- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2642-DB W.A. No.1584/2014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT APPEAL NO.1584/2014 (LA-KHB) BETWEEN: 1. THE KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER CAUVERY BHAVAN, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BANGALORE-560 009. 2. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD CAUVERY BHAVAN, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BANGALORE-560 009. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. BASAVARAJ V. SABARAD, SR. ADV., FOR SRI. H.L. PRADEEP KUMAR, ADV.,) AND: 1. SRI. RAVI S/O G. NAGARAJA REDDY AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT L-57, GOLF LINK ROAD DOMLUR, KORAMANGALA INTERMEDIATE RING ROAD BANGALORE-560 071. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2642-DB W.A. No.1584/2014 DEPARTMENT, M S BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD BANGALORE-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. A.S. SHYAM KOUNDINYA, ADV., FOR C/R1 SRI. DEVARAJ C.H. GOVT., ADV., FOR R2) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 05.03.2014 IN W.P.No.24353-355/2012 (LA-KHB) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION WITH COST THROUGH IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) Heard leaned senior counsel for the appellants. 2. Having considered the contentions advanced and in view of the contentions raised by the learned senior counsel for the appellants that the question decided in the judgments under appeal, now stands covered by the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of The Karnataka - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2642-DB W.A. No.1584/2014 State Housing Board and Another vs. State of Karnataka and Others in Civil Appeal Nos. 7011- 7013, 9002-9003 and 7017-7019/2013. We are of the opinion that the appeal can be disposed of in terms of the judgment. 3. In the above view of the matter, the legal questions raised are answered in terms of the judgment of the Apex Court. The writ appeal is disposed of in terms of the judgment of the Apex Court. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE ABK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0