Sri. Yashawanth J L v. the State of Karnataka
Mandamus – Direction to consider representation – Public drain maintenance by Grama Panchayat
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (R. Nataraj J.), WP No. 36703 of 2025 (LB-RES), NC: 2025:KHC:54410, decided 18.12.2025: writ petition under Article 226 by a villager seeking mandamus to the Panchayat Development Officer, Idaguru Grama Panchayath, to act on his 19.09.2025 representation regarding a clogged public drain; petition disposed of with a direction to consider the representation and to clean/clear the drain within one month if it is a public drain maintainable by respondents 5 and 6. Keywords: grama panchayat, drain cleaning, representation, mandamus, local body, no costs, no precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.5 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 19.09.2025; and, if the drain is a public drain required to be maintained by respondent Nos.5 and 6, immediate action by them to clean and clear it within one month from receipt of the certified copy of the Order.