- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42718 WP No. 31592 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.31592 OF 2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: M/S. SOBHA LIMITED (FORMERLY SOBHA DEVELOPERS LIMITED) A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, REGISTERED AND CORPORATE OFFICE AT "SOBHA", SARJAPUR-MARTHAHALLI OUTER RING ROAD (ORR), DEVARABEESANAHALLI, BELLANDUR POST, BANGALORE-560 103, [ REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, MR. RAGHAVENDRA N.R., …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MADHUKAR DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND DIRECTOR GENERAL, Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42718 WP No. 31592 of 2019 FIRE FIGHTING AND EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, NO.1, ANNASWAMY MODALIYAR ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 042. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 27.10.2017 (ANNX-A) ISSUED BY THE R-1 REVISING THE FEES FOR ISSUANCE OF NOC FOR ISSUE OF SANCTIONED PLAN BY THE BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE FOR COSNTRUCTION OF BUILDING IN THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioner is assailing the Government Order No.OE 196 KaAaSe 2017 dated 27.10.2017 (Annexure-A) ('G.O.' for short') passed by respondent No.1, revising the fees for issuance of No - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42718 WP No. 31592 of 2019 Objection Certificate (NOC) for sanction plan by BBMP for construction of a building in the schedule property, as well as seeking quashing of the Demand Note bearing No.KSFES/DemNo/353/18-19 dated 27.06.2019 (Annexure-B) issued by respondent No.2. 3. Having taken note of the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties and the memo dated 27.10.2025 filed by the petitioner wherein an identical matter in WP No.31197/2018 and connected writ petitions were disposed of on 24.09.2019 and this Court had quashed the very same G.O. dated 27.10.2017 and the Demand Notice issued therein. 4. In that view of the matter, I am of the opinion that, the petition is required to be allowed by following the declaration of law made by this Court in the aforesaid writ petition and accordingly, the Demand Note dated 27.06.2019 (Annexure-B) issued by respondent No.2 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42718 WP No. 31592 of 2019 based on G.O. dated 27.10.2017 (Annexure-A) issued by respondent No.1 is hereby quashed. With these observations, the writ petition is allowed. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE TMP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40