- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6364 WP No. 17162 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 17162 OF 2017 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. K NARAYANA PRABHU S/O LATE K PANDURANGA PRABHU AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/A DOOR NO 13-9-1202 VITTOBHA TEMPLE ROAD, MANGALORE – 575001 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CYRIL PRASAD PAIS., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER MANGALORE CITY CORPORATION LALBAGH MANGALORE – 575003 2. MR G HANUMANTH KAMATH S/O LATE MR KAMATH MAJOR, R/A JODUMATA ROAD MANGALORE - 575003 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HAREESH.T.BHANDARY., ADVOCATE FOR R-1; SRI. SUYOG HERELE.E., ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA., PRAING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 24.03.2017 BY THE IV ADDL. DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE, DAKSHINA KANNADA, MANGALORE IN MISC. APPEAL NO.15/2016 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, ETC. Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6364 WP No. 17162 of 2017 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. A provisional order was issued to the petitioner, to which objections were raised by the petitioner contending that he was only repairing the structure and not erecting any new structure. 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DzÀÝjAzÀ ¥ÀæwªÁ¢AiÀĪÀgÀÄ F £ÉÆÃnøÀÄì vÀ®Ä¦zÀ 15 ¢£ÀUÀ¼ÉƼÀUÁV C¢üPÀÈvÀªÁV ¤«Äð¹gÀĪÀ ±ÉqÀØ£ÀÄß PÀÆqÀ¯É vÉgÀªÀÅUÉƽ¸ÀvÀPÀÌzÀÄÝ. vÀ¦àzÀÝ°è ¤ªÀÄäzÉà RZÀð-ªÉZÀÑ ºÁUÀÆ dªÁ¨ÁÝjAiÀÄ°è ¸À¢æ C£À¢üPÀÈvÀ PÀlÖqÀªÀ£ÀÄ PÀZÉÃj ªÀw¬ÄAzÀ vÉgÀªÀÅUÉƽ¸À¯ÁUÀĪÀÅzÀÄ.” 2. As could be seen from said order, the contentions raised by the petitioner that he had only undertaken repairs and had not increased the plinth area was not considered by the Commissioner and no reason was assigned by him to disbelieve the contention of the petitioner. 3. In appeal, the Appellate Court has relied upon the definitions of ‘construction’, ‘reconstruction’ and ‘repair’ of the building and on perusal of the photographs, has come to the conclusion that it was not a case of repair since the same had been altered from its original position. 4. In my view, in the absence of any finding recorded by the Commissioner, the Appellate Court could not have arrived at this conclusion while deciding an - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:6364 WP No. 17162 of 2017 appeal. It is therefore necessary to set aside the order of the Appellate Court and remand the matter to the Commissioner with a direction to the Commissioner to reconsider the matter and specifically deal with the contentions raised by the petitioner that he had only repaired the earlier structure and had not erected a new structure. 5. The Writ Petition is accordingly allowed. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE PKS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37