- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17138 WP No. 5917 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 5917 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. DEBASIS BAL AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O DR. GOPABANDHU BAL 2. MADHUSMITA JENA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS W/O MR. DEBASIS BAL BOTH PETITIONERS NOS.1 AND 2 ARE RESIDING AT: FLAT NO. C-4, BLOCK-11, KRISHNANAGAR APARTMENT, ANNASANDRA PALYA, HAL POST, BANGALORE - 560 017 3. K.V. KRISHNA RAO, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS S/O MR. K.V. ANNAJI RAO, RESIDING AT: RG-205, PURVA RIVIERA APARTMENTS, MARATHHALLI, BANGALORE - 560 037. 4. SUDEEP BALAN, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS S/O MR. BALAN PUTHAN PURAYIL, Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17138 WP No. 5917 of 2025 RESIDING AT: SARITHA MANIYUR, (P.O), PAYYOLI (VIA), KOZHIKODE, KERALA - 673 523. 5. RAVIKUMAR GURUMOORTHY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS S/O MR. GURUMOORTHY, 6. GEETHA VASUDEVAN, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS W/O MR. RAVIKUMAR GURUMOORTHY BOTH 5 AND 6 ARE RESIDING AT: PENINSULA PARKVILLE, VILLA NO. 83, THINDLU GATE, SARJAPURA - 562 125, ANEKAL TALUK, KARNATAKA. 7. SREEKANTH ELKURI, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS S/O MR. VENUGOPAL ELKURI, RESIDING AT: # 255, PRESTIGE PALMS, ECC ROAD, WHITEFIELD, BANGALORE - 560 066. 8. MURUGAPOOPATHI R, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS S/O MR. S. RAMAIAH, 9. VASANTHA RANI M, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS W/O MR. MURUGAPOOPATHI R, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:17138 WP No. 5917 of 2025 BOTH PETITIONERS NOS. 8 AND 9 ARE RESIDING AT: C-105, GOPALAN GRANDEUR, HOODI, BANGALORE - 560 048. 10. INDRAJIT ROY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O MR. ABHIJIT ROY, 11. SUDIPTA ROY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS W/O MR. INDRAJIT ROY, BOTH PETITIONER NOS.10 & 11 ARE RESIDING AT: D-701, SJR BROOKLYN APT., ITPL MAIN RD, KUNDALAHALLI, BANGALORE - 560 037. 12. ANJANA DASH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS W/O MR. PARTHASARATHI SATAPATHY, 13. PARTHASARATHI SATAPATHY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O MR. SUBHASH CHANDRA SATAPATHY, BOTH PETITIONER NOS.12 & 13 ARE RESIDING AT: C-1003, ALPINE VILLA, SEEGEHALLI, KADUGODI, BANGALORE - 560 067. KARNATAKA, INDIA. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:17138 WP No. 5917 of 2025 14. SYAM SUNDER SUNDARESAN, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O MR. SUNDARESAN, 15. LEKSHMI MUTHUSWAMI AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS S/O MR. SHYAM SUNDER SUNDARESAN, BOTH PETITIONER NOS.14 & 15 ARE RESIDING AT: SG-208, SINGATURE TOWER, GOLDEN BLOSSOM APARTMENTS, KADUGODI 16. KODETI VEERA SIVA KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS S/O LATE MR. KONDETI NAGABHUSHANAM 17. KONDETI VIJAYA LAKSHMI AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS W/O MR. KONDETI VEERA SIVA KUMAR BOTH PETITIONER NOS.16 AND 17 ARE RESIDING AT: GLAT NO. 4H, SAMRUDDHI EAST LYNNE APARTMENT INNER CIRCLE, WHITEFIELD, BANGALORE - 560 066. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ARVIND RAO, ADVOCATE FOR SRI RAYAPPA Y HADAGALI., ADVOCATE) - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:17138 WP No. 5917 of 2025 AND: 1. DODDABANAHALLI GRAM PANCHAYAT KANNAMANGALAL POST, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU EAST, BENGALURU - 560 067, REPRESENTED BY ITS PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT ADDRESS: 3RD GATE, 3RD FLOOR MS BUILDING BANGALORE-560 001 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B J SOMAYAJI., ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI BOPANNA BELLIAPPPA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) *** THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R1 TO BIFURCATE AND ISSUE KHATAS TO THE PETITIONERS IN RESPECT OF EACH OF THEIR RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REPRESENTATION DATED 21.08.2024 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONERS TO R1 (ANNEXURE-A) AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:17138 WP No. 5917 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Petitioners have sought for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus to direct the 1st respondent to bifurcate and issue kathas to the petitioners in each of the residential units in accordance with the representation dated 21.08.2024 made by the petitioners. 2. Respondent – Authority has issued an endorsement dated 16.11.2024. 3. In light of the subsequent event in the nature of endorsement dated 16.11.2024, the present petition does not call for adjudication. 4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed off, reserving liberty to the petitioners to challenge the endorsement, if so advised as is permissible in law. All contentions of the parties are kept open. I.A. filed under Order VI Rule 17 of CPC is also disposed off as not calling for adjudication while noticing - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:17138 WP No. 5917 of 2025 that liberty has been granted to the petitioners to challenge the endorsement. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE VP