- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38064 WP No. 27218 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.27218 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. N. N. RATHY W/O. R. SUGATHAN C/O. SMT. N. N. BABY AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT “TEJAS”, NO.83/84, 14TH CROSS VISHWESWARAIAH COLONY AKASH NAGAR, B NARAYANAPURA DOORVANI NAGAR POST BENGALURU- 560 016 REP. BY GPA HOLDER SMT. N. N. BABY W/O. K. K. VIJAYACHANDRAN AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS R/AT “TEJAS”, No.83/84, 14TH CROSS AKASHNAGAR, B. NARAYANAPURA BENGALURU-560 016 2. SMT. ANUPA GIRI W/O. N. N. GIRI AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT NO. 67, 12TH CROSS GIDDAMMA LAYOUT AKASH NAGAR, B. NARAYANAPURA DOORAVANI NAGAR POST BENGALURU- 560 016 Digitally signed by JUANITA THEJESWINI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38064 WP No. 27218 of 2025 3. SRI K. K. VIJAYACHANDRAN S/O. LATE K. B. KUNHIKALVAN AGED ABOUT 87 YEARS, R/AT “TEJAS” NO.83/84, 14TH CROSS AKASHNAGAR, B. NARAYANAPURA DOORAVANI NAGAR POST BENGALURU-560 016 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI ARUN KUMAR K., SR. COUNSEL FOR; SRI SUNDARA RAMAN M. V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT REVENUE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER D.C. OFFICE, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU-560 009 3. SRI S. K. VENKATESH S/O. LATE KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS NO.54, SARADARAMANGALA VILLAGE KADUGUDI POST BENGALURU-560 067 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SESHU V., H.C.G.P., FOR R-1 AND R-2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO THE CONVERSION ORDER BEARING NO.ALN(EKHW)SR/121/2013-2014 DATED 18/02/2015 VIDE ANNEXURE-A PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT PROCURED FOR THE 10 GUNTAS OF LAND - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38064 WP No. 27218 of 2025 MOREFULLY DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE D WHICH IS PART OF SCHEDULE ‘C’ PROPERTY AND DEMOLISH THE UNAUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION OF COMPOUND WALL PUT UP IN SCHEDULE D PROPERTY WHICH IS PART OF SCHEDULE ‘C’ PROPERTY. THIS WRIT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP takes notice for respondents No.1 and 2. Notice to respondent No.3 is not necessary for the following reasons: 2. Sri Arun Kumar K., learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are aggrieved of the order of conversion at Annexure ‘A’ dated 18.02.2015 passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban District. At the outset, it is submitted that the petitioners will have to question the impugned order of conversion before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal and therefore, liberty is sought to approach the Tribunal. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38064 WP No. 27218 of 2025 3. However, learned Senior Counsel submits that the private respondent No.3 herein has obtained the order of conversion although the lands in question were sold in favour of a third party who has formed a layout after obtaining an order of conversion and the petitioners herein have purchased residential sites are aggrieved by virtue of the impugned conversion order which the third respondent is using to create problems for the petitioners. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, questioning the impugned order of conversion. If the appeal is filed along with an application for condonation of delay, the Tribunal shall take note of the facts and circumstances under which the petitioners are now approaching the Tribunal and pass orders accordingly. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/-