- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21797 WP NO.17204 OF 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.17204 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: KHODAYS BREWERIES PRIVATE LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BANGALORE BREWERIES PRIVATE LIMITED), A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED ADDRESS AT: BREWERY HOUSE, 7TH MILE, KANAKAPURA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 062. REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR, MR. BRIJ MOHAN KHODAY. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. C.K. NANDAKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAGHURAM CADAMBI.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA, BENGALURU - 560 009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA) Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21797 WP NO.17204 OF 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE LANDS BEARING SUREVY NO.22/2 ADMEASURING 3 ACRE 7 GUNTAS, SURVEY NO.22/3 ADMEASURING 22 GUNTAS AND SURVEY NO.25/3 ADMEASURING 1 ACRE 5 GUNTAS ALL SITUATE IN KONANANKUNTE VILLAGE, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, OWNED BY THE PETITIONER ARE DEEMED TO BE CONVERTED FOR NON- AGRICULATURAL INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES, UNDER SECTION 95(5) OF THE KARNATAKA LAND REVENUE ACT, 1964, PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATIONS DATED 29TH JANUARY, 2025 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURES 'A1' TO 'A3' AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO ISSUE THE CONVERSION CERTIFICATES IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER IN RESPECT OF THE SAID LAND FORTHWITH; AND ETC. 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 Smt. Navya Shekhar, learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents. 2. In this writ petition, the relief sought for by the petitioner is that, this Court has to declare the land in question owned by the petitioner are deemed to be converted land for non-agricultural industrial purpose due to the respondent- Authorities having not been considered the applications made by the petitioner and not been informed the decision to the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21797 WP NO.17204 OF 2025 petitioner within a stipulated time; inter alia sought for direction to the respondents to issue the conversion certificate in favour of the petitioner in respect of the land in question. 3. Heard Sri. C.K. Nandakumar, learned Senior Counsel on behalf of Sri. Raghuram Cadambi, appearing for the petitioner and Smt. Navya Shekhar, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents. 4. Sri. C.K. Nandakumar, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner contended that the petitioner had made applications for conversion of the land in question for non-agricultural industrial purpose on 29th January, 2025, however, the respondent-Authorities have not informed about the decision within a period of four months. Therefore, learned Senior Counsel submitted that this Court shall declare that the land in question owned by the petitioner are deemed to be converted for non-agricultural industrial purpose under Section 95(5) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. 5. Per contra, Smt. Navya Shekhar, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents submitted that the applications made by the petitioner, seeking - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21797 WP NO.17204 OF 2025 conversion of land in question have been rejected by endorsement issued by the respondent No.2. 6. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties and taking into consideration the fact that the applications made by the petitioner have been rejected by the respondent No.2 as informed by the learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondent- Authorities, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to challenge the same in a manner known to law, if so advised. With this observation, keeping open all contentions of the petitioner, writ petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40