The Dasarahalli Rachenahalli Lake Improvement v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court Bengaluru; W.P. No.41417/2019 (LB-BMP-PIL); writ petition under Articles 226 & 227 Constitution of India; petitioners Dasarahalli Rachenahalli Lake Improvement and Conservation Trust, Jai Samriddhi Lake Improvement and Conservation Trust, Guruprasad Venkataramanan; respondents State of Karnataka (Chief Secretary; Secretary Finance; Addl. Chief Secretary Urban Development) and Commissioner, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP); challenge to letter dated 05.08.2019 (Annexure-K) as without jurisdiction and ab initio void; interim oral order dated 06.03.2025 by Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria (bench with Justice M.I. Arun) granting three weeks to remove office objection, automatic dismissal on default, listing on 09.04.2025; no merits decided; no cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim/administrative oral order: three weeks' time to remove the office objection, failing which the petition stands dismissed automatically; on compliance, petition to be listed on 09.04.2025. No merits adjudicated.