- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7371 WP No. 16065 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 16065 OF 2021 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: MR. B.R.S.KUMAR AGED 51 YEARS, S/O SRI. H.RAJASHEKARAIAH, R/AT NO.1105, SANJIVINI, 10TH MAIN, RPC LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 040. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.R.BALAKRISHNA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 4TH FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. SPECIAL TASK FORCE AND VIGILANCE WING, BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KUMARA PARK WEST, T.CHOWDAIAH ROAD, BENGALURU-560 020. REPRESENTED BY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE. 3. THE POLICE INSPECTOR, SPECIAL TASK FORCE AND VIGILANCE WING, BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KUMARA PARK WEST, Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7371 WP No. 16065 of 2021 T.CHOWDAIAH ROAD, BENGALURU-560 020. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS KUMAR.M., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. K.KRISHNA., ADVOCATE FOR R2 & 3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Balakrishna.M.R., counsel for the petitioner, Sri.Srinivas Kumar.M., HCGP for respondent No.1 and Sri.K.Krishna., counsel for respondents 2 and 3 have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking following reliefs: I. Quashing the impugned notice dated 04.08.2021 issued by the third respondent vide Annexure-A, insofar as the petitioner and his properties comprised in sale deed vide Annexures-B, C and D. II. Declaring that officers of the second respondent are not authorized to summon the petitioner or - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7371 WP No. 16065 of 2021 direct production of documents relating to the petitioner's properties, as the second respondent is not a designated police station under section 2(s) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. 4. Suffice it to note that pursuant to the notice dated:04.08.2021, the petitioner has already appeared before the third respondent and as is evident from paragraph 8 of the Writ Petition. Because of the appearance of the petitioner before the third respondent, nothing survives for consideration at this juncture to pass any orders. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 2 Sl No.: 39