- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45275 WP No. 40688 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 40688 OF 2018 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY ® AT NO.1028/D, 1ST FLOOR, JAYALAKSHMI ROAD, CHAMARAJAPURAM, MYSURU-570005 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, SRI. C. SESHAIAH …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.L.MAYANNA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001 2. MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, J.L.B. ROAD, MYSURU-570005 3. THE TOWN PLANNING MEMBER MYSORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, J.L.B. ROAD, MYSURU-570005 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. BOPANNA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1; SRI. T.P.VIVEKANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3) Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45275 WP No. 40688 of 2018 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO ISSUE APPROVAL FOR CHANGE OF LAND USE FROM AGRICULTURAL TO RESIDENTIAL, AS DECIDED IN THE MEETING HELD ON 12.03.2013, BY THE RESPONDENT MUDA VIDE ANNEXURE- G AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER The petitioner has sought for a writ in the nature of mandamus to direct the respondents to give approval for change of land use from agricultural to residential use, as decided by respondent No.2 at the meeting dated 12.03.2013. It has also sought for a direction to the respondents to consider its application for change of land use as per its application dated 11.06.2018 without insisting upon the documents mentioned at Sl.Nos.6 and 15 in the endorsement dated 23.06.2018. 2. When this writ petition was listed for preliminary hearing in 'B' group, the learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3 submits that the petitioner had furnished the documents - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45275 WP No. 40688 of 2018 at Sl.Nos.6 to 15 as stated in the endorsement dated 23.06.2018 and following this respondent No.2 had processed the papers and sent the request of the petitioner for approval by the State Government. He therefore contends that the writ petition has spent in itself and no directions can be issued to respondents. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute the aforesaid. 4. In that view of the matter, nothing survives for consideration in this writ petition and the same stands dismissed. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE HJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30