- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39353-DB WA No. 1626 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT APPEAL NO. 1626 OF 2025 (LA-KHB) BETWEEN: SRI. MANJUNATH. K S/O KARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/A. WARD NO.1, MARALENAHALLI-GOLLARAHATTI, SIRA GATE POST, TUMAKURU-572 106, …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SIDDARAMAIAH V.B, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE COMMISSIONER TUMAKURU URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KUVEMPUNAGAR, BELAGUMBA ROAD VIDYANAGAR, TUMAKURU - 572 103 Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39353-DB WA No. 1626 of 2025 3. THE COMMISSIONER, KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 001. 4. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, GANDHINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 001. 5. SMT. B.V. GEETANJALI, W/O. K.S. UMESH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/A. NO.618, 2ND CROSS, 7TH BLOCK, OPP. ATYDAIAH PUBLIC SCHOOL, HOSAKEREHALLI, BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU SOUTH-560 085. 6. SMT. PRATIBA DEVI N, W/O. H.R. RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/A. HAIGIRI NILAYA, 29TH CROSS, MALEGE ROAD, SIT EXTENSION, TUMAKURU 572 103. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH K, HCGP FOR R1, SRI. T.P. VIVEKANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR R2, SRI. H.L. PRADEEP KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R3 & R4, SRI. RAKSHITA D.J, ADVOCATE FOR R5 & R6) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN WP No- 12241/2025 (LB-KHB) AND BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 01.09.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39353-DB WA No. 1626 of 2025 JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT AND THEREBY PLEASED TO ALLOW THE WP IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent No.1. 2. Sri T.P. Vivekananda, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent No.2 3. Sri H.L. Pradeep Kumar, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent No.3 and 4. 4. Sri Rakshita D.J., learned counsel accepts notice for respondents No.5 and 6. 5. After arguing for sometime, learned counsel for the appellant seeks permission to file a referral under Section - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39353-DB WA No. 1626 of 2025 31 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Reserving such liberty, the petition stand disposed of. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE CR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 10