- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47272 WP No. 19869 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 19869 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: SRI N.V. MUNIRAJU S/O LATE VEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT NAGENAHALLI VILLAGE YELAHANKA HOBLI YELAHANKA TALUK BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT-560 064. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BHASKAR GOWDA N M.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BANGALORE NORTH SUB-DIVISION KANDAYA BHAVAN, K G ROAD BANGALORE- 560 001. 3. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR YELAHANKA TALUK YELAHANKA, BENGALURU - 560 064. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAVYA SHEKHAR, AGA) Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47272 WP No. 19869 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 06.07.2021 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 2/ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE NORTH SUB-DIVISION IN ALN/CR/14/21-22 AS PER ANNEXURE-G AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Petitioner sought for issuance of writ of certiorari to set aside the order dated 06.07.2021 passed by the Assistant Commissioner at Annexure-G. In terms of the direction of the Assistant Commissioner to the person at Annexure-G, the Assistant Commissioner has directed that entry be made in column 11 of the RTC to the effect that the layout is unauthorised and sales are prohibited. Petitioner raised various contentions and submits that the order at Annexure-G is without any basis. 2. Learned AGA submits that the petition may be allowed by reserving liberty to the respondents to take - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47272 WP No. 19869 of 2025 appropriate action as permissible in law if circumstances so made out. 3. Taking note of the stand of the Government, the writ petition is allowed. The order at Annexure-G is set aside. Consequently, the entries made in the RTC to be reversed within a period of 4 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order. Needless to state as there is no adjudication of any issue on hand, the respondents are at liberty to take appropriate action as is permissible in law after following due procedure. All contentions are kept open. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE RU List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24