- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1620 WP No. 8950 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 8950 OF 2020 (BDA) BETWEEN: SRI. KEROJI RAO AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, S/O LATE LAKSHMANA RAO RESIDING AT NO.11, 17TH CROSS, B.N.S. LAYOUT, MUTHYALANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 054. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHINAV RAMANAND A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, KUMARAPARK WEST, BENGALURU-560 020 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 3. THE ENGINEER MEMBER, THE BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY T. CHOWDAIAH ROAD, Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1620 WP No. 8950 of 2020 KUMARAPARK WEST, BENGALURU-560 020 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HANUMANTHARAYA LAGALI, AGA FOR R1; SRI. B. VACHAN, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE BDA ("DISPOSAL OF CORNER SITES AND COMMERCIAL SITES") RULES, 1984 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-F AND AS AMENDED BY THE BDA ("CORNER SITES AND COMMERCIAL SITES") ("AMENDMENT") RULES, 2009 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-F1 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 16.01.2025 duly signed by the petitioner, which reads as under:- "The Petitioner submits as follows: The Petitioner had challenged the validity of the BDA (Disposal of Corner Sites And Commercial Sites) Rules, 1984 and for other reliefs. The Petitioner's grievance is also that though a site was allotted to him in Arkavathi layout in the year 2006 and subsequently cancelled due to various legal complications arising in relation to the acquisition - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1620 WP No. 8950 of 2020 proceedings and unconnected to the petitioner, the BDA has not taken steps to make a fresh allotment and is rather disposing the sites under the impugned Rules. During the pendency of the present writ petition the BDA has allotted site bearing No.B7-SA-356 vide allotment letter No.73384 dated 29.10.2024 in Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout. In view of this subsequent development, the petitioner does not intend to pursue the present writ petition. Wherefore, the petitioner prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to dismiss the present petition as not pressed, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the memo, petition is dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE PMR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2