- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48470 WP No. 30524 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 30524 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MR. AMARJEET KUMAR SON OF MR. SHREEKANT SINGH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS RESIDING AT GRAM ALIPUR, THANA SALIMPUR, BIHTA, PATNA, BIHAR - 803 202. 2. MRS. JYOTI KUMARI SINGH WIFE OF MR. AMARJEET KUMAR AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS RESIDING AT GRAM ALIPUR, THANA SALIMPUR, BIHTA, PATNA, BIHAR - 803 202 &PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ANKUR TRIPATHI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE CITY DISTRICT, KANDAYA BHAVANA, K. G. ROAD, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48470 WP No. 30524 of 2025 BENGALURU - 560 009. 3. KARNATAKA REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, 2ND FLOOR, SILVER JUBILEE, BLOCK UNIT BUILDING, CSI COMPOUND, BENGALURU - 560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. M/S. HOSKOTE NEO HOMES LIMITED THROUGH ITS DIRECTORS/AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO. 110/37, SOLITAIRE BUILDING SERVICE ROAD, OUTER RING ROAD, MARATHAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 037 (REG. UNDER REAL ESTATE REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2016) &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SIDARTH BABU RAO, AGA FOR R-1 AND R-2; SRI.RAJASHEKAR K. ADVOCATE FOR R-3; NOTICE TO R-4 IS DISPENSED WITH V/O DT.24.11.2025) *** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO 1) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO. 2 TO IMPLEMENT THE ORDER DATED 11.07.2025 IN NO. RERA/REVENUE/1193/2025-26 AND RECOVERY CERTIFICATE DATED 11.07.2025 IN NO.RERA/REVENUE/1193/2025-26 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONERS VIDE ANNEXURE A AND B RESPECTIVELY, ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48470 WP No. 30524 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Sri. Rajashekar K., learned counsel accepts notice to respondent No. 3. Notice to respondent No.4 is dispensed with, since there is no particular contention that respondent No.4 can take up in the present proceedings. 2. Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: "1. Issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing Respondent No. 2 to No. implement the order dated 11.07.2025 in RERA/Revenue/1193/2025-26 and Recovery Certificate dated 11.07.2025 in No. RERA/Revenue/1193/2025-26 passed by the Respondent No.3 in favour of the Petitioners vide ANNEXURE - A & B respectively. 2. Issue any other Writ or Order or direction that deems fit to grant in circumstances of the case in the interest of Justice and Equity." 3. The grievance of the petitioners is that the Recovery Certificate issued by the respondent No.3/RERA, under Section 40 (1) of the Karnataka Real Estate - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48470 WP No. 30524 of 2025 (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as 'RERA' for short), has not been implemented by respondent Nos.1 and 2 and the amounts not recovered as arrears of land revenue. 4. This Court, in several matters has held that, whenever a Recovery Certificate is issued under Section 40 of the RERA, it is required for the jurisdictional Deputy Commissioner and/or the Tahsildar to implement the said order and recover the money by way of arrears of land revenue, within a reasonable period of time. 5. According to the petitioners, no action has been taken in spite of the said order. 6. As such, I pass the following: ORDER (i) Writ Petition is allowed; - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48470 WP No. 30524 of 2025 (ii) A Mandamus is issued to the respondent Nos.1 and 2 to immediately comply with the order dated 11.07.2025 passed under Section 40 (1) of the Karnataka Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, at Annexure A in No.RERA/Revenue/1193/2025-26 and recover the amount mentioned therein as arrears of land revenue, within a period of eight weeks from today. (iii) The petitioners are permitted to furnish a list of movable and immovable properties owned by respondent No.4, to respondent Nos.1 and 2, along with supporting documents, which shall be acted upon by respondent Nos. 1 and 2. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE BMV* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6