- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10144-DB WP No. 2249 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 2249 OF 2025 (LA-BDA) BETWEEN: MR. A. RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, S/O ANJINAPPA, R/A NO. 53, KEMPANAHALLI, KEMPANAHALLI, ATTUR, BANGALORE NORTH, BANGALORE - 560 064. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. ANUSHA NANDISH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PRECINCTS, 5TH MAIN RD, KUMARAPARK WEST, GUTTAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 020, REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER. 2. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER (DR. SHIVARAM KARANTH LAYOUT KEMPANAHALLI) BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PRECINCTS, 5TH MAIN RD, KUMARAPARK WEST, GUTTAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 020. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHIVAPRASAD SHANTANAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10144-DB WP No. 2249 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, ANY ORDER(s)/DIRECTIONS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT Nos. 1 AND 2 TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION BEARING No. JCC-10-04-143 DATED 05.07.2021 BEARING ACKNOWLEDGMENT No. 02485 (ANNEXURE-A) AND ISSUE A CERTIFICATE A REGULARIZATION WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 WEEKS AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) The petitioner is before this Court seeking a direction by issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondent Nos.1 and 2 to consider the representation submitted by the petitioner dated 05th July, 2021. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the Bengaluru Development Authority (for short, BDA) would submit that the representation was submitted to the Committee, which is no longer in subsistence. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10144-DB WP No. 2249 of 2025 3. In that light, we deem it appropriate to dispose the petition, reserving liberty to the petitioner to submit a fresh representation to the BDA identical to what was placed before the Committee on 05th July, 2021. In the event, the representation is submitted in the next two weeks, the BDA shall consider the same and pass necessary orders on the representation and communicate the decision taken within eight weeks, thereafter. Till such time, status-quo qua the property be maintained by the parties. It is made clear that we have not entered into the merit of the claim of the petitioner. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (KRISHNA S DIXIT) JUDGE Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE DH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8, CT: BHK