Sri. K Shyama Raju v. the Principal Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; Justice E.S. Indiresh; WP No. 51880 of 2019 (GM-RES); decided 03.11.2025. Exhumation of dead bodies buried in private agricultural land (Sy.Nos. 89, 178, 179, 181/1, Kuduvathi Village, Nandi Hobli, Chikkaballapura); alleged trespass and burial without lawful permission; disputed questions of fact; private rights; maintainability of writ petition under Article 226; direction to Deputy Commissioner (respondent No.3) to dispose of representation dated 30.05.2019 (Annexure-F) in accordance with law after hearing all concerned; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
No exhumation direction issued. The writ petition was disposed of with a direction that, if no decision has been taken on the petitioners' representation dated 30.05.2019 (Annexure-F) till date, respondent No.3 (Deputy Commissioner, Chikkaballapura) shall consider and dispose of the representation in accordance with law, after affording an opportunity of hearing to all concerned parties.