Karnataka High Court disposes of PIL related to Veterinary Hospital in Chamarajpet

A division bench was hearing the PIL filed by Girish Bharadwaj, who had challenged the February 26, 2024, order transferring two acres of Veterinary Hospital land to the Minority Welfare Department for the construction of a Maulana Azad/Morarji Desai Residential School.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) after the state government informed that the transfer of land belonging to the Veterinary Hospital on Goodshed Road in Chamarajpet constituency to the Minority Welfare Department had been withdrawn.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice MI Arun was hearing the PIL filed by Girish Bharadwaj, who had challenged the February 26, 2024, order transferring two acres of Veterinary Hospital land to the Minority Welfare Department for the construction of a Maulana Azad/Morarji Desai Residential School.

The government advocate submitted an affidavit stating that on March 4, 2025, the state government issued an order revoking both the land transfer and the decision to relocate the hospital.