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Karnataka High Court
Sri Renuka Yallamma Temple Trust vs The State Of Karnataka on 11 February, 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA
WRIT PETITION NO. 2923 OF 2026 (LB-RES-PIL)
BETWEEN:
1. SRI RENUKA YALLAMMA TEMPLE TRUST
HAVING OFFICE AT
RENUKA YELLAMMA TEMPLE
KONANAKUNTE POST
BENGALURU - 560 062
REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT
SRI LAKSHAMANA
S/O SHAMANNA
AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
NO.111/3, CHUNCHAGHATTA MAIN ROAD
Digitally KONANAKUNTE
signed by BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
SRIDEVI S
Location:
High Court 2. SMT. CHITRA. C
of Karnataka W/O VINOD KUMAR
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
NO 82, 6TH CROSS
CHUNCHAGHATTA VILLAGE
KONANAKUNTE POST KANAKI
BANGALORE SOUTH
BENGALURU - 560 062
3. SMT.VIJAYALAKSHMI R
W/O CHIKKAPULLAPPA
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AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
NO. 126, 2ND MAIN, 3RD CROSS
ANNAPURNESWARI LAYOUT
CHUNCHAGHATTA
BANGALORE SOUTH - 560 062
4. SMT. HARILAKSHMI MUKUNDA
W/O MUKUNDA R
AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
NO.314, 1ST CROSS, SOLAPPA GARDEN
CHUNCHAGHATTA
BANGALORE - 560 062
5. 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
6. 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
7. SRI K ANANTHA
S/O KRISHNAMURTHY
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
NO.303, CHIKKASAMPPANA BUILDING
2ND FLOOR, GOVT. SCHOOL ROAD
CHUNCHAGHATTA MAIN ROAD
BANGALORE SOUTH - 560 062
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8. SRI RENUKADEVI SELF HELP GROUP
CHUNCHA GHATTA
REP. BY JAYALAKSHMI
KONANAKUNTE
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
9. SRI VIVEK S
S/O SURESH R
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
NO.314, SOLAPPA GARDEN,
1ST CROSS, KOTTANOOR MAIN ROAD
CHUNCHAGHATTA
BANGALORE SOUTH - 560 062
10. SRI RUDRESH S
S/O SHANTHARAJU K.M.
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
NO. EA 89/3, AK COLONY
KONANAKUNTE, CHUNCHAGHATTA
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
11. SMT. GEETHA V
W/O VEERAPPA
AGED ABOUT 41YEARS
NO. 40, ANNAPURNESHWARI LAYOUT
CHUNCHAGHATTA
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
12. SMT. NEELAMMA
W/O PARUSHARAM
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
NO. 82, 6TH CROSS
NEAR GOVERNMENT SCHOOL
CHUNCHAGHATTA
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
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13. SMT. RAMAMMA
W/O RAMAMURTHY
AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
NO.62, RENUKAMBA TEMPLE
CHUNCHAGHATTA
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
14. SMT. NARAYANA
S/O THIMMARAYAPPA
AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
NO.2, SHARADA NAGAR, 1ST CROSS
CHUNCHAGHATT MAIN ROAD
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
15. SMT. KANTHAMMA
W/O RAJENDRA PRASAD
AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
NO. 47, NEAR RENUKA YELLAMMA TEMPLE
CHUNCHAGHATTA VILLAGE
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
16. SRI RAJESH N
S/O NARAYANAPPA
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
NO. 51, NEAR RENUKA YELLAMMA TEMPLE
CHUNCHAGHATTA VILLAGE
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
17. SRI.UPENDRA KUMAR H.K.
S/O KRISHNE GOWDA
AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
NO. 3, 2ND CROSS
NEAR RENUKA YELLAMMA TEMPLE
CHUNCHAGHATTA VILLAGE
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
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18. SRI SURESH R
S/O RAMANNA S
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
NO. 314, 1ST CROSS
SOLOPPA GARDEN, CHUNCHAGHATTA
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
19. SRI CHANDRASHEKAR
S/O SANJEEV
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
R/AT. NO.624, PATEL
NARAYANASWAMY LAYOUT
CHUNCHAGATTA MAIN ROAD
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
20. SRI RAMANNA S
S/O SOLAPPA
AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS
R/AT. NO.314, 1ST CROSS
SOLAPPA GURDEN
CHUNCHAGATTA MAIN ROAD
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
21. SRI NALRAJU
S/O ABBANNA
AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
R/AT. NO.25, 4TH CROSS
NEAR YELLAMMA TEMPLE
CHUNCHAGATTA MAIN ROAD
BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 062
...PETITIONERS
(BY SMT. K. SHOBHA, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
REPRESENTED BY ITS
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PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
VIDHANA SOUDHA
BENGALURU - 560 001
2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA,
URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
REP. BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY
VIDHANA SOUDHA
BENGALURU - 560 001
3. THE UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (GBA)
AND BENGALURU CITY CORPORATION AND
COORDINATION, VIKAS SOUDHA
BENGALURU - 560 001
4. THE GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY
REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER
2ND BLOCK, 9TH CROSS
JAYANAGARA EAST
BENGALURU - 560 011
5. DELIMITATION COMMITTEE
GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY
2ND BLOCK, 9TH CROSS
JAYANAGARA EAST, BENGALURU - 560 011
REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER
...RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 TO 3;
SRI B.L. SANJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR R-4 & 5)
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 3RD
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.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING,
THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
and
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)
1. 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'.
2. 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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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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
Sd/-
(VIBHU BAKHRU)
CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/-
(C.M. POONACHA)
JUDGE
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