THE HON’BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE SUJOY PAUL AND THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE RENUKA YARA WRIT APPEAL No.227 of 2025 JUDGMENT: (Per the Hon’ble the Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul)

Sri J. Sudheer, learned counsel for the appellants; Sri Prathamesh Kamat, learned counsel representing Sri A. Srinivasulu, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 9 and Sri A.S.Vasudevan, learned counsel for respondent No.11.

2. Heard on admission.

3. This intra-Court appeal takes exception to the order of the learned Single Judge passed in W.P.No.26298 of 2024, dated 31.12.2024, whereby the learned Single Judge opined that the Writ Petition is not maintainable. The parties have confined their arguments to the question of maintainability of the Writ Petition.

Contention of the appellants/writ petitioners:-

4. Sri J. Sudheer, learned counsel for the appellants/writ petitioners submits that the Writ Petition is maintainable even against a private entity, if it is involved in public duties and performing the functions of public importance. It is also maintainable if the said body/persons are acting in a manner that affects the public rights or duties. More-so, when such body/persons are regulated or controlled by