The  Hon’ble  Supreme  Court  in  Civil  appeal number  1132/2011  at  SLP  (C)  3109/2011  on January  28,2011  has  ex-pressed  concern regarding  encroachment  of  common  property resources,  more  particularly  lakes  and  it  has directed  the  state  governments  for  removal  of encroachments on all community lands. The high court of Karnataka under Justice N. K. Patil Committee has provided judgment dated 3/3/2011 on plan of action for Bangalore Lakes in response to PIL of (WP No. 817/2008) and involved the Chiefs of of Dept. of Revenue, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Karnataka Forest Department, Bangalore Development Authority, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Minor Irrigation Department, Lake Development Authority and Dept of Town Planning. The judgment emphasis on immediate action to remove encroachments from lake area and also the Raja Kaluves (canals interconnecting lakes). The committee has advised the regulatory agencies to conduct a thorough survey of legal limits of all lake and canal areas, and thus protecting the entire watershed (the drains that bring rainwater into the lake). The plan of action is proposed as surveying, removal of encroachments, fencing, clearing of blocked and encroached Raja kaluves and drains and de-silting to the extent absolutely required. The judgment also provided directions on lake restoration, which is to be taken up based on lake series/ sub-series and not in isolation. Respective departments were directed to strictly penalize individuals or companies who are responsible for diverting raw sewage into lakes nearby. The lakes which has very high biodiversity, especially of migratory birds and waterfowl, is to be notified for conservation under the Wetland (Conservation and Management Rules), 2010, per the Environment Protection Act and wildlife conservation act. The Court also guided LDA to maintain effective lake area which should not be reduced by converting lake area into parks, children play grounds, widened bunds etc.

The Karnataka High Court division Bench comprising Chief Justice D.H. Waghela and Justice Ashok B. Hinchigeri on 05/08/2014 has passed the order to evacuate 135 encroachments under Section 104 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act in response to PIL for protecting Sarakki lake at J.P. Nagar based on the survey conducted by the tahsildar of Bangalore South taluk. The Karnataka High Court has ordered the complete removal of encroachments of lakes in the State. Karnataka High Court judge Justice L Narayanaswamy in Lok Adalat 16/08/2014 has asked all district commissioners (DCs) to submit an affidavit details of evacuated encroachments within two months. The court also ordered to take stringent action against owners on illegal digging of bore wells and asked the government to seize those bore wells.