- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 18975 OF 2025 (GM-PP) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. MANJU W/O. LATE DURGA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT, NO. 50, 2ND CROSS, B-BLOCK, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, NEAR NAMMURA SCHOOL BENGALURU-560084 2. SMT. KOMATHI W/O. RAJASHEKAR.R. AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT NO. 3, 1ST MAIN ROAD NEAR MARIYAMMA TEMPLE, LINGARAJAPURAM, BENGALURU-560084 3. SMT. LATHA W/O. GANESH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT, NO. 03, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, CHWODESHWARI TEMPLE, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 4. SMT. MARIYAMMAN W/O. SOURIMUTHU, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT, NO. 74, 4TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJAPURAM BENGALURU-560084. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 5. SMT. ANANDI W/O. RAJU, D/O. SUBRAMANI, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT, 138, 1ST MAIN ROAD, LINGARAJAPURAM BENGALURU-560084 6. SRI. MURALI S/O. MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT, NO. 166, 6TH MAIN, 8TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 7. SRI. VASANTHA S/O. MUTHU, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT, NO. 153, BDA SLUM, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 8. SRI. PETER S/O. SAVRI MUTHU, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT, NO. 9, 1ST 'A' CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 9. SRI. MANI S/O. SHANMUGAN, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT, NO.71, 4TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 10. SMT. LAKSHMI W/O. NAGENDRA. R. AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 R/AT, NO. 245, 11TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA SLUM, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 11. SMT. RASATHI W/O. JAYARAM, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT, NO. 6, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, 'B' BLOCK, NEW LINGARAJAPURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 12. SMT. RANI W/O. GANESH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT, NO. 280, 7TH CROSS, LINGARAJAPURAM, 'E' BLOCK, BENGALURU-560084 13. SMT. MEENA, W/O. SRINNAS, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT, NO. 19, 10TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 14. SRI. RAJAGOURI @ GOWRI. W/O. RAJA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT, NO 301, 1ST CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 15. SRI. HARISH, S/O. KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT, NO 31, 1ST CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 16. SMT. DHANALAKSHMI, W/O.PUSAMANI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT, NO. 142, 1ST CROSS, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 17. SRI. ALUMEL, W/O. THALAIVAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT, NO 14, 1ST CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 18. SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI, W/O. CHOKEN, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT, NO 16, 8TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 19. SRI. VENKATESH, S/O. MUTTHU, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT, NO 142, 1ST MAIN, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 20. SMT. NAGALAKSHMI, W/O. KANNAN, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT, NO 12, 1ST MAIN ROAD, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 BENGALURU-560084 21. SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI, W/O. RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT, NO 143, 1ST CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 22. SMT. MEENAKSHI, W/O. HANUMANTHA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT, NO 143, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS, B-BLOCK, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 23. SMT. BASAMMA, W/O. MARILINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT, NO 144, 1ST CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD, B-BLOCK, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 24. SMT. HUSENAMMA, W/O. MALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT, NO 536, 6TH MAIN, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 25. SMT. NIRMALA, W/O. SATHISH, D/O. SAVARI MUTTHU AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT, NO 74, 4TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 26. SMT. ANTHONIYAMMA, W/O. PAUL AROCKIM AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT, NO 74, 4TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 27. SMT. ROSE MARY. W/O. RAJU, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT, NO 73, 7TH CROSS. B-BLOCK, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 28. SMT. ANITHA MARY. W/O. ANTHONY SURESH KUMAR. AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT, NO 403, 1ST CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 29. SMT. GIRITHA A, W/O. AMALA DAS, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT, NO 403, 1ST CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 30. SMT. PARVATHI, W/O. PRABHU, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT, NO 147, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 2ND CROSS, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 31. SMT. SHARANAMMA, W/O. SHARANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT, NO 147, 2ND MAIN ROAD, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT NEW LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 32. SMT. ANNAPURNA, W/O. BEEMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT, NO 159, 10TH CROSS, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT NEW LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 33. SRI. MARLINGA, S/O. DURGAMMA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT, NO 159, 10TH CROSS, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 34. SMT. MAHADEVAMMA, W/O. MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT, NO 1571, 7TH CROSS, 3RD MAIN, B-BLOCK, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 35. SMT. LAKSHMI, W/O. DURGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT, NO 500, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 36. SMT. MARIYAMMA, W/O. KODANDARAM, AGED ABOUT YEARS - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 R/AT, NO 23, 1ST CROSS, B-BLOCK, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 37. SMT. RENUKA, W/O. THAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT, NO 106, 6TH CROSS, BDA LAYOUT, ST. THOMAS TOWN, BENGALURU-560084. 38. SMT. HANUMANTHI, W/O. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT, NO 106, 6TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD, B-BLOCK. LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 39. SRI MADHU @ MADUMITHA. V D/O. VELA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT, NO 201, 8TH BLOCK, KHB QUARTERS, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 40. SMT. BANDAMMA, W/O. MALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT, NO 106, 6TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 41. SMT. HANUMANTHI, W/O. PRABHU AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT, NO 24, 1ST CROSS, DON BOSCO CHORCH, LINGARAJ PURAM, - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 BENGALURU-560084. 42. SMT. AMBIKA W/O. DEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS R/AT, NO 45, 8TH, CROSS, NEAR DON BOSCO CHORCH, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 43. SMT. SANGEETHA, W/O. MALLIKARJUN, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT, NO. 147, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT. LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 44. SMT. MARIYAMMA, W/O. NINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT, NO. 40, 1ST CROSS, B-BLOCK, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 45. SMT. YALLAMMA, W/O. BASALINGAPPA, RATHNADAGI, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT, NO 25, 1ST CROSS, B-BLOCK, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 46. SMT. SELVI, W/O. KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT, NO 122, 2ND CROSS, B-BLOCK, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 47. SMT. NASREEN TAJ, W/O. ALTAF PASHA. AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT, NO 105, 26TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 48. SMT. SHAJNAZ BEGUM, W/O. AZEEZ @ ASLAM PASHA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT, NO 34, 8TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 49. SMT. FARHANA BEGUM, W/O. ASHIF KHAN, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT, NO 617, 26TH CROSS, 1ST MAIN, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 50. SMT. GANGAM, W/O. MICHEL, D/O. RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT, NO 254, 11TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 51. SMT. SAMEENA, S. W/O. NAYAZ PHASHA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT, NO 253, 11TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 52. SRI. IMRAN, S/O. NISAR, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT, NO 273, 9TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 53. SMT. DURGA, W/O. JAMES, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT NO. 259, 10TH CROSS, 'B' BLOCK, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, NEW LINGARAJAPURA BENGALURU-560084. 54. SMT. DURGA, W/O. RAMACHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT NO. 29, 11TH CROSS, 'B' BLOCK, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, LINGARAJAPURA, BENGALURU-560084. 55. SMT. SHAHNAZ BEGUM, W/O. AZEEZ. AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT, NO 34, 84TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 56. SMT. MAQBOOL JAN, S/O. MOHD. ILIAZ, AGED ABOUT 89 YEARS R/AT, NO 35, 8TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, JANAKIRAMA. LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 57. SMT. SEEMA, W/O. BABU.J.R - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT, NO 160, 10TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 58. SMT. SYED UNNISA, W/O. MOHAMMED RAFI SHARIF, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT, NO 66, 25TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 59. SMT. MOUSEENA W/O. SHARIFF, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT, NO 1899, 10TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, JANAKIRAMA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 60. SMT. INDRA, W/O. SELVAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT, NO 161, 10TH CROSS, B-BLOCK, BDA LAYOUT, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 61. SMT. RAJAMANI @ RANI W/O. GANESHA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT, NO 280, 7TH CROSS, E-BLOCK, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084. 62. SMT. MEERA, W/O. SOMU AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT, NO 580, 10TH CROSS, - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 B-BLOCK, BDA SLUM, LINGARAJ PURAM, BENGALURU-560084 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MUNIRAJA.S.M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY INDIAN RAILWAYS 1ST FLOOR, EAST BLOCK, ZONAL HEAD QUARTERS, RAIL SOUDHA, GADAG ROAD, HUBLI-580 020, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL CHIEF ENGINEER. 2. THE ESTATE OFFICER, SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY, BENGALURU-560023. 3. UNION OF INDIA SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY DIVISIONAL OFFICER BENGALURU-560023 R/BY SENIOR SECTION ENGINEER/LAND. 4. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPT. OF HOUSING, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 5. BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, 5TH MAIN, KUMARA KRUPA WEST, GUTTAHALLI, BENGALURU-560020. REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 6. BRUHATH BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE, N.R. SQUARE, BENGALURU-560 002. REP. BY ITS. CHIEF COMMISSIONER. - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 7. KARNATAKA SLUM DEVELOPMENT BOARD, NO.55, 3RD FLOOR, ABHAYA COMPLEX, SHESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU-560020. REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, 8. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU DISTRICT, KANDAYA BHAVANA, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU-560 009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B S VENKATANARAYANA, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA FOR R4 AND R8; SRI. K.KRISHNA, ADVOCATE FOR R5; SRI. S.PAWAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R6; SMT. ASHWINI B N, ADVOCATE FOR R7) *** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT BEARING NO. E.R.L. CASE NO.20/2024 (BAND YARD) DATED 16.05.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-D. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: "a) Issue a Writ of certiorari to quash the order passed by the 2nd Respondent bearing No.E.R.L.Case No.20/2024 (Band Yard) dated 16.05.2025 vide Annexure -D; - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 b) Pass such other order/orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit, in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo, seeking permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. The said memo reads as follows: "1. It is respectfully submitted that the petitioners have challenged the order passed by the Annexure "D" dated 16-5-2025 passed by the 2nd respondent directing the petitioners to vacate their dwelling houses. 2. It is submitted that now the Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka), a Joint venture of Government of Karnataka and Ministry of Railways has agreed to pay compensation to the petitioners and other residential dwellers who are covered under the impugned order and the petitioners have agreed to the said Proposal, hence, it is just and necessary to withdraw the petition. Wherefore, it is respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to dismiss the Petition as withdrawn, in the interest of justice and equity. " - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51874 WP No. 18975 of 2025 3. Placing the memo on record, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE BMV* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 122