- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.25379 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT.LAKSHMINAGENDRA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS W/O NAGENDRAGUPTHA R/AT LIG 180, 2ND MAIN ROAD OPPSHAKTHIGANAPATHI TEMPLE ROAD KUVEMPUNAGARA HASSAN -573201. 2. SMT.N.GEETHA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS W/O D.N DINESH NO.MIG 28/A, 2ND STAGE KHB MINI VIDHANASOUDA ROAD KUVEMPUNAGARA HASSAN -573201. 3. SRI.B.S.VISHWANATH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS S/O B.R SATHYANARAYANA SHETTY R/AT NO.892, 8TH CROSS SHANKAR MUTT ROAD NEAR PRAJODAYA DINA PATHRIKE K.R PURAM HASSAN ALUR HASSAN -573201. 4. SMT.KAMALAMMA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS W/O LATE NAGESH Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 NO.C 53, VALLABAI ROAD 5TH CROSS, DURGAMMA TEMPLE HASSAN -573201. 5. SRI.PUTTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O VENKATAPPA T SHRI.MARUTHINILAYA 2ND CROSS, BHAGATH SINGH ROAD NEAR GROUND WATER TANK JAYANAGAR 2ND STAGE, ALUR HASSAN HASSAN DISTRICT-573201. 6. SRI.H.B.SHANTARAJU AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS S/O LATE H.D.BRAHMADEVAIAH NO.3133, DODDABASTHI ROAD ESHWARA TEMPLE ROAD HASSAN–573201. 7. SMT.LALITHA D.K AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS W/O CHAITHANANDA B.R 6(2), BENAGATTE, SHANTHIGRAMA SHANTHIGRAMA POST, ALUR HASSAN HASSAN-573220. 8. CHAITHANANDA B.R AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O RAJU B.M 6(2), BENAGATTE, SHANTHIGRAMA SHANTHIGRAMA POST, ALUR HASSAN HASSAN-573220. 9. SRI.H.P KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS S/O LATE PUTTASWAMYGOWDA MIG 847, SAMRUDHI ROAD NO.35, KHB COLONY - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 CHANNAPATNA, OPP. NEW BUS STAND HASSAN HASSAN-573201. 10. SMT.MUMTHAZ BEGUM AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS W/O K.BASHAKHAN 1ST FLOOR, VALLABHAI ROAD NEAR DSM WORLD, HASSAN HASSAN -573201. 11. SRI.KARTHIK H.K AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS S/O H.P KRISHNA NO.471, H.N PURA ROAD THANKITHOTA, HASSAN -573201. 12. SRI.PRUTHVI H.K AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS S/O H.P KRISHNA MIG 847, SAMRUDHI ROAD NO.35, KHB COLONY OPP. NEW BUS STAND HASSAN -573201 13. SMT.SHOBHA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS W/O CHANDRU ADLIMANE ROAD BEHIND SHIVAJYOTHIKALYANAMANTAPA SHANTINAGARA HASSAN -573201. 14. MOHAMMAD SANAULLA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O LATE.MOHAMMADNAZEER CHIKKANALU ADARSH NAGAR 3RD CROSS, WARD NO.17 HASSAN -573201. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 15. SRI.CHANDRASHEKHAR K.B AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS S/O BASAVARAJU K.M NO.339, ASARE, BEHIND STADIUM VIVEKANANDA PARK ROAD VIDYANAGARA, HASSAN -573202. 16. SRI.MAHAVEER SEN H AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS S/O HAJARILAL 1ST FLOOR, RAHUL COMPLEX NEHARU STREET HASSAN -573201. 17. SRI.H.M VINAY AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS S/O H.R MANJUNATH NO.3623, 2ND CROSS SOCIETY ROAD, GANDHI BAZAR HASSAN -573201. 18. SRI.SALEEM PASHA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O H.A RASHEED CHIKKANALUADARSH NAGAR 6TH CROSS, WARD NO.17 HASSAN-573201. 19. SRI.DINESH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS C/O S.PREM RAJ NO.C, 229, PREMARAJNILAYA CHIKKABASADI ROAD WARD NO.32, CHIKKABASADI HASSAN -573201. 20. SRI.MUNNAVAR AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS C/O SYED PEER WARD NO.27, 5TH CROSS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 NEAR DURGAMMA TEMPLE VALLABHAI ROAD HASSAN -573201. 21. SRI.A.A MANOHARA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS S/O ANANTARAJAIAH SWASTIK TRADERS DHARMASTHALA DAKSHINA KANNADA -574216. 22. SRI.H.S NAGENDRA PRASAD AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS S/O SHANTARAJAIAH SHANTASOWBHAGYANILAYA SOCIETY ROAD, GANDHI BAZAR NEAR SATHYANARAYANA TRANSPORT HASSAN -573201. 23. SRI.H.S SURESH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O H.B SUBBA RAO BEHIND BASAVESHWARAKALYANAMANTAPA BASAVESHWARA ROAD HASSAN -573201. 24. SRI.RANGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS S/O PUTTEGOWDA BIDARAKERE VILLAGE ANIGANAHALLI ROAD NEAR WATER TANK, BIDARAKERE JODITHATTEKERE HASSAN -573217. 25. NAGENDRA PRASAD H.B AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS S/O LATE.BRAHMAPPA H.B NO.25/2, SHRUTHINIVAS 1ST CROSS, WARD NO.7 BEHIND SANDAL KOTI, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 K.R. PURAM HASSAN -573201. 26. SRI.SATEESH SHETTY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O AANDA SHETTY NO.NAGASHREENILAYA WARD NO.27, 3RD CROSS BEHIND NALANDA SCHOOL HUNASIKERE LAYOUT HASSAN -573201. 27. SRI.H.RMALLIKARJUN AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS S/O LATE.H.KRAJASHEKHARAIAH NO.MATHUSHREENILAYA 2ND MAIN, 6TH CROSS HEMAVATHINAGARA OPP.SUBRAMANYA TEMPLE HASSAN, VIDYANAGAR HASSAN-573202. 28. SRI.AJITH AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS S/O KESHAVEGOWDA KASABAHOBLI CHIKKAKONDAGULAKOPPALU TEJUR, ALUR HASSAN -573219. 29. SRI.PADMARAJA SHETTY H.N AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS S/O HV NARASIMAIAH NO.2920, OLD POST OFFICE ROAD NEAR PANDURANGA TEMPLE HASSAN -573201. 30. SMT. LATHA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS C/O LATE ANANTHU R/AT SIDDESHWARA - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 ITI COLLEGE ROAD THANNEERUHALLA SHIVALINGESHWARABADAVANE HASSAN -573201. 31. SRI.MAHAVEER KUMAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS S/O LATE.H.DBRAHMADEVAIAH NO.3133, MAHAVEERANILAYA DODDABASTHI ROAD ISHWARA TEMPLE ROAD HASSAN -573201. 32. SRI.RAGHAVENDRA H.C AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS C/O CHANDRU SHETTY H.K NO.721, 7TH CROSS BESIDE MYLARALINGESHWARA TEMPLE K.R PURAM HASSAN HASSAN-573201. 33. SRI.NOORAHAMED AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS S/O LATE.MOHAMED HUSSAIN WARD NO.18, DAWOOD SAW MILL ROAD 2ND CROSS, PENSION MOHALLA HASSAN -573201. 34. SRI.SEETHARAMAGOWDA A.H AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS S/O HANUMEGOWDA WARD NO.32, DODDAMASEEDIBEEDI HASSAN-573201. 35. SRI.NAGARAJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O NANJEGOWDA 2ND MAIN, 4TH CROSS HEMAVATHINAGAR HASSAN-573201. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 36. SMT.SYEDAKOUSAR AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS W/O MOHAMMAD NASIR NO.397/1, WARD NO.22 PENSION MOHALLA HASSAN -573201. 37. SRI. H M BABU AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O LATE MUNISWAMY NO.273, SHAHI MASJID ROAD, WARD NO.22, PENSION MOHALLA, HASSAN-573 201 38. SRI. SABIULLA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS S/O REHAMAN KHAN C/76, CHIKKANAL HASSAN 5TH CROSS, ADARSHA NAGARA, HASSAN 573 201 39. SRI. SHIVA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS S/O ELU KOTI RAO OLD MUTTON MARKET CROSS, VALLABHAI ROAD, HASSAN-573 201 40. SRI. BRAHMANANDAT B AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O BRAHMADEVAIAH ΤΑ NO.246, SHANKARI PURM, OPP. P AND T QUARTERS, HASSAN-573 201 41. SRI. RAJASHEKHAR A N AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS C/O NARAYANA SHETTY THRUPATHI SADANA, 4TH CROSS, 2ND STAGE, P AND T COLONY, LAKSHMIPURAM EXTENSION, HASSAN 573 201 - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 42. SRI. BALAJI H J AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O JAYAPRAKASH NO.25/170, DODDAGARDI STREET, OLD TELEGRAPH OFFICE HASSAN-573 201 43. SRI. ANAND RAO H. L. AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS S/O LATE LAKSHMAN RAO NO.29, SARASWATHI PURAM, BALABAGA, HASSAN-573 201 44. SRI. NANDAKUMAR K. AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS S/O KRISHNA SHETTY R.NO. SHREE SADANA, SRT ROAD, NORTHERN EXTENSION, HASSAN-573 201 45. SRI. HL GNANSHWAR RAO AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS S/O LATE H A LAKSHMAN RAO NO.72, BEHIND IRANI BANGLOW ROAD, OPP. CHARCH, PUSHPA SADANA, RANGOLI HALLA, HASSAN 573 201 46. SMT. FARIDABEGUM AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS W/O ROUOF JAAN KALYADISAHEBARAVATARA, PENSION MOHALLA, HASSAN 573 201 47. SMT. RUKMINI AB AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS W/O PUTTARAJU DUDDA HOBLI, UDDURAHALLI DUDDA HASSAN-573 118 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 48. SRI. REVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS S/O LATE YALAKKIGOWADA SHOP NO. D 27, DAMINI STORE, KATTINAKERE MARKET, HASSAN-573 201 49. SMT. GEETHA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS W/O REVEGOWADA NO 315, DEVAMMA EXTENSION, CHANNAPATTANA, HASSAN-573 201 50. SRI. K. A. SATHYAPRAKASH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS S/O ANNEGOWDAKANCHANAHALLI, SATHENAHALLI VILLAGE, SATHENAHALLI POST, HASSAN-573 212 51. SRI. MANJUNATH KUMAR H B AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS S/O BRAHΜΑΡΡΑ Η ΒB NO 2696, EAST SIDE GANIGARA STREET, HASSAN 573 201 52. SRI. KESHAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS S/O CHANNEGOWDACHIKKAKONDAGULA, HASSAN TALUK VIDYANAGARA (HASSAN), ALUR, HASSAN-573 202 53. SRI. HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS S/O LATE SIDDEGOWDA ΝΟ.154/1, BEHIND BRAMMA KUMARI SAMAJA, DIVYADARSHINI, OPP. HASSAN CITY, HASSAN-573 201. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 54. SRI. NOEL D ALMEDA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS C/O M B JOSEPH NO.TATTEKERE, JODITHATTEKERE HASSAN-573 217 55. SRI. M L GIRISHANKARA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O LOKOJI RAO MS NO.371, SRI RANGA NILAYA, AGRAHARA MAIN ROAD, NEAR WATER TANK, ALUR, HASSAN-573 201 56. SRI. ANEES PASHA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O ASIF PASHA NO 129, WOOD WORLD BUILDING, NEAR SAVITHRI CONVENT, HOSLINE ROAD, HASSAN CITY HASSAN-573 201 57. SRI. LATHESH HP AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS S/OHN PRASANNA KUMAR NEAR HEMAVATHI HOSPITAL, HASSAN-573 201 58. SMT. KUSUMA MJ AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS W/O PRASANNA KUMAR H. N 76B, SAHYADRI 2ND CROSS NEAR HEMAVATHI HOSPITAL NORTHERN EXTN. HASSAN-573 201 59. SRI. A. NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS S/O ANNAIAHNO.EWS 668, 27TH CROSS, NEAR SHAKTI GANAPATHI TEMPLE, KUVEMPUNAGARA, HASSAN-573 201 - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 60. SRI. ANANDA D M AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O MADEGOWDA HUNASINAKERE ROAD, 4TH CROSS, HASSAN-573 201 61. SRI. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS S/O PUTTASWAMYGOWDA NO.MATHUSHREE NILAYA, SALAGAME ROAD, OPP. DABBAL TANK, ARALIKATTE CIRCLE, ALUR, HASSAN-573 201 62. SRI. MANJUNATH Η Μ AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS S/O MARULUSIDDAPPA MEDARA STREET, BEHIND DODDA MASIDI, HASSAN-573 201 63. SRI. MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS S/O SOREGOWDA VALLABAI ROAD, 4TH CROSS, HASSAN 573 201 64. SMT. LAKSHMI H S AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS C/O RAGHAVENDRA 17 SHREE LAKSHMI RANGA DHAMA, VIJAYANAGARA 2ND STAGE, 1ST MAIN, 1ST CROSS, BELUR ROAD, THANNIRUHALLA, ALUR, HASSAN - 573 201 65. SRI. PRAKASH K AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS S/O KALEGOWDAGORUR ROAD KASABAHOBLIBITTAGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, HANUMANTHAPURA, ALUR, HASSAN 573 128 66. SRI. K LOKESH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 S/O KALEGOWDA DWISAMRUDHI NILAYA, KASABAHOBLI, GORUR ROAD, BITTAGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, HANUMANTHAPURA, HASSAN-573 128 67. SRI. CHANDREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS C/O YALAKKIGOWDA CHINNI BUILDING, RAKSHANA PURAM, 2ND CROSS, GANDHADAKOTE, RAKSHANA PURAM, HASSAN-573 201 68. SRI. CT ANANTHA RAMU AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS S/O THIMMASETTY NO.ANANTHA, 2ND CROSS, MG ROAD, RAVINDRANAGAR, HASSAN 573 201 69. SMT. INDIRA B. M AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS W/O SHADAKSHARI B M NO.5550, 2ND FLOOR, 1ST MAIN, BASATTIKOPPALU, HASSAN-573 201 70. SRI. T. N. KUMAR AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS S/O T B NAGARAJ CHINMAY NILAYA, BOOVANAHALLI, THENDIHALLI, ALUR, HASSAN-573 220 71. SRI. N RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS S/O LATE N. SINGARAIAH VASAVI SOWDA, KARIGOWDA COLONY, OPP. UNITED ACADEMY, HASSAN-573 201 - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 72. SMT. SYED KUDSIYA TAJ AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS C/O FARHAN ALI KHAN NO.WARD NO. 28, HOSALINE ROAD, NEAR DELUX HOTEL, AMEER MOHALLA HASSAN 573 201 73. SMT. H. P. CHAYADEVI AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS W/O H. G. MOHAN KUMAR JAIN NO. LING 132, 1ST MAIN, 7TH CROSS, KUVEMPU NAGAR, HASSAN 573 201 74. SRI. DEVENDRA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS S/O LATE BASAVARAJU SRI NIDHI NILAYA,ADARSH NAGAR, 6TH CROSS, ALUR, HASSAN 573 201 75. SMT SUJATHA HS AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS W/O H. T. SHANKAR RAO, NO.650, 10TH CROSS, BESIDE EXCELLENT TAILORS, KR PURAM, HASSAN-573 201 76. SMT. SHAMANTHA KR AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS W/O LATE K S RANGASWAMY #6348, TELUGARA STREET, CHIKKAGARADI CROSS, HASSAN - 573 201. 77. SMT. LATHA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, W/O KUMAR, #273/2, VALLABAI ROAD, HASSAN 573 201. 78. SRI HIN NAGENDRA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 S/O HP NEMIRAJ 875, GOKUL HOTEL ROAD, NEAR BHARAT GAS KR PURAM ALUR HASSAN 573 201 79. SRI HD ANANTH NAG AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, S/O H N DHARANENDRA 55/A, SUKRUTHA NILAYA, OPP. PARK, VIDHYUTH NAGAR HASSAN 573 201. 80. SRI H M NAVEEN KUMAR JAIN AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, S/O HG MOHAN KUMAR JAIN # LIG 132, 1ST MAIN, 7TH CROSS, KUVEMPUNAGARA HASSAN - 573 201. 81. SRI SATISH SHETTY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, S/O ANANDA SHETTY NAGASHREE NILAYA, WARD 27, 3RD CROSS, BEHIND NALANDA SCHOOL HUNASINAKERE LAYOUT HASSAN 573 201 82. SRI KANNAN AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS S/O K S RANGA SWAMY #2864/1 CHIKKAGARADI ROAD, KAMBADA NARASIMHA SWAMY TEMPLE ROAD CROSS, HASSAN-573 201. 83. SRI SWAMY GOWDA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, S/O RANGEGOWDA 1650, NEHARU ROAD, MARIYAPPANA GALLI, HASSAN-573 201. - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 84. SRI HN GURURAJ AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, S/OHL NARAYANA SHETTY, LIG 136, 7TH CROSS, KUVEMPU NAGAR, HASSAN 573 201. 85. SRI MOHAMMED IDRIES AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, S/O ABDUL SAMAD WARD 28, #95, 2ND CROSS, SALEEM NAGAR HASSAN 573 201. 86. SRI PRASHANTH RAO H R AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, S/O RAMESH RAO H S 420, 2ND STAGE, VIJAYANAGARA HASSAN 573 201. 87. SRI HR KUMARA SWAMY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS S/O S A RANGEGOWDA C/22, UTTAM NILAYA, 8TH MAIN, KUVEMPU ROAD, 2ND CROSS, GANAPATHI TEMPLE INDIRANAGARA, SATYAMANGALA, HASSAN-573 201 88. SRI H B JWALENDRA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, C/O LATE H B BRAMHAPPA 1709, NAIDU WORK SHOP ROAD, NORTHERN EXTENSION HASSAN 573 201. 89. SMT. MAMATHA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, W/O SATISH SHETTY NAGASHREE NILAYA, WARD 27, 3RD CROSS, BEHIND NALANDA SCHOOL - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 HUNASINAKERE LAYOUT, HASSAN 573 201. 90. SRI MOGAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, S/O VENKATEGOWDA 285, YOGESHWARI NILAYA, 4TH CROSS, VISHVESHWARAIAH ROA VIDYANAGAR HASSAN 573 201. 91. SMT. BHAGYALAKSHMI K R AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, C/O LATE KR PRAKASH MIG 10/A, WARD 4, 2ND STAGE GROUND FLOOR, KUVEMPU NAGARA, HASSAN 573 201. 92. SRI RIYAZ PASHA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, S/O HANEEF SAB 161, MUTTOM MARKET ROAD, AMEER MOHALLA, NEAR APA HALL HASSAN 573 201. 93. SRI KESHAVAMURTHY CP AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS S/O PUTTEGOWDA SALAGAME HOBALI, CHINNENAHALLI, HASSAN-573 201. 94. SRI BS RAM PRASAD AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O B R SATHYANARAYANA SHETTY HEMAVATHI NAGARA BEHIND SHANTHI ENGINEERING WORK SHOP TEJUR ROAD HASSAN HASSAN-573 201. 95. SRI MAHADEVA RAO HA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, S/O LATE ANANTHARAMA RAO HA MIG 859, ANANTHA TARA NILAYA, - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 HOUSING BOARD COLONY, CHANNAPATTANA LAYOUT HASSAN 573 201 96. SRI HANEEF SAB AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, C/O LATE RAHIM SAB WARD NO.28, AMEER MOHALLA HASSAN 573 201. 97. SRI NAGARAJA RAO AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS S/O JAGADEVA RAO 2543/2, WARD NO.19, ARALEPETE, 1ST CROSS, SAIYADRI THIYETER HASSAN 573 201. 98. SRI SAMPATH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O VAKTHAJI, R/AT RANGANATH OIL MILL, 1ST FLOOR, HOSLANE ROAD, 1ST CROSS, OPP. LAKSHMI TEMPLE HASSAN 573 201. 99. SRI DN DINESH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS S/O LATE BN NARASIMHA SETTY MIG 28/A, 4TH CROSS, KHB OPP. MARSHAL KARIYAPPA PARK, KUVEMPU NAGARA, 2ND STAGE, HASSAN 573 201. 100. SRI RAJU HM AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O LATE MUNISWAMY 272, PENSHAN MOHALLA, HASSAN 573 201. 101. SRI PREETHI VARDHAN AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, S/O LATE H S NARAYAN - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 ANNAPOORNESHWARI NILAYA, 1ST MAIN, 1ST CROSS, DEVAMMA EXTENSION, CHANNAPATTANA, HASSAN 573 201 102. SRI SUNIL KUMAR HM AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, C/O KUMUDA D SANGAY SANTASA NO.181, 8TH CROSS, OPP. TO INDOOR STADIUM, SARASWATI PURAM, HASSAN 573 201. 103. SRI AMJAD KHAN AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS C/O RASHOOL KHAN IDGA CIRCLE, ABAD MOHALLA, HASSAN 573 201. 104. SRI CHANDEGOWDA MR AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, S/O RANGEGOWDA H MYLANAHALLI, DUDDADUDDA R S HASSAN-573 201. 105. SRI RJ KRISHNAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS S/O K L JAVAREGOWDA SHANTIGRAMAHOBLI RANGANATHAPURA, SHANTIGRAMA HASSAN-573 220 106. SRI SR VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O S A RANGEGOWDA KUVEMU ROAD, SATHYAMANGALA INDRA NAGARA HASSAN 573 201 - 20 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 107. SRI RAMESH SR AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS S/O RANGEGOWDA RANGA LAKSHMI NILAYA KUVEMPU ROAD SATHYAMANGALA INDRA NAGARA HASSAN-573 201 108. SACHIN HL AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS S/O LOKESH RAO H S R/AT SRI RANU SANTHU BAI KRUPA 2ND CROSS, P AND T COLONY VINAYAKA NAGAR HASSAN 573 201 109. SATHYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS S/O LATE PUTTEGOWDA R/AT SALAGAMEHOBLI HASSAN TALUK VEERAPURA POST HASSAN 573 219 110. DINESH SINGH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O SAGAN SINGH G R/AT BALEGARA STREET WARD NO.24, HASSAN 573 201 111. B PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS S/O LATE BHAWAR LAL R/AT NO.938, PRERANA BEHIND SANDAL KOTE ROAD KR PURAM HASSAN 573 201 112. SRIKAΝΤΑ AGED 59 YEARS S/O LATE BHADRAIAH R/AT BESTHARA BEDI - 21 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 1ST CROSS, WARD NO.28 HASSAN573 201 113. MAHABOOBI AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS W/O ABDUL REHAMAN R/AT PENSION MHALLA WARD NO.18 HASSAN 573 201 114. GIRIDHARI LAL AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS S/O LATE HIRELAL R/AT NO.170, NARASINGH KRUPA 1ST FLOOR, ESHWARA TEMPLE ROAD GANDHI BAZAR, HASSAN 573 201 115. SANTHOSH KUMARI AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS W/O R MAHAVEER CHAND R/AT BANSALI BHAVAN CHIKKABASODI ROAD CROSS ALUR TALUK HASSAN-573 201 116. R K RAMESH S/O R P KRISHNAIAH SHETTY AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT 5TH CROSS, RAVINDRA NAGAR ALUR TALUK HASSAN-573 201 117. UMADEVI AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS W/O VISHWANATHA H S R/AT NO.2281, AGRAHARA STREET HASSAN 573 201 118. BALAJIH V AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O VISHWANATH H S R/AT NO.2282 - 22 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 AGRAHARA STREET THIRUMALA GRINDERS HASSAN-573 201 119. MP SURESH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS S/O H B PUNDALIKA RAO R/AT RATHNA NILAYA 3RD CROSS, NEAR GANAPATHI TEMPLE KENCHAPPA LAYOUT VINOBHA NAGAR SHIVAMOGGA - 577 204 120. SRI H B SHANTHARAJU AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS S/O LATE H D BRAHMADEVAIAH NO.3133, DODDABASTHI ROAD ESHWARA TEMPLE ROAD HASSAN 573 201. 121. MANJUNATHA S/O. JAVAREGOWDA WARD NO. 20, 1ST CROSS, BELUR SHETTRU VATARA ADLIMANE ROAD, SHOP NO. E - 70 HASSAN, ALUR HASAN. 122. H R MALLIKARJUN S/O. LATE H K RAJASHEKARAIAH #MATHRUSHREE NILAYA 2ND MAIN, 6TH CROSS HEMAVATHINAGARA OPP SUBRAMANYA TEMPLE SHOP NO. H - 122, HASSAN. 123. S ROOPESH SHINDHE S/O. L SRINIVASARAO #371, SRI RANGA NILAYA, AGRAHARA MAIN ROAD,HASSAN, SHOP NO.:P- 61, PO:HASSAN, DIST.HASSAN-573 201. - 23 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 124. DANAPALASHETTY S/O. LATE NINGA SHETTY SANGAMESHWARA EXTENSION PREETHI HOUSE 2ND STAGE 5CROSS, HASSAN, SHOP NO.:P F-12 HASSAN 573201 125. SAROJAMMA W/O. RUDRASHETTY BEHIND SANTHEPETE SCHOOL, HUNASINAKERE LAYOUT, SHOP NO. : P-14 HASSAN - 573 201. 126. SHADAKSHARI Y P S/O. PURNACHANDRA Y S #1745/1SHIVASADANA, JAVENAHALLIMULT ROAD NORTHERN EXTENSION, HASSAN, SHOP NO.: D 50, HASSAN, KARNATAKA- 573201 127. SHADAKSHARI Y P S/O. S/O. PURNACHANDRA Y S #1745/1SHIVASADANA, JAVENAHALLIMULT ROAD NORTHERN EXTENSION, HASSAN, SHOP NO. D 49, HASSAN, KARNATAKA-573201 128. RAGHAVENDRA S R S/O. RANGEGOWDA SHETTIHALLI, KASABAHOBLI, CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK, SHETTIHALLI, SHOP NO. : E 91, HASSAN -573116 129. FARHA NAZ C/O. SYED SHAHEEN DR APJ ADUBL KALAM ROAD, - 24 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 VISHWANATHA NAGARA, GADDEHALLA, WARD NO 30, SHOP NO. G 102, M. HASSAN. 130. H P DHARANEDRA S/O. LATE H APARASHWANATHAIAH #1612/1, NEAR ARILIKATTE CIRCLE, NORTHEN EXTENSION, SHOP NO. : G 97, HASSAN 573201 131. RAVIKUMAR H R S/O. KRISHNAMURTHY SAHYADRI 2ND CROSS, NORTHEN EXTENSION, SHOP NO. : P 17, HASSAN 573201 132. K S SHILPA W/O. RAVIKUMAR H R NORTHERN EXTENSION, SAHYADRI 2ND CROSS, SHOP NO. : P 32, HASSAN - 573 201. 133. SHIVASHANKARA H S S/O. SHANKARAPPA H N AZAD ROAD, JAMIYA MASJID ROAD, MEDARA BEEDI, SHOP NO. : D - 25, HASSAN - 573 201. 134. DHANALAKSHMI J R W/O. SHIVASHANKARA H S AZAD ROAD, JAMIYA MASJID ROAD, MEDARA BEEDI, SHOP NO. : D - 44, HASSAN - 573 201. 135. S C YADU KUMAR S/O. CHANDREGOWDA - 25 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 SANKENAHALLY, DODDAPURA, SHOP NO. : D 30, HASSAN - 573 118. 136. H K RANGANATHA C/O. LATE KALURAIAH NO. 141, AKSHAYA NILAYA, DODDI ROAD, NEAR VETARNARY HOSPITAL, SJP ROAD, K R PURAM, SHOP NO. : F 13, VTC HASSAN - 573 201. 137. SYED PEER S/O. LATE SYED YAKAUB SAAB WARD NO. 21, 3RD CROSS, KALLADI SAAB VATARA, PENSION MOHALLA, SHOP NO. : F 42, HASSAN - 573 201. 138. H R GNANESH S/O. H L RAMACHANDRAPPA BIG MASID ROAD, BEHIND ANJANEYA TEMPLE, KOTANERAGERE, SHOP NO. : P 21, HASSAN - 573 201. 139. PUTTAMMA C/O. RANGANATH H K WARD NO. 20, 1ST CROSS, BELURSHETTRUVATARAADLIMANE ROAD, SHOP NO. : E - 70, HASSAN, ALUR HASAN. 140. KANTHARAJU K S/O. JAPATHIGOWDA CHETHANA NILAYA, 1ST CROSS, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, PWD QUATRES, - 26 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 NEAR MURLI DIARY, SHOP NO. : E 58, HASSAN - 573 201. 141. KANTHARAJU K S/O. JAPATHIGOWDA CHETHANA NILAYA, 1ST CROSS, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, PWD QUATRES, NEAR MURLI DIARY, SHOP NO. : E 59, HASSAN - 573 201. 142. SAYED JAFFER A R S/O. SAYED REHAMAN PENSION MOHALLA, ELAHI NAGARA, SHOP NO. : E - 67, HASSAN - 573 201. 143. SAYED JAFFER A R S/O. SAYED REHAMAN PENSION MOHALLA, ELAHI NAGARA, SHOP NO. : E 88, HASSAN - 573 201. 144. SUNDRAMMA W/O. NAGARAJ H HALUVAGILU ROAD, NEAR ANJENEYA TEMPLE, SUBHASH NAGAR, SHOP NO. : E 69, HASSAN - 573 201. 145. H R MANJUNATH S/O. RAMACHANDRASHETTY H N LAKSHMI PRAKASH NILAYA, 1ST FLOOR, RRM HOSPITAL ROAD, B M ROAD CROSS, NEAR SHUBODAYAKALYANAMANTAPA, SHOP NO. : E 85, - 27 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 HASSAN - 573 201. 146. K A KALYANI GOWDA C/O. LATE ANNEGOWDA DODDAMANDIGANAHLLI VILLAGE, KASABAHOBLI, KANDALI, SHOP NO. : H 119, HASSAN - 573217 147. K A KALYANI GOWDA C/O. LATE ANNEGOWDA DODDAMANDIGANAHLLI VILLAGE, KASABAHOBLI, KANDALI, SHOP NO. : E 89, HASSAN - 573217 148. MANJU S/O. JAVAREGOWDA BITTAGOWDANAHALLI, ARAKALGUD ROAD, HANUMANTHAPURA POST, SHOP NO. : P 40, HASSAN - 573 201. 149. GANGAMMA C S W/O. ANTHONY PHILIPS PERERA # 145/A, HANUMANTHAPURA, SHOP NO. : D 37, HASSAN - 573 128. 150. GIRISHA K J S/O. JAVAREGOWDA SATHENAHALLI VILLAGE, SHANTIGRAMAHOBLI, SATHENAHALLI, SHOP NO. : D 39, HASSAN - 573 212. 151. SHIVAKUMAR H K C/O. SHIVANNA WARD NO. 15, 1ST MAIN, - 28 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 3RD CROSS, SANGAMESHWARA EXTENTION, SHOP NO. PLOTFORM - 18, HASSAN - 573 201. 152. SURESH S/O. BOREGOWDA # HIG 54, 19TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN, BEHIND BSNL, KUVEMPUNAGARA, SHOP NO. : E 78, HASSAN - 573 201. 153. NAGARTHANA W/O. MOHANACHAR NEAR SRI RAMA TEMPLE, SHOP NO. : E 75, HASSAN - 573 201. 154. N SUVERNALAKSHMI W/O. N RAMACHANDRA VASAVI SOWDA, KARIGOWDA COLONY, OPP. UNITED ACADEMY, SHOP NO. : P 8, HASSAN - 573 201. 155. B M SHADAKSHARI S/O. B MALLAPPA # 5550, 1ST MAIN ROAD, BASATTIKOPPALU, RAVINDRA NAGAR, SHOP NO. : F 7, HASSAN - 573 201. 156. GIDDAMMA W/O. CHIKEGOWDA DODDAMANDIGANAHALLI, KANDALI, SHOP NO. : P 87, HASSAN 573217 - 29 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 157. VAHED C/O. MOHAMMED AMEER #126, WARD NO 22, MACHI COLONY SHOP NO.: F 49, HASSAN. 158. SALEEM PASHA S/O.ABDUL WAHEED MAHABOOBNAGARA, PENSION MOHALLA, SHOP NO. : F 50, HASSSAN 573201 159. H D VIPUL KUMAR S/O. H N DHARANEDRA #740 SAMPIGE ROAD SHESHADRI COMPOUND, K R PURAM, SHOP NO. : F 72, HASSAN 573201 160. H D ANANATH NAG S/O. H N DHARANEDRA #55/A, SUKRUTHA NILAYA, OPP PARK, VIDHYUTH NAGAR, SHOP NO. : F 71, HASSAN 573201 161. SURESH K V S/O. VISHWANATHA K C #70 BELAGODUHOBLI ,BAGE, SHOP NO. : H 116, HASSAN 573214 162. SHIVAPPA S/O. NINGAPPA SHETTY 515, SHRI ANNAPURENSHWARI NILAYA, WARD NO 12, HEMAVATHI NAGARA MALAVIKA CONVENT ROAD, SHOP NO. : PF 20, HASSAN 573201 - 30 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 163. CHANDRAKALA W/O. SHIVAPPA 515, SHRI ANNAPURENSHWARI NILAYA, WARD NO 12, HEMAVATHI NAGARA MALAVIKA CONVENT ROAD, SHOP NO. : PF 29, HASSAN 573201 164. SRINIVAS H R S/O. RAMEGOWDA H N KATTAYAHOBLI, KITTANE POST, HULIHALLIKOPPALU VILLAGE, SHOP NO. : PF 16, HASSAN TALUK 573212 165. K R ANIL KUMAR S/O. K S RAMACHANDRA #128/1, BALEGARARA STREET, SHOP NO. : H 123, HASSAN 573201 166. K S PURUSHOTHAMA S/O. SADANANDA #1109/A, 11TH CROSS, SAMPIGE ROAD, K R PURAM SHOP NO. : IDSMT NO - 11, HASSAN. 167. SAROJA KAVAR W/O. DINESH SINGH BALEGARA BEEDI, WARD NO. 24, SHOP NO. : 10TH FINANCE 08, HASSAN - 573 201. 168. H N GURUJAR S/O. H L NARAYANA SHETTY #LIG, 136, 7TH CROSS, KUVEMPU NAGAR, - 31 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 SHOP NO. : E 62, HASSAN- 573201 169. SHALINI G D C/O. LATE RAJEGOWDA P RAJAGATTA NEAR, RAILWAY STATION, SHOP NO. : E 94, HASSAN 573201 170. SHALINI G D C/O. LATE RAJEGOWDA P RAJAGATTA NEAR, RAILWAY STATION, SHOP NO. : G 98, HASSAN 573201 171. SHALINI G D C/O. LATE RAJEGOWDA P RAJAGATTA NEAR, RAILWAY STATION, SHOP NO. : E 73, HASSAN 573201 172. ARAVINDA C/O DATHTHRI RAO, #MATHRUSHREE NILAYA 2ND MAIN, 6TH CROSS HEMAVATHINAGARA OPP SUBRAMANYA TEMPLE SHOP NO. : E 52, HASSAN 173. NISHU H R D/O RAVE GOWDA DEVAMMA EXTENSION, 8TH CROSS, CHANNAPATNA SHOP NO. : E 26, HASSAN 573201 174. YELLAMMA W/O. B P JAYARAM DODDAMANDIGANAHALLI SHOP NO. : E 61, HASSAN 573217 - 32 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 175. PARVATHAMMA W/O. LATE MARIYAPPA SANTHEPETE HAIG SCHOOL, 1ST CROSS, VALLABHAI ROAD, SHOP NO. : PF 58, HASSAN 573201 176. DHANALAKSHMI W/O. CHANDRU NEAR DURGAMMA TEMPLE, OPP MADINA SHADIMAHAL, SANTHEPETE HIGH SCHOOL SHOP NO. : E 53, HASSAN 177. H B GOPAL S/O.BETTAIAH YALLAMMA TEMPLE STREET PURUDAMMA TEMPLE ROAD, SHOP NO. : 10TH FINANCE - 7, HASSAN 573201 178. KIRAN KUAMR H G S/O. H B GOPAL HOSLANE ROAD, NEAR YELLAMMA TEMPLE, SHOP NO. : 10TH FINANCE - 1 HASSAN 573201 179. K KDHARMAPPA S/O. K T KEMPEGOWDA #BINDUSHREE, 2ND MAIN, 3RD CROSS, HEMAVATHI NAGAR NEAR MLA HOUSE, SHOP NO.RAJEEVGANDHICOMPLEX - 06, HASSAN 573201 180. FIROZ PASHA S/O. LATE MOHAMMED SALAR 647, KUVEMPU NAGAR 27TH CROSS, WARD NO 4 , SHOP NO. : E 79, - 33 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 HASSAN 573201 181. S DAYANANDA REO S/O RAMAKRISHNA RAO DHABA #2584 ARALEPETTE,WARD NO19, HASSAN, SHOP NO.: P NO-19, HASSAN, KARNATAKA- 573201 182. SHIVANNA S/O. CHUNCHEGOWDA, SHANTHIGRAMA HOBALI, VTC:CHIKKABASAVANAHALLI, PO: KOWSHIKA, SUB DISTRICT: ALUR, SHOP NO. : H 127, HASSAN 573212 183. SHIVANNA S/O CHUCHEGOWDA SHANTHIGRAMA HOBALI, VTC:CHIKKABASAVANAHALLI, PO: KOWSHIKA, SUB DISTRICT: ALUR, SHOP NO. : H 128, HASSAN 573212 184. PUNDALIKA RAO H M S/O LATE MUTTOLI RAO H D #4227 1ST CROSS , HUNASINAKERE ROAD, SHOP NO. : EP - 51, HASSAN 573201 185. NAGESHVARA GUPTA S/O B.R SATHYANARAYANA SHETTY RAJAGOWRI NILAYA, 27TH CROSS KUVEMPU NAGAR SHOP NO.D 29 HASSAN -573201. 186. B.N SUGUNA W/O NAGESHVARA GUPTA - 34 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 RAJAGOWRI NILAYA, 27TH CROSS KUVEMPU NAGAR SHOP NO.D40 HASSAN -573201. ....PETITIONERS (BY G.B. NANDISH GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. PLANNING DIRECTOR DISTRICT URBAN DEVELOPMENT CELL HASSAN - 573 201. 3. THE COMMISSIONER HASSAN CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL HASSAN - 573 201. ....RESPONDENTS (BY SRI KENCHEGOWDA H.K., AGA FOR R.1 AND R.2; SRI A. RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R.3.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE E-AUCTION NOTICE OF COMMERCIAL SHOPS DATED 22.07.2025 BEARING NO.MANAPA/MISALENIYAS/ HARAJU/CR/2025-26 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 VIDE ANENXURE-A, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 35 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioners were leased certain shops by the then Hassan Municipality. Admittedly, the tenure of the lease has long come to an end. The petitioners do not have any subsisting right whatsoever on the shops concerned. However, they continued to be in possession of the said shops. Whenever, Hassan Municipality tried to take steps to have the said shops auctioned, the petitioners have objected to the same and to a great extent have been successful in stalling the auction of the leasehold rights in respect of the said shops. This is also one such attempt. 2. When Hassan Municipality had tried to have the petitioners evicted, the same was challenged by the petitioners in W.P.No.19836/2024, wherein apart from other things, it was contended that they are entitled to hold on to the shops till a fresh auction was done and that if they were to be evicted it can be done so only after following the due process and also on the ground that the petitioners have the right of 'first refusal' - 36 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 i.e., upon auctioning of the particular shop, if the earlier lessee of the shop were to offer an equal amount to that of an highest bidder, then the lease of the said shop shall be granted in favour of the earlier lessee. The said writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the Authorities concerned to have the petitioners evicted only by following the due process of law in terms of Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 and the right of 'first refusal' of the petitioners was also recognized. Pursuant to the disposal of W.P.No.19836/2024, the Hassan City Municipality took steps to have the petitioners evicted and also to auction the leasehold rights in the shops. In the meanwhile, Hassan Municipality has got converted into Hassan City Municipal Corporation. Thereafter, the impugned 'E' auction notification regarding the auction was notified on 22.07.2025. Aggrieved by the same on the ground that proceedings were initiated under the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964, but the 'E' auction has been issued under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and that the petitioners have been sought to be dispossessed of the shops concerned without following the provisions of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, the - 37 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 present writ petition is filed with a prayer to set aside the 'E' auction notification and also for a direction to Hassan City Municipal Council to consider the representation of the petitioners to extend the lease period for further period of 12 years from 22.07.2025. 3. Admittedly, the shops are the properties of the State and there cannot be any largesse in favour of the petitioners. Admittedly, the petitioners do not have any subsisting right in respect of the shops concerned and the Hassan City Municipal Corporation is bound to take steps expeditiously to auction the leasehold rights in the said shops so that the highest revenue is generated for the State. The petitioners are not entitled to any concession. However, as admitted by learned counsel representing the Hassan City Municipal Corporation (wrongly described as Hassan City Municipal Council in the writ petition- respondent No.3), the petitioners can be evicted from the properties concerned only by following the due process and they do have the right of 'first refusal' as held by this Court in W.P.No.19836/2024. - 38 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33811 WP No. 25379 of 2025 4. Admittedly, when the proceedings for 'E' auctioning the leasehold rights in the shops commenced, the local body was Hassan City Municipality constituted under the Karnataka Municipalities Act. When the process is yet to be completed, the same has been converted into Hassan City Municipal Corporation and the provisions of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 are applicable and hence, the impugned 'E' auction notification is issued under the provisions of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976. I do not see any error in the same. 5. For the aforementioned reasons, subject to the observations made hereinabove, the writ petition is hereby dismissed. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 69