURU-560 065, REP. BY ITS HEAD ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE SRI G RAVI SHANKAR …PETITIONER (BY SRI.UDAYA HOLLA, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VIVEK HOLLA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE J C ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER SWD YELAHANKA ZONE Digitally signed BRUHAT BANGALORE by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA MAHANAGARA PALIKE Location: HIGH J C ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001 COURT OF …RESPONDENTS KARNATAKA (BY SRI. JAGADEESWARA N R., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DECLARE THAT THE ACTION OF THE BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE IN DEMOLISHING THE COMPOUND WALL AND CONCRETE BOX DRAIN CONSTRUCTED BY THE PETITIONER ON THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY BELONGING TO IT IS WHOLLY ILLEGAL, BEING CONTRARY TO LAW.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, TH