Sudhindra S/O Ramrao Desai v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Drainage/sewage water entering agricultural land Sy. No. 86/3, Lakamanahalli Village, Dharwad; non-consideration of representations dated 26/11/2025 and 06/12/2025 by Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation; mandamus under Articles 226/227; affidavits of Zonal Commissioner HDMC Zone No.12; undertaking to complete permanent remedial work within six months; temporary measures already taken; both writ petitions disposed of in terms of undertaking. Bench: K.S. Hemalekha, J. (Dharwad); decided 03-02-2026; no precedent cited; no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
Both writ petitions disposed of in terms of the undertaking of the Zonal Commissioner, HDMC, Zone No.12, to address the petitioner's grievance in accordance with law within an outer limit of six months from the date of receipt of the order; immediate temporary measures to stop the sewage flow had already been taken and were not disputed by the petitioner's counsel.