- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40655-DB WA No. 1932 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1932 OF 2024 (LA-BDA) BETWEEN: 1. MR. MOHAMMED FAROOQ K AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O. LATE N KHALEEL NO.A/10, 8TH MAIN ROAD LIC COLONY, JAYANAGAR 3RD BLOCK EAST BANGALORE - 560 011. 2. MR. MOHAMMED SALEEM K AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O. LATE N. KHALEEL NO. 03, 1ST MAIN, 2ND CROSS GOURND FLOOR SRK GARDEN NEAR HUSNA MASJID BYRASANDRA BANGALORE - 560 041. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI CHANDRAKANTH R GOULAY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40655-DB WA No. 1932 of 2024 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560 001 2. BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY KUMARA PARK WEST, SANKEY ROAD BANGALORE - 560 020 REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 3. THE ADDITIONAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY KUMARA PARK WEST SANKEY ROAD BANGALORE - 560 020. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH, AGA FOR R-1) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE MADE IN W.P. No. 46031/2016 DATED 11/12/2023 AND TO ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION AND GRANT THE PRAYER AS SOUGHT FOR THEREIN IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40655-DB WA No. 1932 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The appellants have preferred the present appeal impugning a common order dated 11.12.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.9935/2023 (LA-BDA) C/W. W.P.No.46031/2016 (LA-BDA). The present appeal is confined to the decision rendered in respect of the said petitions. 2. We note that the said writ petitions were filed by joint owners of properties that were acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority [BDA]. In both the said petitions, BDA had acquired the property after the preliminary notification dated 23.03.1988 followed by a final notification. The appeal preferred by the writ petitioners in W.P.No.9935/2023 being Writ Appeal No.247/2024, was dismissed by an order dated 16.12.2024. 3. Learned counsel for the appellants who were writ petitioners in W.P.No.46031/2016, readily accepts that the present appeal would also bear the same fate. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40655-DB WA No. 1932 of 2024 4. In view of the above, for the reasons stated in W.A.No.247/2024 (LA-BDA), the present appeal is dismissed. 5. Pending applications also stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25