- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19364 WP No. 15296 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 09TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.15296 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI GURUKULA VIDYA SAMSTHE REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THURCHAGHATTA VILLAGE, BELAVANUR POST AND TALUK, DAVANAGERE - 577 002. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA RAO BHOUNSLE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VIKAASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, DAVANAGERE TALUK, DAVANAGERE - 577 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA ) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTICE IN NO.U.L.N.D.C.R./146/2023-24 DATED 28.04.2024/05.05.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-K ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT, IN SO FAR THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19364 WP No. 15296 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. In this writ petition, the grievance of the petitioner is that, the respondent No.2 has issued impugned notice at Annexure-K and no opportunity has been given to the petitioner to say in the matter. Accordingly, the petitioner has sought for quashing of the impugned notice. 4. In that view of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the notice at Annexure-K be considered as show-cause notice to the petitioner and the petitioner is permitted - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19364 WP No. 15296 of 2025 to file reply to the impugned notice produced at Annexure-K within an outer limit of three weeks from today and thereafter, the respondent No.2 is permitted to take decision in the matter, in accordance with law. It is made clear that respondent No.2 shall not precipitate the matter or take any coercive action till consideration of the reply that may be filed by the petitioner as stated above. With this observation, the writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42