- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50841 WP No. 34421 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.34421 OF 2025 (LA-UDA) BETWEEN: MAHADEVA .C S/O. CHIKKANANJAIAH URF CHIKKANANJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O. #233, HADAJANA POST, KASABA HOBLLI, MYSORE-571311. …PETITIONER (BY SRI KUSUMA M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSE AND URBAN, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. 2. MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JHANSI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD, MYSORE-570005. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, 3. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JHANSI LAKSHMI BAI ROAD, MYSORE-570005. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI HARISHA A.S., AGA FOR R-1; SRI T.P. VIVEKANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2 & R-3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR WRIT OR ORDER OR Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50841 WP No. 34421 of 2025 DIRECTION, QUASHING PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION DATED 12.12.2006, BEARING NO: LAQ(6)CR 434/2005-06 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AUTHORITY AT ANNEXURE-A TO THE WRIT PETITION IN SO FAR AS SCHEDULE PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE PETITIONERS IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR HEARING – INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER The petitioner has approached this Court challenging preliminary notification dated 12.12.2006 issued by second respondent - Authority and seeks a declaration that the land acquisition proceedings initiated in respect of the petitioner's schedule property have lapsed. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Advocate for the State and learned counsel for the Mysore Urban Development Authority. Perused the records. 3. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner's land bearing Sy. No.15/3 measuring 0.27 guntas of Sarkari Uttanahalli Village, Varuna Hobli, Mysuru Taluk and - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50841 WP No. 34421 of 2025 District was proposed for acquisition under the preliminary notification dated 12.12.2006 issued under Section 17 of the Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1987 (‘KUDA Act’ for short). It is contended that though the said land was notified for acquisition, the proceedings were not completed and no final notification was issued even after a lapse of more than 18 years. It is submitted that the petitioner continues to remain in possession of the property and that similar petitions, challenging the same notification have already been considered and allowed by this Court in J.DAYANAND Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA1 and in SMT. RENUKA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS2, wherein this Court quashed the preliminary notification on identical grounds. 4. Taking note of the fact that no steps have been taken by the respondents pursuant to the preliminary notification dated 12.12.2006, and following the ratio laid 1 WP.No.14683/2023 disposed on 07.09.2023 2 WP.No.9902/2023 disposed on 05.06.2023 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50841 WP No. 34421 of 2025 down in the aforesaid decisions, this Court is of the considered view that the acquisition proceedings insofar as the petitioner's land is concerned have lapsed by efflux of time. 5. Accordingly, this Court pass the following: ORDER i) The writ petition is allowed. ii) The preliminary notification dated 12.12.2006 issued by the respondent - authority is quashed insofar as it relates to the petitioner's land bearing Sy. No.15/3 measuring 0.27 guntas of Sarkari Uttanahalli Village, Varuna Hobli, Mysuru Taluk and District. iii) It is hereby declared that the acquisition proceedings in respect of the petitioner's land have lapsed. Sd/- _____________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA MBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 72