- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18443 WP No. 15382 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 15382 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI P. CHANDRAKANTH S/O PARASMAL, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS. 2. SRI PRAVEEN KUMAR P. S/O PARASMAL, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS. 3. SMT. SAVITHA P. D/O PARASMAL AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS. 4. SMT. ANITHA V. JAIN W/O VIJU B. JAIN AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS. 5. SRI SANJAY KUMAR P. S/O PARASMAL, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS. 6. SRI VIJAY P. S/O PARASMAL, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS. 7. SMT. DEEPA KUMARI P. D/O PARASMAL, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS. Digitally signed by LUCYGRACE Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18443 WP No. 15382 of 2025 8. SMT. SHASHI REKHA P. D/O PARASMAL, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS. 9. SRI P. MAHAVEER S/O PARASMAL, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS. ALL ARE RESIDING AT NO.5-2-89 (OLD NUMBER), NEW PROPERTY BEARING NO.1873/1862 SITUATED AT WARD NO.18, HIRIYUR TOWN, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA-577 501. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI LAKAMAPURMATH CHIDANANDAYYA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 4TH FLOOR, KHANIJA BHAVAN BENGALURU-560 001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA-577 501. 3. TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER HIRIYUR, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA-577 501. 4. DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION 9TH AND 10TH FLOOR VISHVESHWARAIAH TOWER, AMBEDKAR ROAD, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18443 WP No. 15382 of 2025 SAMPANGI RAMA NAGAR, VASANTH NAGAR BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI YOGESH D. NAYAK, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 3 NOT TO ENTER UPON OR TAKE POSSESSION OR DEMOLISH THE BUILDING EXISTING ON THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY WITHOUT ACQUIRING THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY IN THE MANNER KNOWN TO LAW, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER The case of the petitioner is that, he is the owner of the writ petition schedule property. 2. It is submitted that respondents are intending to widen the road facing the writ petition schedule property and have marked certain portions of the schedule property. It is further submitted that there is a threat of dispossession without following the due process. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18443 WP No. 15382 of 2025 3. The respondents dispute the ownership of the petitioner over the property concerned. However, they submit that even otherwise if the same has to be utilized for the formation of the road, the same will be done after following the due process and not otherwise. 4. Their submission is placed on record. 5. Hence, the following: ORDER i. Respondents are directed to utilize the writ petition schedule property only after following the due process of law and not otherwise. ii. Writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24