Karnataka High Court
WP/28567/2026 of SRI H S GAURAV Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 17 September 2026
CNR: KAHC010627782026 NC: 2026:KHC:50714-DB WP No. 28567 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.VIVEKANANDA WRIT PETITION NO.28567 OF 2026 (GM-RES-PIL)
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.VIVEKANANDA
WRIT PETITION NO.28567 OF 2026 (GM-RES-PIL)
BETWEEN:
SRI. H.S. GAURAV
S/O H.G. SOMASHEKAR REDDY,
AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS,
RESIDING AT NO.59,
HALANAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE,
SARAJAPURA ROAD,
BENGALURU-560 035.
MOBILE NO: 90353 91756
AADHAR NO: 6255 8193 6961
PAN NO: COJPG7947D
E MAIL-hsgaurav97@gmail.com
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. RANGANATH REDDY R., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
REPRESENTED BY ITS
CHIEF SECRETARY,
VIDHANA SOUDHA,
BENGALURU-560 001.
2.
DEPARTMENT OF HOME
REPRESENTED BY ITS
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,
Digitally signed by
PAVITHRA B
Location: HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
HC-KAR
VIDHANA SOUDHA,
BENGALURU-560 001.
3.
THE JOINT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
(TRAFFIC), TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT,
CENTER, NO.5, INFANTRY ROAD,
2ND FLOOR, BENGALURU-560 001.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. PRAMODHINI KISHAN, AGA)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF
CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR
DIRECTION QUASHING THE DECISION FORTHCOMING IN THE PRESS
NOTE
DATED
30.08.2026
(ANNEXURE
A)
ISSUED
BY
THE
BENGALURU
TRAFFIC
POLICE,
INSOFAR
AS
IT
RESTRICTS/PROHIBITS THE MOVEMENT OF TWO-WHEELERS ON THE
(i)
ELECTRONICS
CITY
ELEVATED
CORRIDOR
AND
(ii)
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
ROAD
ELEVATED
CORRIDOR
FROM
SANJEEVNAGAR CROSS TO VIDYASHILP JUNCTION, AS BEING
ARBITRARY, UNREASONABLE, DISPROPORTIONATE AND VIOLATIVE
OF ARTICLES 14, 19(1)(D) AND 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
AND CONTRARY TO SECTION 15 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN
and
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.VIVEKANANDA
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ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN)
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the petition and has filed a memo to that effect. The memo reads as under:
HC-KAR
“MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL
The petitioner most respectfully submits to withdrawn the above writ petition as not pressed for the reason being that the press note which the petitioner has challenged has been withdrawn by the respondent leading the petition to be infructuous.
2. In view of the memo, petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE
Sd/- (T.P.VIVEKANANDA) JUDGE
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