A v. Amarnathan v State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
White topping of road from K.R. Circle to SBM Circle; PIL by advocate party-in-person; Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India; State of Karnataka Department of Public Works; Bruhath Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP); Advocates Association Bengaluru; judicial non-interference in executive/policy decisions on public works; no violation of constitutional guarantees; writ petition dismissed. Coram: Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru (author) with Justice C M Joshi; NC: 2025:KHC:30773-DB; dated 7 August 2025.
What did the court decide?
No interference by this Court is called for in determining whether white topping should be carried out on a particular road. ¶37