- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30427-DB WA No. 2257 of 2014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA WRIT APPEAL NO. 2257 OF 2014 (LA-BDA) BETWEEN: 1. THE COMMISSIONER BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, T.CHOWDAIAH ROAD, K.P.WEST, BANGALORE-560 020. 2. THE ADDITIONAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, T.CHOWDAIAH ROAD, K.P.WEST, BANGALORE-560 020. APPELLANTS 1 AND 2 ARE BEING DIFFERENT SECTION OF THE SAME AUTHORITY, BOTH ARE REPRESENTED BY ADDITIONAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. MURUGESH V. CHARATI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, Digitally signed by ANNAPURNA G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30427-DB WA No. 2257 of 2014 DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, M.S.BUILDING, B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. SRI.B.K.KRISHNARAJU AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, S/O LATE SRIRANGAPPA 3. SRI.B.K.SHASHIKUMAR S/O B.K.KRISHNA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, 4. SRI.VISHNUVARDHAN RAJU AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, S/O B.K.KRISHNA RAJU 5. SMT.K.LATHA W/O SANJEEVA RAJU AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDING AT RAMASANDRA VILLAGE, SULIKERE POST, SULIKERE BANGLE, KENGERI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK-560 060. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA FOR R1, VIDE ORDER DATED 25.03.2025, NOTICE TO R2 IS HELD SUFFICIENT, SRI.Y.NAGARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. C. SHANKAR REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R3 TO R5) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED IN THE WRIT PETITION NO.30740-743/2010 DATED 11/7/14. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30427-DB WA No. 2257 of 2014 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI) Heard learned counsel for the appellants and Sri. Y. Nagaraj, learned counsel, Enrolment No.28/2000 holding brief of Sri. C. Shankar Reddy, learned counsel for respondent Nos.3 to 5 and learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondent No.1. 2. The instant appeal arises out of the order of 11.07.2014 in Writ petition Nos.30740-30743/2010 (LA- BDA). It is contended by learned counsel for the appellants that several other identical matters, namely writ appeals, were filed against the impugned order passed by the learned Judge, which have been disposed of by this Court by judgment dated 22.02.2024 in Writ Appeal No.1783/2014 (LA-BDA), which matter was connected with several other appeals. The aforesaid Writ Appeal No.1783/2014 was disposed of allowing the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30427-DB WA No. 2257 of 2014 appeals filed by the BDA and certain directions were made. It is stated that the instant appeal being identical to the Writ Appeal No.1783/2014, it may be disposed of in terms of the order passed in that appeal. 3. The learned counsel for respondents have not been able to dispute that the instant appeal would be covered by the judgment in Writ Appeal No.1783/2014. 4. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed in terms of the judgment dated 22.02.2024 in Writ Appeal No.1783/2014. All the pending applications stand disposed of. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (UMESH M ADIGA) JUDGE AG, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2