- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2259 WP No. 11481 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 11481 OF 2021 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: VIJAYANAGARA 3RD STAGE RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION HAVING OFFICE AT CA 14/C A BLOCK, VIJAYANAGAR 3RD STAGE MYSURU -570 030 REP BY THE PRESIDENT SRI RAVIKUMAR, S/O KARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS RESIDENT OF VIJAYANAGARA 3RD STAGE NO.193, D BLOCK VIJAYANAGARA, 3RD STAGE MYSURU-570 030. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRAKANTH R GOULAY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE MYSURU URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JLB ROAD MYSURU-570 005 REP BY THE COMMISSIONER. 3. THE MYSURU CITY CORPORATION NEAR CITY BUS STAND MYSURU-570 001 REP BY THE COMMISSIONER. Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2259 WP No. 11481 of 2021 4. HOOTGALLI TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MYSURU TALUK MYSURU DISTRICT-570 018. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL CARIAPPA, AGA FOR R1; SRI. T P VIVEKANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SMT. M P GEETHADEVI, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI. G M ANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 31.3.2021 PASSED BY THE R1 VIDE ANNEXURE-P IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO VIJAYANAGARA 3RD STAGE (HINKAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH) MENTIONED IN SCHEDULE A AND THE NOTIFICATION DATED 27.05.2021 ISSUED BY THE R1 VIDE ANNEXURE-Q IN SO FAR AS ITEM NO.2 AS HOTAGALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH IN PAGE NO.2 OF THE NOTIFICATION IS CONCERNED, AS ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND VOID AND OTHER OTHERWISE UNSUSTAINABLE IN LAW AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. In this petition, the challenge is made to the Notification dated 31.03.2021, issued under Sections 3, 9 and 357 of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964, whereby the Gram Panchayat area of Koorgalli - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2259 WP No. 11481 of 2021 including Koorgalli, Hootagalli villages and Hebbala Industrial area of Koorgalli Gram Panchayat, Belawadi village of Belawadi Gram Panchayat and Hinakal Gram Panchayat of Mysuru Taluk, Mysuru District was to be constituted as a smaller urban area coming under the jurisdiction of the City Municipal Council area of Hootgalli. 2. Learned counsel appearing for Mysuru Urban Development Authority, on instructions, submits that the Government is in the process of taking a decision to hand over the area falling within the Vijaynagar III Stage formed by MUDA to the Mysuru City Corporation. 3. Sri. Chandrakanth R. Goulay, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of this statement the prayers made in this Writ Petition does not survive for consideration and Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. *Page No.3 retyped and replaced vide Court order dated 30.01.2025. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:2259 WP No. 11481 of 2021 4. It is needless to state that the boundaries of the area which should fall within the Mysuru City Corporation, pursuant to the said decision would have to be delineated. 5. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0