WP/1774/2021 of SRI MALLIKARJUN L S Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 6 October 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.BHARATH KUMAR

WRIT PETITION NO.1774 OF 2021 (GM-RES-PIL)

BETWEEN:

1.

SRI. MALLIKARJUN L.S.

AGED 52 YEARS,

SON OF LATE SRI. S.L. JAYASHANKARAPPA,

RESIDING AT NO.32/A, 8TH MAIN ROAD,

RMV EXTENSION, SADASHIVANAGAR,

BENGALURU - 560 080.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. G.R. MOHAN, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

AND LEGISLATION,

VIDHANA SOUDHA,

BENGALURU - 560 001,

BY ITS SECRETARY.

2.

ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY

URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPART,

GOVERNMENT KARNATAKA,

VIDHANA SOUDHA,

BENGALURU - 560 001.

…RESPONDENTS

Digitally

signed by

RAKSHA

Location:

high court of

karnataka

HC-KAR

(BY SRI. S.R. KHAMROZ KHAN, AGA)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226

AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO

ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS BY WAY OF STRIKING DOWN

SECTION 75, 76, 77, 78, 83, 86, 157 AND 249 OF THE

BRUHATH BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE ACT, 2020

(KARNATAKA ACT NO.53 OF 2020) AS ANNEXURE - 'A' DATED

19.12.2020

AS

THE

SAME

ARE

ULTRA

VIRES

THE

CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND TO RETAIN THE PROVISIONS

AS PER THE ORIGINAL KARNATAKA MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1976 AND ETC.,

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS

DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN

and

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.BHARATH KUMAR