- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11593 WP No. 8296 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 8296 OF 2025 (LA-BDA) BETWEEN: SRI. MANJUNATHA K.G, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O K.M. GUNDAPPA, R/AT NO. 32, PIPELINE MAIN ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 560 003. …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 DR. SHIVARAMAKARANTH LAYOUT THE BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11593 WP No. 8296 of 2025 SANKEY ROAD, KUMARA PARK WEST EXTENSION, 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 QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT NO.BDA/SLAO/728/2024-25 DATED 07.03.2025 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT AT ANNEXURE- F 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 Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondent No.1. Sri.K.Krishna, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent Nos.2 and 3. 2. Though the matter is coming up for preliminary hearing on fresh matters with the consent of the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel for the respondents, the matter is taken up for final disposal. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11593 WP No. 8296 of 2025 3. 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, property bearing No.16 in Doddabettahalli Grama Panchayat Katha No.36, situated at Vaderahalli Village, Yelahanka Hobli, Bangalore North Taluk. The petitioner seeks an opportunity to appear before the Hon'ble Bopaiah's Committee, which 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 - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:11593 WP No. 8296 of 2025 Bangalore Development Authority, the impugned endorsement dated 07.03.2025 is issued. 4. Accepting the submissions of learned counsel for petitioner, the writ petition stands disposed of. The endorsement dated 07.03.2025 issued by respondent No.3 at Annexure-F is hereby quashed. The respondent Nos.2 and 3 are directed to place the application at Annexure-E dated 22.01.2025 before the Hon'ble Bopaiah's Committee for consideration in 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.: 1 CT: BHK