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2026 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 20972
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
NC: 2026:KHC:20092-DB
WP No. 8934 of 2026
WRIT PETITION NO. 8934 OF 2026 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
1. H S SEETHARAM S/O SANJEEVAIAH
AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS WORKING AS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
RESIDING AT NO.280 VASISTA ESHWARA TEMPLE STREET
JIGANI OPP RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY MATTA JIGANI ANEKAL
TALUK BANGALORE 560105 MOBILE NO. 9845135764 Dig itally signed by PAN NUMBER ASUS9928F, NIRMALA DEVI AADHAR NUMBER 983063150127 Location: HIGH 2. SHIVARAJA M COURT OF S/O MANI M KARNATAKA
2. SHIVARAJA M S/O MANI M
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
RESIDING AT NO.96 NEAR SRI YALLAMMA DEVI TEMPLE
VINAYAKA NAGAR JIGANI ANEKAL TALUK
BENGALURU 560105 PAN NUMBER EMFPS5111B
AADHAR NUMBER 386237132623
3. SRINIVAS B S/O BAJJAPA
AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.166/1, B J R NAGAR
JIGANI ANEKAL ALUK BENGALURU 560105 PAN NUMBER AYCPS2662Q
AADHAR NUMBER 767626340771
…PETITIONERS
AND:
1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA
BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU 560009
2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
ROOM NO. 335 3RD FLOOR VIKASA SOUDHA BANGALORE 560001
3. CHIEF MUNICIPAL OFFICER JIGANI MUNICIPAL OFFICE
SANTHE BEEDHI JIGANI ANEKAL TALUK
BENGALURU 560105
…RESPONDENTS
SRI. VISWANATHA, ADVOCATE (For Petitioners)
SMT NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 & R2 (For Respondents)
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA
DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND UNDER RULE 14(2) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION TO RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 3 TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO INITIATE THE ROAD WIDENING AND ASPHALTING ON JIGANI MAIN ROAD (STATE HIGHWAY-87) OF 2.5 KILO METERS STARTING FROM UDUPI HOTEL TO A.P.C. CIRCLE PASSING THROUGH JIGANI TOWN 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
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)
1. Petitioners have filed the present petition as a Public Interest Litigation praying that directions be issued to respondent Nos.1 to 3 to take immediate action for initiating road widening and asphalting of Jigani main road (State Highway No.87) of a length of 2.5 kilometres commencing from Udupi Hotel to A.P.C. Circle passing through Jigani town. The petitioners claim that the said project has been sanctioned. However, the same has not commenced yet.
2. The decisions regarding commencing infrastructure projects rest with concerned authorities. The same have to be taken bearing in mind several factors including the resources available for undertaking the said project.
3. We do not consider it apposite to entertain the present petition and judicially examine the reasons why the said project has not commenced or to monitor the same. The petition is accordingly dismissed.
4. This would not preclude the petitioner from pursuing the concerned authorities for the relief as sought in the present petition.
