Ashok Acharya v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court PIL writ petition (W.P. No. 52958/2019, LB-RES-PIL) by five Shibaje village residents (Belthangady Taluk, Dakshina Kannada) praying under Article 226 of the Constitution for removal of encroachment on the public road adjoining the proposed Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra site in Sy.No. 67/1 of Shibaje Village; respondents include State Panchayat Raj department, district and taluk officials and the village gram panchayath. Interim order of 17.02.2025 (bench: Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice M.I. Arun): two weeks granted to remove office objection, failing which automatic dismissal; next listing 05.03.2025. No merits decided, no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim/administrative order only: two weeks' time granted to remove the office objection, failing which the petition shall stand dismissed automatically; if the office objection is complied with, the petition is to be listed on 05.03.2025.