Sridhar Rentala v. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC writ petition dismissed as withdrawn on memo of counsel before orders; prayer for mandamus to BBMP (N.R. Square and Bommanahalli Zone) and police (Commissioner of Police Bengaluru City; Puttenahalli Police Station) to exhume dead bodies of Smr. Jayamma and Sri. K.N. Gonda Reddy from backyard of House No.157 Panduranga Nagar Bannerghatta Road Bengaluru-560078 and remove masonry construction over grave; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; R6-R9 (children of Late K.N. Govinda Reddy) served by paper publication vide order dated 13/11/23; coram Justice B M Shyam Prasad; decided 17-07-2026; no merits decided, no precedent value.
What did the court decide?
The learned counsel for the petitioner filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition; the memo was accepted and the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. No adjudication on merits.