- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47797-DB WA No. 689 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 689 OF 2024 (LB-TAX) BETWEEN: 1. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE HUDSON CIRCLE BENGALURU-560002 REPRESENTED BY ITS OFFICER 2. ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER GANDHINAGAR SUB DIVISION GOODSHED RAOD, B.B.M.P OFFICES BENGALURU 560 053 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. KESHAV M DATAR.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. H L RAMESH S/O LATE H.M. LAKSHMINARAYANA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT NO.11 1ST CROSS RAMACHANDRAPURA BANGALORE 560 021 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR R.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47797-DB WA No. 689 of 2024 THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT DATED 18.12.2023 PASSED IN WP No. 28335/2023 BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE WRIT PETITION PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER, WITH COSTS AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: 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. Learned counsel for the respondent has filed a memo indicating that the issue involved in the present appeal has been rendered academic, as the respondent has availed of the benefit of one-time payment scheme formulated by the State and followed by the BBMP. Thus, the subject matter of the writ appeal does not survive. 2. In view of the above, the present appeal stands disposed of. However, we clarify that the questions of law as decided by the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47797-DB WA No. 689 of 2024 learned Single Judge shall remain for being decided in an appropriate case. 3. Pending applications also stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KS List No.: 1 Sl No.:7