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<\/span>Case: C. Ganesh Narayan & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Date of Order:<\/strong> 25 July 2025<\/div>\n
Case Number:<\/strong> Writ Petition No. 17893 of 2025 (LB-BMP)<\/div>\n
Court:<\/strong> High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru<\/div>\n
Judge:<\/strong> Hon\u2019ble Mr. Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n
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The case of C. Ganesh Narayan & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors.<\/em> before the High Court of Karnataka concerned a challenge to two show cause notices issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), East Zone, directing the petitioners to explain why their trade licence should not be cancelled. The dispute lay at the intersection of municipal licensing powers, corporate rivalries, and pending litigation before specialist forums such as the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), and the High Court. The petitioners alleged that the notices were the outcome of mala fide interference by a private rival, who was also a family member, and that the BBMP lacked the jurisdiction to adjudicate issues already sub judice before the competent judicial forums.<\/p>

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