- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10595 WP No. 7309 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 7309 OF 2025 (LA-BDA) BETWEEN: SRI. MUSTFA ANSARI, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, S/O LATE MOHAMMED SABIB ANSARI, R/AT NO. 52, CARVED IN SY. NOS 66/1, 67/2 AND 67/3 OF BYLAKERE VILLAGE, HESARGATTA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 127. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.V. CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDAKAR ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, SANKEY ROAD, KUMARA PARK WEST EXTENSION, BENGALURU - 560 020, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, THE BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, SANKEY ROAD, KUMARA PARK WEST EXTENSION, Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10595 WP No. 7309 of 2025 BENGALURU - 560 020. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SESHU V, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. K. KRISHNA, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION OR ORDER OF SIMILAR NATURE TO THE RESPONDENTS TO PLACE THE PETITIONER APPLICATION WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS DATED 13.02.2025 VIDE ANNX-F BEFORE THE HONBLE BOPAIAHS COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE GRIEVANCES OF THE PETITIONER FOR REGULARIZATION OF THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is seeking similar relief as was granted in W.P.No.27997/2024 dated 24.02.2025. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is the owner of a revenue site, carved out of Sy.Nos.66/1, 67/2 and 67/3 of Bylakere Village, Hesaraghatta Hobli, Yelahanka Taluk. The petitioner seeks an opportunity to appear before the Bopaiah Committee, which - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10595 WP No. 7309 of 2025 was constituted after following the directions issued by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of 'Dr.Shivaram Karanth Layout'. It is pointed out from the said order in WP.No.27997/2024 that this Court noticed the directions issued by the Division Bench in W.P.No.14609/2023 dated 11.07.2024, whereby four weeks time was granted to the BDA to publish information, both in print and electronic media, to apprise all such persons who claim to have revenue sites in the land notified for the formation of 'Dr.Shivaram Karanth Layout'. Further, all such persons were permitted to approach the Committee with grievance, and the Committee was directed to consider such grievance for allotment of alternative sites. However, when the petitioner made an application on 13.02.2025 through the Bangalore Development Authority, the same is not placed before the Committee. Learned counsel for the petitioner therefore prays for similar directions as were issued in W.P.No.27997/2024. 2. Accepting the submissions of learned counsel for petitioner, the writ petition stands disposed of with a specific direction to respondent Nos.2 and 3 to place the application at Annexure-F before the Bopaiah Committee for consideration in - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:10595 WP No. 7309 of 2025 terms of the directions issued by the Division Bench. As and when the application is placed before the Committee, the Committee is requested to consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law The application shall be placed before the Committee as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14 CT: BHK