- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11131 WP No. 6983 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 6983 OF 2025 (LA-BDA) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. KRISHNEGOWDA M.N, S/O. NARASEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT NO.22, 1ST CROSS, 1ST MAIN ROAD, SPANDANA NAGARA, KODIGEHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 091. 2. SRI. MAHESH N. S/O. SRI. NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 31, M SUBBARAYANAPALYA, KUMBALAGODU, RAMOHALLI POST, THAVAREKERE HOBLI, BENGALURU - 560 074. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. H.T. VASANTH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND DEVELOPMENT, M.S BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, THE BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARK EAST, Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11131 WP No. 6983 of 2025 BENGALURU - 560 020. 3. THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, THE BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARA PARK EAST, BENGALURU - 560 020. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SPOORTHY HEGDE N, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. GOWTHAMDEV C. ULLAL, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 07.12.2024 TO DELETE LAND BEARING SY NO. 53/14P, 15P AND 53/11 TOTALLY MEASURING 2 ACRES SITUATED IN KODIGEHALLI VILLAGE FROM THE ACQUISITION AND COLLECT THE BETTERMENT CHARGES TO THE PETITIONERS RESPECTIVE SITES/HOUSE AS PER ANNX-J AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that under similar circumstances this Court has disposed of the writ petition in W.P.No.34198/2024 on 18.12.2024, while noticing the order passed by the Division Bench in W.A.No.1783/2014 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11131 WP No. 6983 of 2025 and connected appeals disposed of on 22.02.2024. Learned counsel prays for similar orders. 2. Accordingly, in terms of the orders passed in W.P.No.34198/2024, the writ petition stands disposed of in the following terms: "6. Following the declaration of law made by this court in the said writ appeals, the respondent- Bangalore Development Authority is directed to consider the case of the petitioner in accordance with law. It is to be noted that, as the petitioner has already approached respondent-Bangalore Development Authority by making representation during the year 2010 and as the said representation are made earlier, it is open for the petitioner to make one more representation to the respondent- Bangalore Development Authority within two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order and if such representation is made by the petitioner to the respondent-Bangalore Development Authority, the same shall be considered by the respondent-Bangalore Development Authority within an outer limit of four months, thereafter, in the light of the order dated 22.02.2024 passed in W.A.No.1783/ 2014 and connected writ appeals. Till the consideration of the representation that may be - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:11131 WP No. 6983 of 2025 made by the petitioner as stated above, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of." Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv