- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14692 WP No. 108038 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 108038 OF 2025 (APMC) BETWEEN: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ASIF KHANAPUR S/O NAZEERAHMED, AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: CATTLE BUSINESS, R/O. MOODALAGI, TQ. MOODALAGI, BELAGAVI-591 312. MURGEPPA S/O SHIVAPPA KARIHONA, AGE. 56 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, DT. BELGAUM-591 312. NEELAVVA TIPPESHATTI W/O MAHALINGAPPA, AGE. 69 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, DT. BELGAUM-591 312. BASAVARAJ S/O MALLAPPA HASABI, AGE. 60 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, DT. BELGAUM-591 312. SHIVABASU S/O BASAPPA BHUJANNAVAR, POA HOLDER GURUPADAPPA S/O SHIVAPPA BHUJANNAVAR, AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, DT. BELGAUM-591 312. MAHALINGAPPA S/O VEERUPAKSHAPPA MURGOD, AGE. 68 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14692 WP No. 108038 of 2025 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. DT. BELGAUM-591 312. SHRIKANT S/O MAHADEVAPPA HUNDEKAR, AGE. 56 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, DIST. BELGAUM. SIDDAPPA S/O DEVENDRAPPA MANTUR, AGE. 60 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, DT. BELGAUM-591 312. SUBHASH GURUNATH RAVAL, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF GURUNATHA RAMAPPA RAVAL, AGE. 54 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, DT. BELGAUM-591 312. SHANKAR S/O GURULINGAPPA MUNNOLI, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF GURULINGAPPA RAMAPPA MUNNOLI, AGE. 54 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, DT. BELGAUM-591 312. PARAWWA W/O NAGAPPA KALAL, AGE. 70 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. NO. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, DT. BELGAUM-591 312. ERAYYA S/O. FAKIRAYYA MATHAPATHI, AGE. MAJOR, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, DT. BELGAUM-591 312. BABU S/O KALLAPPA SAVANTANAVAR, AGE. 75 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, DT. BELGAUM-591 312. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14692 WP No. 108038 of 2025 14. SHIVABASU S/O NAGAPPA HUDDAR, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF NAGAPPA BASAPPA HUDDAR, AGE. 49 YEARS OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. MUDALAGI, TAL. GOKAK, DT. BELGAUM-591 312. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SANKET SHANKRAPPA AMBALI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE PRESIDENT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE (APMC), GOKAK. DT. BELAGAVI-591 307. 2. THE SECRETARY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE (APMC), GOKAK, DT. BELAGAVI-591 307. 3. THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, D.C. COMPOUND, BELAGAVI-590 001. … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRAKASHGOUDA N. HATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1 AND R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI/ORDER/DIRECTION OF APPROPRIATE NATURE AND SET ASIDE THE EVICTION ORDERS BEARING CASE NO.50/2020-21, 27/2020-21, 23/2020-21, 35/2020-21, 20/2020-21, 40/2020-21, 67/2020-21, 50/2020- 21, 63/2020-21, 48/2020-21, 07/2020-21, 46/2020-21, 26/2020-21 AND 19/2020-21 DATED 24.10.2025 (ANNEXURE-A TO A13) AND/OR ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS/ ORDER/DIRECTION OF APPROPRIATE NATURE AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO GRANT PERMANENT FREE HOLD RIGHTS TO PETITIONERS IN RESPECT OF THE PROPERTIES THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN POSSESSION BY RECEIVING APPROPRIATE CONSIDERATION. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14692 WP No. 108038 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 and 3. 2. This petition is filed assailing the order dated 24.10.2025 in a proceeding under Section 4 of the Karnataka Public Premises Eviction Act, 1974. This order is an appealable order. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners have also raised a contention relating to violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India on the premise that similarly placed persons are granted permanent lease and the petitioners are not granted permanent lease. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent No.2 would submit that the permanent lease is granted to some other - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14692 WP No. 108038 of 2025 persons in a different place not in the present place by following the procedure. It is his submission that in case the respondent No.2 intends to confer lease in respect of the aforementioned properties, same will be done by following due procedure contemplated under law. 5. In such an event, the petitioners will also be at liberty to participate in the process subject to eligibility. Under these circumstances, without entering into the merits of the impugned order, the petition is dismissed. 6. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to avail the appellate remedy, if advised in law. 7. Registry to return the impugned orders retaining the Xerox copy. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE NAA CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 10