- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15354 WP No. 9997 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 9997 OF 2025 (LA-RES) BETWEEN: SHREE PATTADA SHREE PARVATHARAJA SHIVACHARY SWAMIJI, SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY SHREE PATTADA SHREE GURUNANJESHWARA SHIVACHARYA SWAMIJI, AGED 42 YEARS, SHREE MAHADEVAPURA DEVA SIMHASANA MATT HUNASAMARANAHALLI, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 157. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENUGOPAL M.S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NO.678/3, NEERUBHAVI KEMPANNA LAYOUT, HEBBAL, BENGALURU - 560 024. 2. SRI. S.A. RUDRARADHYA, PRESIDENT, SHREE MADDEVANAPURA DEVA SIMHASANA MATT, HUNASAMARANAHALLI, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 157. Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15354 WP No. 9997 of 2025 3. THE SECRETARY, SHREE MADDEVANAPURA DEVA SIMHASANA MATT HUNASAMARANAHALLI, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 157. 4. SMT. CHANNAMMA, WIFE OF THIMMANNA, AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 100, 3RD CROSS, HUNASAMARANAHALLI VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK - 560 157. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SHILPA SHAH, ADVOCATE FOR R1; R2 TO R4, VIDE ORDER DATED 03.04.2025 NOTICE NOT NECESSARY) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE LEARNED ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT DEVANAHALLI TO DECIDE AND DISPOSE OF THE PETITION IN LAC NO. 2/2013 PENDING ON ITS FILE VIDE ANNX-A, WITHIN THE TIME OF 3 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE ORDER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER The petitioner is aggrieved of the fact that the reference made by the Special Land Acquisition Officer and Competent Authority, NHAI, in LAC No.2/2013 has not been disposed of for more than 12 years now. Therefore, the prayer in the writ - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15354 WP No. 9997 of 2025 petition is to direct the learned Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC at Devanahalli, to decide and dispose of the reference within a time frame. 2. Learned counsel for 1st respondent-NHAI has no objection to allow the writ petition and issue directions to the learned judge. 3. Having regard to the innocuous prayer made in the writ petition, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the learned Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC at Devanahalli, to consider and dispose of the reference as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16, CT: BHK