Dismissed¶¶76

Sri Renuka Yallamma Temple Trust v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC11 Feb 2026WP/2923/2026

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PIL dismissed with Rs.5,000 costs; ward-naming dispute over Ward No.43 ('Beereshwaranagara' vs 'Chunchaghatta'), Konanakunte/Chunchaghatta, Bengaluru; challenge to final notification dated 19.11.2025 (No.UDO-293-BBS/2025 / No.UDD 293 BBS 2025) of Urban Development Department/Greater Bengaluru Authority; held: no fundamental-rights violation in ward naming; personal preference not a matter for PIL; unjustifiable imposition on judicial time; writ under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking certiorari; costs to Karnataka State Legal Services Authority; Karnataka HC DB, 11-02-2026.

What did the court decide?

No fundamental rights of the petitioners or any other person are violated by naming the ward as Beereshwaranagara. ¶¶70

Sri Renuka Yallamma Temple Trust Vs the State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

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NC: 2026:KHC:8144-DB WP No. 2923 of 2026

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 2923 OF 2026 (LB-RES-PIL)

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BETWEEN:

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SRI RENUKA YALLAMMA TEMPLE TRUST HAVING OFFICE AT RENUKA YELLAMMA TEMPLE KONANAKUNTE POST BENGALURU - 560 062

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Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka

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REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT SRI LAKSHAMANA S/O SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS NO.111/3, CHUNCHAGHATTA MAIN ROAD KONANAKUNTE BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SMT. CHITRA. C W/O VINOD KUMAR AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS NO 82, 6^TH CROSS CHUNCHAGHATTA VILLAGE KONANAKUNTE POST KANAKI BANGALORE SOUTH BENGALURU - 560 062

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SMT.VIJAYALAKSHMI R W/O CHIKKAPULLAPPA

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AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS NO. 126, 2^ND MAIN, 3^RD CROSS ANNAPURNESWARI LAYOUT CHUNCHAGHATTA BANGALORE SOUTH - 560 062

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SMT. HARILAKSHMI MUKUNDA W/O MUKUNDA R AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS NO.314, 1^ST CROSS, SOLAPPA GARDEN CHUNCHAGHATTA BANGALORE - 560 062

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SRI MANJUNATH R S/O. RAM MURTHY C AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT NO.62, NADU BIDI ROAD BEHIND YELLAMMA TEMPLE CHUNCHAGHATTA, KONANAKUNTE BANGALORE - 560 062

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SRI.MANJUNATHA H S/O HANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS NO.26. CHUNCHAGHATTA MAIN ROAD NEAR RENUKAMBANAGARA PATEL NARAYANA SWAMY LAYOUT BANGALORE SOUTH KONANAKUNTE BENGALURU - 560 062

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SRI K ANANTHA S/O KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS NO.303, CHIKKASAMPPANA BUILDING 2^ND FLOOR, GOVT. SCHOOL ROAD CHUNCHAGHATTA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE SOUTH - 560 062

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SRI RENUKADEVI SELF HELP GROUP CHUNCHA GHATTA REP. BY JAYALAKSHMI KONANAKUNTE BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SRI VIVEK S S/O SURESH R AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS NO.314, SOLAPPA GARDEN, 1^ST CROSS, KOTTANOOR MAIN ROAD CHUNCHAGHATTA BANGALORE SOUTH - 560 062

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SRI RUDRESH S S/O SHANTHARAJU K.M. AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS NO. EA 89/3, AK COLONY KONANAKUNTE, CHUNCHAGHATTA BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SMT. GEETHA V W/O VEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 41YEARS NO. 40, ANNAPURNESHWARI LAYOUT CHUNCHAGHATTA BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SMT. NEELAMMA W/O PARUSHARAM AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS NO. 82, 6^TH CROSS NEAR GOVERNMENT SCHOOL CHUNCHAGHATTA BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SMT. RAMAMMA W/O RAMAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS NO.62, RENUKAMBA TEMPLE CHUNCHAGHATTA BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SMT. NARAYANA S/O THIMMARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS NO.2, SHARADA NAGAR, 1^ST CROSS CHUNCHAGHATT MAIN ROAD BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SMT. KANTHAMMA W/O RAJENDRA PRASAD AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS

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NO. 47, NEAR RENUKA YELLAMMA TEMPLE CHUNCHAGHATTA VILLAGE BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SRI RAJESH N S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS

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NO. 51, NEAR RENUKA YELLAMMA TEMPLE CHUNCHAGHATTA VILLAGE BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SRI.UPENDRA KUMAR H.K. S/O KRISHNE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS NO. 3, 2^ND CROSS NEAR RENUKA YELLAMMA TEMPLE CHUNCHAGHATTA VILLAGE BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SRI SURESH R

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S/O RAMANNA S AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS NO. 314, 1^ST CROSS SOLOPPA GARDEN, CHUNCHAGHATTA BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SRI CHANDRASHEKAR S/O SANJEEV AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT. NO.624, PATEL NARAYANASWAMY LAYOUT CHUNCHAGATTA MAIN ROAD BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SRI RAMANNA S S/O SOLAPPA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS R/AT. NO.314, 1^ST CROSS SOLAPPA GURDEN CHUNCHAGATTA MAIN ROAD BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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SRI NALRAJU S/O ABBANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT. NO.25, 4^TH CROSS NEAR YELLAMMA TEMPLE CHUNCHAGATTA MAIN ROAD BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062

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…PETITIONERS

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(BY SMT. K. SHOBHA, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS

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PRINCIPAL SECRETARY URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA

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BENGALURU - 560 001

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REP. BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA

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BENGALURU - 560 001

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THE UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (GBA) AND BENGALURU CITY CORPORATION AND COORDINATION, VIKAS SOUDHA

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BENGALURU - 560 001

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THE GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER 2^ND BLOCK, 9^TH CROSS JAYANAGARA EAST BENGALURU - 560 011

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DELIMITATION COMMITTEE GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY 2^ND BLOCK, 9^TH CROSS JAYANAGARA EAST, BENGALURU - 560 011 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 TO 3; SRI B.L. SANJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR R-4 & 5)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT TO QUASH THE FINAL NOTIFICATION DATED 19/11/2025

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BEARING NO.UDD 293 BBS 2025 [AS ANNEXURE-G] PASSED BY 3^RD RESPONDENT, UNDER SECRETARY TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WITH RESPECT TO WARD NO.43 "BEERESHWARANAGARA" WARD, SAME TO BE RENAMED AS "CHUNCHAGHATTA" WARD AND CONSEQUENTLY DECLARE THAT THE WARD NO.43 SHALL PREVAIL AS CHUNCHAGHATTA, INSTEAD OF BEERESHWARANAGARA & ETC.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA

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ORAL ORDER

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(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)

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The petitioners have filed the present petition as a Public Interest Litigation [ PIL ], inter alia , impugning the notification dated 19.11.2025 bearing No.UDO-293-BBS/2025, passed by respondent No.3, with regard to Ward No.43-'Beereshwaranagara' Ward. The petitioners seek that the said ward be renamed as 'Chunchaghatta'.

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First of all, we find that no fundamental rights of the petitioners or any other person are violated by naming the ward as Beereshwaranagara. Whereas, the petitioners may be of the

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HC-KAR

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opinion that the ward in question should be named as Chunchaghatta Ward, clearly, this is not a cause which should engage the judicial time of this Court.

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Any opinion that the petitioners may have or any thought that may pass through their mind cannot be transcribed into a public interest litigation. This is an unjustifiable imposition on judicial time.

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In view of the above, the present petition is dismissed with costs quantified at Rs.5,000/-. The costs shall be paid to the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority within a period of two (02) weeks from date.

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Sd/(VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE

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Sd/(C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE

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petitioner
Sri Renuka Yallamma Temple Trust, Renuka Yellamma Temple, Konanakunte, Bengaluru - 560 062, represented by its Vice President Sri Lakshamana s/o Shamanna¶¶10
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Smt. Chitra. C, W/o Vinod Kumar¶¶13
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Smt. Vijayalakshmi R, W/o Chikkapullappa¶¶14
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Smt. Harilakshmi Mukunda, W/o Mukunda R¶¶18
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Sri Manjunath R, S/o Ram Murthy C¶¶19
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Sri Manjunatha H, S/o Hanumaiah¶¶20
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Sri K Anantha, S/o Krishnamurthy¶¶21
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Sri Renukadevi Self Help Group, Chunchaghatta, rep. by Jayalakshmi¶¶24
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Sri Vivek S, S/o Suresh R¶¶25
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Sri Rudresh S, S/o Shantharaju K.M.¶¶26
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Smt. Geetha V, W/o Veerappa¶¶27
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Smt. Neelamma, W/o Parusharam¶¶28
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Smt. Ramamma, W/o Ramamurthy¶¶31
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Smt. Narayana, S/o Thimmarayappa¶¶32
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Smt. Kanthamma, W/o Rajendra Prasad¶¶33
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Sri Rajesh N, S/o Narayanappa¶¶35
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Sri Upendra Kumar H.K., S/o Krishne Gowda¶¶37
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Sri Suresh R, S/o Ramanna S¶¶40
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Sri Chandrashekar, S/o Sanjeev¶¶42
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Sri Ramanna S, S/o Solappa¶¶43
Smt. K. Shobha
petitioner
Sri Nalraju, S/o Abbanna¶¶44
Smt. K. Shobha
respondent
The State of Karnataka, represented by its Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru - 560 001¶¶48
Smt. Niloufer Akbar
respondent
The State of Karnataka, Urban Development Department, rep. by its Additional Chief Secretary, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru - 560 001¶¶53
Smt. Niloufer Akbar
respondent
The Under Secretary to Government, Urban Development Department (GBA) and Bengaluru City Corporation and Coordination, Vikas Soudha, Bengaluru - 560 001¶¶55
Smt. Niloufer Akbar
respondent
The Greater Bengaluru Authority, represented by its Commissioner, Jayanagar East, Bengaluru - 560 011¶¶57
Sri B.L. Sanjeev
respondent
Delimitation Committee, Greater Bengaluru Authority, represented by its Commissioner, Jayanagar East, Bengaluru - 560 011¶¶58
Sri B.L. Sanjeev

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Sri Renuka Yallamma Temple Trust v. the State of Karnataka

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