- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24593 WP No. 19897 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 19897 OF 2025 (LB-BMP) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. E. BHASKAR S/O. MR. VEERAIAH .E AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 629 FLAT NO. 401, LUCKY HOME KONDURU NAGARJUNA RAJU AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS S/O. SRI. KONDURU PAPA RAJU RESIDING AT NO. 48/155 KOTHAPETA, RAYACHOTY, CUDDAPAH ANDHRA PRADESH-516 269. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KARTHIK .V, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. 2. BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER J.C. ROAD, HUDSON CIRCLE BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by AL BHAGYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24593 WP No. 19897 of 2025 3. THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER BBMP, MAHADEVAPUR RANGE BENGALURU. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BOPANNA .B, AGA FOR R1; SRI. PAWAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH ORDERS DATED 23.06.2025 IN NOS. BBMP/SA.KA.AA/DO.U.VI/PR/11/2025-26 ISSUED BY THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, BBMP, MAHADEVAPUR BENGALURU-3RD RESPONDENT, COPIES OF WHICH ARE PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-F RESPECTIVELY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Petitioner, who is owner of the schedule property and has undertaken construction after having secured building licence and approved plan, is aggrieved by the order passed by third respondent under Section 248(3) and 356(1) of BBMP Act, 2020(for short "the Act"). 2. Learned counsel appearing for BBMP would point out that this order is appealable under Section 253 of the Act. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24593 WP No. 19897 of 2025 3. Petitioner's primary contention is that provisional order under 248(1) of the Act is passed in gross violation of principles of natural justice. 4. Be that as it may, since petitioner has an efficacious remedy of an appeal, this Court deems it fit to relegate petitioner to avail the remedy of an appeal under Section 253 of the Act. Four weeks time is granted to file an appeal. 5. Till such time, the third respondent is hereby directed not to take any coercive action. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE ALB List No.: 3 Sl No.: 3